University Library Self-Study
10/11/2007 (Provost input 10/1)
From University Library Self-study Steering Committee:
Kathy Davis, Nerissa Nelson, Cathy Palmini
Draft format of self-study:
- Purpose statement
- Library Overview
- Library Mission Statement with reference to Campus Mission Statement, Vision 2015
- Library Departments -- reports and SWOT (strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats) analysis*
- Cataloging and Acquisitions
- Access Services (Main Circulation, Reserve, Interlibrary Loan, Distance Education)
- Reference Service
- Periodicals Department
- IMC (Instructional Materials Center)
- Archives
- Government Documents and Special Collections
- Technology
- Library Departments -- (non-departmental) - reports and SWOT
- Collection Development
- Instruction
- Marketing
- Other Study Areas – report and SWOT analysis**
- Budget
- Facilities
- Staffing
- Summary***
- SWOT Analysis of Library Services and Facilities***
- Appendices
- ALS (Academic Library Survey) statistics for the last five years (includes budget, collections)
- Staffing reports for 5 years
- LibQual summary and comments
- Peer comparison by budget, collection, acquisition per student and faculty, number of staff, student workers, hours, library faculty, gate count, etc.
- Acquisitions 5 year study
- Annual reports for 5 years
- Results from user surveys already done or completed during self-study
- Organization chart
- Faculty vitas
* Library Departments and Areas Reports. The library faculty coordinator of each area will lead the discussion and prepare the statement with input from classified and academic staff or other library faculty working in the area. Each department or area would provide a statement including the following (if applicable to the area):
- Description of department, area, or service
- Who is served (including community use)
- Staffing -- Levels and numbers, sufficient to meet service needs, well-qualified and trained?
- Facilities – adequacy for services
- Technology
- Supporting statistics – last 5 years – no need to duplicate stats in appendices
- Discussion of current assessment activities of the unit (Survey or focus groups could be initiated within the self-study time frame to flesh out assessment—work with survey group)
- Special projects underway or major changes being implemented
- Goals or desired directions of the unit
- SWOT (Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats) analysis of department or area
- SWOT analysis of the Library
**Budget and Facilities reports and SWOT analysis would be prepared by the Library Director in collaboration with other library faculty and staff.
***Summary and
***SWOT (Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats)
Analysis of Library Services and Facilities. Following this input from departments and following a SWOT brainstorming session with the full Library staff, the SWOT analysis team would summarize the individual reports and complete a SWOT analysis of library services and facilities.