Section VII:
PLANNING EFFORTS, 2001-2002

 

PLANNING EFFORTS, 2001-2002

The New Library:

  • Planning the move to the new Library


  • Designing a service plan for use during the move


  • Conducting pre-opening tours for many campus constituencies


  • Designing a method for reserving meeting spaces and group study rooms in the new Library


  • Developing service and staffing patterns

  • Completing the selection of desktop equipment

  • Choosing a digital multimedia distribution system

  • Planning celebratory events for the new Library

  • Producing a brochure that introduces the new building

  • Developing a cleaning and maintenance plan

  • Refining the security plan for the new Library

  • Completing online 3-D models of all campus buildings, the online Library directory and map system, and the computer-based room and PC scheduling system

  • Inaugurating the new audiovisual service plan

  • Establishing a book sale program and space

    • Planning:

  • Completing the new Technology Master Plan


  • Preparing for Aleph 500 implementation, summer 2002

    • Collections:

  • Expanding our preservation program

    • Staff Development:

  • Implementing the Brooklyn College/Baruch College staff development program

    • Information Services:

  • Implementing a new electronic reference service


  • Reconciling differences between the Brooklyn College full-text electronic journals database and the subject database

    • Copyright & Electronic Reserves:

  • Completing and implementing copyright guidelines for text, images, video, and audio

    • Technology for Teaching & Learning:

  • Exploring the acquisition of a Blackboard level 2 or level 3 license


  • Implementing a pedagogical workshop series for teaching with technology


  • Identifying funding for the ICE project


  • Experimenting with "canning" more popular Academic IT workshops on CD-ROM


  • Building a community of distance learners at Brooklyn College


  • Implementing the Advisory Committee on Academic Computing's recommendations for improved support for online teaching

    Systems & Networking:

  • Simplifying student and faculty proxy access to licensed electronic content


  • Transmitting documents to readers via e-mail, rather than by fax or in-person pick up


  • Developing a maintenance plan for the Brooklyn College full-text electronic journals database


  • Completing the software management and inventory management programs