| NYMC Health Sciences Library Strategic Plan, 2012-2014 |
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| Mission |
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 |
Connecting the NYMC community with information and ideas for improved health |
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Connecting people with information |
| Values |
Helpful, caring, hardworking, dynamic, professional, innovative, technologically savvy, forward-thinking |
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| Goal 1 |
Assure that all university-wide constitutents have access to the information and educational media when and where needed |
| Objective 1 |
Provide a library system and online catalog which provide effective integrated electronic content |
Inventory Voyager ILS system deficiencies & proposed solutions |
Pilot integration with Touro' ILS |
Integrate with Touro system |
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Integrate ILL function into Voyager |
Assess remote hosting |
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Move servers to data center |
Evaluate library network system |
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Integrate e-journals and e-books into Voyager |
Integrate locally developed digital content |
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Optimize catalog to determine print holdings |
Complete journal item merge |
Complete journal item merge |
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Upgrade to Voyager 8.0 |
Correct display problems |
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Download MARC order records |
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| Objective 2 |
Implement services and resources for users of mobile devices |
Identify types of services that may be offered for users of mobile devices |
Complete plan for services offered for users of mobile devices |
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Design website based on screen sizes |
Assess site (standards/users feedback) |
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Promote mobile site |
Develop mobile app for the library |
Launch and test app |
| Objective 3 |
Explore alternative public services models |
Explore integrated user service desk |
Explore rationale for integrating service points |
Assess effectiveness of service desks |
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Assess needs of service desks |
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Evaluate service desk usage |
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Explore alternative reference models |
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| Objective 4 |
Fill 95% of requests for document delivery when and how needed for both NYMC and non-NYMC requestors |
Evaluate ILL software |
Pilot new software or applications |
Complete enhancement of ILL |
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Explore access on demand |
Evaluate projects |
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Evaluate ILL procedures |
Update ILL policies |
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Trial new delivery options |
Explore statewide delivery system |
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Provide e-lending (Odyssey) |
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Profile e-resources in OCLC |
Complete PubGet/Serhold data |
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| Objective 5 |
Provide quality library web site with effective access to the library's resources |
Assess effectiveness of library website |
Apply new authentication method |
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Upgrade proxy authentication |
Evaluate authentication |
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Develop "online bookshelf" with core materials for medical students |
Expand bookshelf concept |
Review integrate access to e-books |
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Improve access to service request forms |
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| Goal 2 |
Support university-wide efforts to educate students to be come self-directed, lifelong learners |
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| Objective 1 |
Expand resources to support the curricula across all schools/programs |
Review needs and ID funding |
Implement copyright/plagiarism software |
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Update collection policies |
Expand e-textbooks |
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Explore purchase on demand option |
Evaluate existing trends & resource sharing consortia options |
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Expand comprehensive university-wide liaison program |
Develop outcome measures |
Assess effectiveness |
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Complete online orientation modules for new residents |
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Complete academic dept pages |
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| Objective 3 |
Develop online educational content and expand in-person options |
Pilot & test information management competencies |
Expand application of competency development across all schools |
Evaluate and publish findings |
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Complete plan to implement effective e-reserves |
Implement e-reserves |
Evaluate, assess user needs & explore new trends |
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Continue course capture for SOM & SHSP |
Explore course capture for GSBMS |
Increase editing capabilities to produce quality online content |
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Pilot learning object repository |
Plan for interactive virtual labs |
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Explore innovative software for collaborative learning |
Pilot innovative software for collaborative learning |
Evaluate software applications |
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Coordinate a writing support center |
Develop working group to explore options |
Implement action steps |
Expand and evaluate center |
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Upgrade Writing guides resource |
Create online thesis prep course |
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Complete a plan and schedule |
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| Goal 3 |
Support the university-wide research and e-science initatives |
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| Objective 1 |
Promote academic research and scholarship |
Establish new tools and feeds for current awareness (T Contents) |
Review new tools and feeds for researchers |
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Complete faculty bibliography |
Complete faculty bibliography |
Complete faculty bibliography |
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Host author event |
Host author event |
Host author event |
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Explore common research profile database w/ Research admin |
Support new disaster medicine initiative |
Assess researcher resource needs |
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Complete new faculty book corner videos |
Expand formats of faculty author interviews |
Expand faculty book corner videos to a monthly feature |
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Support open access publishing (OA) |
Identify funding options for OA authors |
Develop training options for authors |
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Collaborate with authors in the systematic review process |
Develop inhouse training on systematic review process |
Develop a series of workshops on systematic review process |
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Create repositories to support the NYMC community |
Refine efforts to obtain rights to digital copies of student theses |
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Support data management repositories |
Collaborate to make research data available to the NYMC community |
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Support Quill and Scope |
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Create repository for theses |
Expand e-thesis archives |
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| Objective 3 |
Develop support for translational medicine (TM) |
With key NYMC individuals develop plan to support TM |
Create online tutorial on translational medicine |
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Expand website |
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Obtain training/education for staff |
Develop a class on searching for translational medicine topics |
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Collaborate on
IT-related translational medicine efforts |
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| Goal 4 |
Provide innovative programs for our community and surrounding Hudson Valley region |
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| Objective 1 |
Expand outreach to our users and our community |
Provide literacy training initiative |
Complete annual training event |
Complete annual training event |
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Complete systematic review |
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Complete alumni resource package |
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Complete special member package |
Promote and reassess package |
Expand/evaluate alumni support |
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Create a digitalization plan for NYMC special collections/archives |
Assess value of the collection |
Complete grant to digitize Chironian |
Complete digitization project |
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Determine which collections to target for digitization |
Explore digitizing student yearbooks |
Assess plan |
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Introduce posters archive |
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| Goal 5 |
Develop new and strengthen existing partnerships with clinical affiliates |
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| Objective 1 |
Develop working relationship with affiliated staff |
Network with residency coordinators |
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Explore feasibility of linking to EHR |
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Network with Touro library staff |
Pursue cost effective licenses |
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Develop plan for partnership with Touro libraries |
Assess needs of remote users |
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Market services to users in clinical locations |
Host system-wide user meeting |
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Increase online Webinars |
Assess and expand webinars |
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| Goal 6 |
Ensure effective library management, planning & standards are in place |
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| Objective 1 |
Demonstrate effective library operations |
Review study hour schedules |
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Review internal processes, retrain and redeploy |
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| Objective 2 |
Increase revenue streams |
Review fees for services |
Explore line item grant funding for library support |
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Create development plan for funding opportunities |
Work with Touro libraries to ID potential areas for development |
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Explore selling discarded books |
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Submit plan for digitization |
Develop plan for new services & update fees and policies as necessary |
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| Objective 3 |
Market our capabilities to support the academic infrastructure |
Develop marketing plan |
Implement marketing plan |
Assess marketing plan |
| Objective 4 |
Provide effective use of all library spaces |
Complete renovation plan for computer lab (B01H) |
Increase cloud-hosted applications |
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Complete plan for special collections room |
Ensure library support is enabled in new NYMC spaces |
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Expand/upgrade study seats |
Expand digital access in library |
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Develop smart spaces |
Assess location of "Harveys" |
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Expand/upgrade study seats |
Re-define Media Library space |
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Updated on 02/14/2011 by D. Cunningham |
