Army Library Program Update

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Army Library Program Update

• Army Library Institute
• San Antonio, TX
• 8 June 2001

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Agenda

• Army Library Program (ALP) Mission
• ALP Vision
• ALP Service Paradigm
• ALP Strategy
• ALP Initiatives Update
• Army Libraries Update

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Army Library Program (ALP) Mission
The ALP is a strategic knowledge management
resource that enables the Army to gain and
maintain full-spectrum knowledge superiority
while concurrently facilitating . education .
research . training . self-development .
well-being . outreach . lifelong learning for
Army soldiers, civilians, and families.
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ALP Vision

To serve as a strategic knowledge management
asset, key to the Armys successful mission
accomplishment now and in the future.
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ALP Service Paradigm
Army Libraries - Knowledge Leaders Linking
Leaders to Knowledge
Service Providers
Resources
Customers
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ALP Goals

• GOALS
• Establish ALP as a Program with AR, funding and
  staff
• Provide centralized services for librarians
• Single, cohesive Army library service
• Universal access and expanded services
• Higher standard of service across the Army
• Share resources
• Increase cost effectiveness
• Support Army Knowledge Management process

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ALP Initiatives Update1 of 8

• ALP Strategic Plan
• ALP Regulation
• ALP HQDA Staffing and Funding
• ALP Website
• Digital Army Library Service (DALS)
• Annual Library Statistics Report

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ALP Initiatives Update2 of 8

• ALP Strategic Plan
• Draft complete
• Revised Mission statement
• Revised Vision statement
• Goals Objectives
• Soliciting feedback

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ALP Initiatives Update3 of 8

• ALP Regulation, AR xx-xx
• Revision based on ALP Strategic Plan
• Draft AR near completion
• Army-wide staffing NLT 1 Aug 01
• Estimated publication by 1 Jun 02

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ALP Initiatives Update4 of 8

• ALP HQDA Staffing
• Positions identified
• Manpower study supported 1 contractor
• Decision brief to ADCSPER
• 27 April 01
• ADCSPER Supported 1 civilian, 2 contractors
• ADCSPER reclama supported civilian space

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ALP Initiatives Update5 of 8

• ALP HQDA Funding
• UFRs submitted in FY 00, FY 01
• POM 03-07 submission
• Army Study Program proposals 2000, 2001

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ALP Initiatives Update 6 of 8

• Army Library Program (ALP) Website
• Developed by ALP web team
• Hosted by ODCSPER
• Partner with AKO for library channel or knowledge
  center
• Audience Public, Army, library staff
• Links to web accessible library catalogs
• General reference links
• Future access to DALS
• http//www.libraries.army.mil

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ALP Initiatives Update 7 of 8

• Digital Army Library Service (DALS)
• An Army Virtual Library
• Modeled on GALILEO
• Partner with MERLN
• Access via AKO
• Core commercial information resources
• Unique Army Library databases
• Digital research service 24/7

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Army Libraries Knowledge LeadersL i n k i n g
L e a d e r s t o K n o w l e d g e
Virtual Reference by Army Librarians
CGSC Masters Theses
Vietnam After Action Report
Inside the Army Newsletter
Military Publications
DALS (Via AKO)

• Full Text Journals
• Forbes
• Journal of Military History

US Govt Docs

• Full Text Newspapers
• NY Times
• Washington Post
• Wall Street Journal

USAWC Student Papers
Army Libraries
CALL
MERLN
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ALP Initiatives Update 8 of 8

• Annual Library Statistics Report
• Centralized collection
• Web-based
• Accessible to all levels of library management
• Update Library Automation Internet Data Call
• Create new ALMRS
• Based on NISO standard library definitions

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Army Libraries Update

• Staffing
• Funding
• Policies
• User Services
• Commercial Activities
• Automation
• Facilities
• Personnel Changes

