| Initiative Title | Expand virtual services/resources |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | The function of the campus libraries is to support students with research and assignments. Social media has been and can be used by the library to encourage students to engage with librarians and library staff. By creating a personal environment, we hope to add to the retention efforts of the college. |
| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | |
| Department Goals | Create a friendly, safe and supportive environment with trained staff and state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to support the research process. |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | No |
| Importance | Low |
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| Created | 04/29/2015 8:27 am |
| Updated | 04/29/2015 8:27 am |
| Goal | How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
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Studies have shown that creating a personal, supportive environment for students can lead to improved retention of students. |
| Action Step | Responsible Party | Order |
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| Work with the social media team of theCcommunications Office to develop a social media program for the Library. | Information Commons Librarian | 1 |
| Research the existing social media programs for academic libraries and develop a plan to include appropriate subjects and topics to release on social media, determine frequency of releases, | Information Commons Librarian and staff | 2 |
| Outcome | Order |
|---|---|
| Increased contact with students through means other than the traditional reference interview | 1 |
| Method | Description | Other Method | Responsible Party |
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| Tracking | Usage of programs, services, participation can be tracked; demographic information may also be able to be collected. | Information Commons Librarian |
| INITIAL YEAR COST: | $0.00 |
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| RECURRING COST: | $0.00 |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
This initiative is not ready for prioritization.
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
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| No results found. | |||||