'''Strategic Goal: We will be a learning organization in which staff acquire new skills at an increased pace to keep current with technological change.'''\\


In 2007-2008, the Staff Development Committee:

* '''surveyed library staff''' on training needs to identify and prioritize our year's business skills training; Library Administration identified three top training needs: (1) setting priorities/goals; (2) customer service skills; and (3) service assessment. Library staff identified communication skills, customer service skills, setting priorities/goals, time management and teamwork as needs.\\


* '''reviewed our use of ElementK online training''' and determined that we would make better use of our funds with in-person training; Usage data also suggested that top technology skill needs among staff to be Dreamweaver training; Library Administration also identified Outlook training as a priority.\\


* organized '''project management training''' for 30 supervisors and for library staff serving on committees and teams; Project management templates were posted to the Staffnews Training and Development pages. This training addressed the need identified in strategic planning.\\


* organized a brown bag, front line training for 58 library staff and an open house for the '''DiscoverLibrary roll out''';\\


* organized basic and advanced '''Dreamweaver''' training for 63 library staff; This training addressed technology skills identified in the ElementK assessment.\\


* organized '''Outlook''' training for 46 library staff and created a web page of resources for users;This training supported the library's migration to Outlook and addressed a need identified by library administration.\\


* organized '''fire extinguisher training''' for library staff; This need was identified by the Disaster Preparedness Project Team.\\


* organized the '''Spring Staff Picnic''' for all library staff; Approximately 200 staff and family members attended the event.\\


* created guidelines for the '''Staff Development Fund''' and worked with LITS to provide an online application form and resource.

In 2008-2009, our goals include\\

* reaching out to Committees to identify training and staff development needs to help them reach their goals\\

* creating a submission form on the training pages for staff to suggest training ideas\\

*exploring ways to offer customer service training\\

* offering MS Office 2007 training\\

* offering Novell migration training\\

* offering Dreamweaver training to those who missed it this year\\

* offering more time management with Outlook training\\

* exploring the option of holding a system-wide discussion program based on a book\\

* creating a structure for sharing conference knowledge\\

* exploring a Walk-A-Mile program\\

* offering a brown bag in GIS and on the LibQUAL+2006 results\\

* encouraging publication in the library by exploring a means to preserve and share library-generated content\\

* finding ways to offer CEU classes\\

* re-examining the spring staff event\\

* review and reassess the skills & interests survey.