| NYMC Health Sciences Library Strategic Plan, 2010-2012 |
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To
advance education, research and scholarship by meeting the information needs
of the New York Medical College community through the delivery of high quality resources,
media, services and facilities |
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| Vision |
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Connecting the NYMC community with information
and ideas for improved health |
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| Values |
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Helpful, caring, hardworking, dynamic,
professional, innovative, technologically savvy, forward-thinking |
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| Goal 1 |
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Assure that all university-wide constitutents
have access to the information and educational media when and where needed |
| Objective 1 |
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Provide an effective
integrated library system (ILS) and online catalog which provides effective
linkages and holdings information |
Complete implementation of
Voyager |
Implement WorldCat Local |
Integrate digital library resources |
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Update all relevant web pages |
Assess remote hosting |
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Customize applications into
new ILS |
Evaluate ILS. |
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Implement services
and resources for users of mobile devices and smart phones |
Review results of Academic
Computing survey |
Implement at least one
service and one new resource for mobile device users |
Evaluate projects |
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Identify trends and conduct
a scan of other libraries |
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Create a plan for service |
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Create one-stop user desk services point |
Complete plan to combine reference and access services desks |
Complete renovation plan and construction |
Evaluate year 1 in terms of goals and objectives |
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| Objective 4 |
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Fill 95% of requests for document delivery when and how needed for both NYMC and non-NYMC requestors |
Trial new delivery options |
Assess user needs |
Complete enhancement of
ILLiad and integrate with ILS |
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Evaluate procedures |
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Create a digitization plan for NYMC special collections & archives |
Complete plan for the digitization of special collections and archives, including yearbooks, annual announcements, posters, and theses |
Continue scanning NYMC yearbooks; Create electronic home on HSL website |
Complete scanning project and assess |
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Explore establishment of Flickr account to house and publicly display NYMC historical and current
photographic materials |
Create database; market availability |
Evaluate projects |
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Create communication plan for dissemination of information to all constituent groups |
Develop a matrix for communication methods to each constituent group (see also liaison plan) |
Implement plan for internal communication. |
Implement plan for external communication. |
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Optimize current communication streams (e.g. blog, newsletter, emailings, Facebook) |
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Establish overall communication goals |
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Implement
effective course reserves |
Link to digital curriculum |
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Develop e-reserves |
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Improve e-access to books |
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Apply information architecture standards to the Library's website. |
Improve access to e-books and journals |
Complete usability study of website. |
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Apply new desin to secondary pages. |
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| Goal 2 |
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Support university-wide efforts to prepare students to become self-directed and lifelong learners by providing qualitative library resources and services |
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| Objective 1 |
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Identify strong collection resources and commensurate funding |
Review needs and ID funding |
Assess access by special members |
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Update fees for services |
Assess access by alumni |
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Develop alumni access options |
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Update collection policies |
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Explore purchase on demand option |
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Launch comprehensive university-wide liaison program |
Complete plan |
Increase communication and activities with all departments |
Evaluate |
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Assignments made to all members of the reference team |
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Develop outcome measures and accountability tools |
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Implement program |
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Develop online educational content |
Complete online orientation modules for new residents and other off-site users |
Implement online modules |
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Establish a plan for the development of online tutorials for the medical school curriculum (PubMed,
EBM, critical appraisal, curricular themes); develop modules |
Implement online modules in the medical school including required modules for 3rd year clerkship. |
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Begin course captures for 1st & 2nd years |
Complete course captures for 1st & 2nd years |
Evaluate |
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Complete literacy training project |
Complete systematic review |
Complete follow-up evaluations |
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Develop training session content |
Complete documentation and publications |
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Implement training |
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Begin evaluation |
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| Objective 5 |
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Promote academic research and scholarship |
Complete faculty bibliography |
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Host author event |
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Create academic poster archive |
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Support student journal |
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| Goal 3 |
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Ensure effective library management, planning & standards are in place |
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| Objective 1 |
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Increase revenue streams |
Implement fees for services |
Market and assess services |
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Complete marketing plan for services |
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| Objective 2 |
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Provide effective services from the Media Library branch |
Complete assessment |
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| Objective 3 |
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Provide effective use of all library spaces |
Complete renovations to 108 |
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Complete plan for special collections room |
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Update study chairs |
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| Updated 08/07/2009 by D. Cunningham |