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Army Libraries Update1 of 4

• Staffing
• USAREUR Command Librarian vacancy
• Natick Soldier Center - 2nd librarian by PPP
• Redstone Arsenal General Library - NAF replaced
  APF
• MEDCOM Vacancies Librarian at Ft. Belvoir Lib
  Tech at Ft. Knox

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Army Libraries Update

• Funding
• AMC decreasing
• TRADOC decreasing
• USASOC FY 01 budget doubled

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Army Libraries Update

• Policies
• Library AR under revision
• AR 735-17 under revision
• Moratorium on Closing Libraries
• DoD - General libraries - Indefinite
• Army - All libraries - Expires 30 Sep 01
• Will seek extension of moratorium

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Army Libraries Update

• User Services
• ARL Tech Library - Wandering Wednesdays
• Defense Ammo Tech Ctr - Web-based modules on
  government publications
• RSIC - Developing KM portal for Army Aviation
  Corridor of Excellence
• CARL - Digitizing Combat Studies Institute pubs,
  Leavenworth Papers
• Ft. Bragg - Childrens Natl Bk Wk - 3rd Picnic in
  the Grove - 1000

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Army Libraries Update

• User Services
• Ft. Lewis - Summer Reading Club 2000 - 1,684
• Marshall Center Lib hosted PFP training
• Collaborative Digital Reference Service - RSIC
  HQS USACE NDU

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Army Libraries Update

• Commercial Activities
• Ft. Bragg -Inhouse win - MEO 1 Aug 01
• Ft. McPherson - Operating as MEO
• Under study -Forts Polk, Myer, Belvoir, Meade
  Selfridge, HQS, AMC

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Army Libraries Update

• Automation
• AMC - 1 of 5 general 10 of 14 tech libraries
• ATEC-Yuma PG General catalog on LAN
• White Sands MR - ILS (EOSI) purchased
• Camps Walker, Humphrey installed EOSI
• 12 Korea Area I libraries - SIRSI Unicorn
• Ft. Polk - Endeavor Voyager live July 01
• MEDCOM-Endeavor Voyager, Dec 01
• USASOC - The Library Corporation, June 00

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Army Libraries Update

• Facilities
• New, Dec 00 - Camps Howze, Red Cloud
• Under construction - Camp Hovey
• New - Ft. Drum Library
• Renovated space - Ft. Hood
• Renovation, Oct 01 - Pentagon Library
• Omaha, Vicksburg being renovated

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Army Libraries Update

• Personnel Changes - Moves
• Sam Bourke - EUSA Command Librarian
• Amy Nogami - USARPAC Command Librarian
• Young Walker to Redstone Arsenal Gen.Lib
• Mary Bushey to Center for Army Analysis
• Ericka Loze, Rosa Sims to Infantry School Library
• Allie McNeal, James Shepherd, Imsoon Kim, Jung Ae
  Kim, James LaCombe to Korea
• Joyce Waybright to Ft. Leonard Wood

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Army Libraries Update

• Personnel Changes - Moves
• Judd Irwin to Ft. Richarson Gen. Library
• Donna Ramsey to Ft. Belvoir, VA
• Tae Minn to Ansbach, Germany
• Lillian Gassie to Naval Postgraduate School
• Sherrie Floyd to Wiesbaden Gen. Library
• Amy Loughran to CFSC
• Al Preston to Ft. Wainwright Gen. Lib.
• Richard Munyon to Ft. Bliss
• Sandra Higel to Marshall Center Research Lib.

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Army Libraries Update

• Personnel Changes - Retirements
• Gordon Cheatham, EUSA Command Librarian
• Linda Orne, Signal School Library
• Germaine Pavlova, Infantry School Library
• Norma Harkness, Redstone Arsenal Gen. Lib.
• Carol Hyslop, Pentagon Library
• Doris Scheible, Ft. Richardson Gen. Lib.
• Jerri Smith, Ft. Wainwright Gen. Lib.
• Steve Balanda, Chief of Engineers Library