Friday, October 27, 2006

2006 Strategic Plan: VET Library, Academic Information Service

Our Goals for 2006:
Grouped according to Business Plan of the AIS for 2006:

LEARNING AND E-LEARNING SUPPORT
Circulation desk - motivate once again as ergonomically a disaster
Weeding of collection (e.g.older medical books)
Indicate e-journals on shelves(cards)to highlight growing e-collection
LibQual - keep undergrads informed.Communicate via newsletter, notices, Everyone, Red Eye, etc
Use competitions to teach info literacy
List videos under subjects (List in p-format for browsing)

RESEARCH AND E-RESEARCH SUPPORT
Onderstepoort J Vet Res duplicates return to OVI for storage
Book funds - motivate for additional
VET library committee - send minutes as soon as poss after meetings to ensure effective communication within departments
Kontak Prof Meltzer oor sy Wild-versameling (6000 artikels in kabinette)-Digital community?
Rhino Update (bibliography) Reference Manager?
Ostrich Update (bibliography) InMagic
Vet Tropical Diseases webproduct in support of MSc of Dept VTD
LibQual - keep our users informed! Dewey nos.,e-journals etc
Standards for vet libraries - investigate and apply for benchmarking (Quality management)

E-SERVICE
Apply WIKIS within SU and as communication/instruction aid for users
Implement use of RSS feeds for self and for users
Proceedings edit & publish:5th International Conference Animal Health Information Specialists
Staff development : Metadata, RSS feeds, WIKIs

DIGITAL REPOSITORY
National Veterinary Repository: komitee,werf fondse,samewerkingsooreenkomste
Metadata werkswinkels aanbied - Amelia
Further development of VET communities on UPspace:Theiler,Pastures,Newspaper clippings
Wildlife collection of Prof Meltzer (retired prof.)

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