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October 192006

Web Ticker
We will add information about the World War II exhibit in Special Collections.

Faculty Newsfeed Update
Deferred because of questions concerning publicizing to various audiences (i.e., faculty and graduate students).

Annual Report
Will be used by strategic planning to see if each committee is addressing its mission Celia will send a draft to committee members including accomplishments and future objectives

Marketing Plan
At the last committee meeting we analyzed our various audiences and prioritized them based on the ARL strategic marketing plan: 1. Faculty, graduate, undergraduate 2. Staff 3. Alumni, Board of Trust, Deans, VU administration

Faculty LibQUAL and Communications Issues
During this meeting we reviewed the list of LibQUAL comments that reflect what is important to the audiences in terms of services, facilities or collections. We reviewed all faculty comments and examples of potential communications solutions. Key areas important to faculty are listed below:

Resources in their fields-print and electronic; more journals

	Spotlight collections, new acquisitions, and purchase request website

Remote access

	Article on Blackboard and the loading of articles; interview savvy professor

Easier searching of library website to find things independently and ability to manage results

	Promote bibliographic software and training; new webpage; Google scholar

Employees with knowledge to answer user questions and provide reference assistance

	Spotlight library specialists and website for specialists; info on new services

Speedy interlibrary loan

	Information on new services

Document delivery

	Promote and advertise new service when available

Better film collection and better finding aid

	Create?

Easier access to microfilm and printing

	Highlight scanner

Purchase request system for e-journals and databases

	Advertise the purchase request site

Online classes in library use for faculty

	Refer to Research Services Committee  

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