WIU

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WIUs Strategic Plan

• The Libraries Respond

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Values

• Academic Excellence
• Educational Opportunity
• Personal Growth
• Social Responsibility

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Vision

• WIU will be the leading comprehensive university
  in the United States.

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Mission

• WIU, a community of individuals dedicated to
  learning, will have a profound and positive
  impact on our changing world through the unique
  interaction of instruction, research, and public
  service as we educate and prepare a diverse
  student population to thrive in and contribute to
  our global society.

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Structure of Plan

1. Students
2. Personnel
3. Teaching and Instruction
4. Research and Scholarly/Creative Activities
5. Public Service
6. University Information and Technology
7. Physical Environment
8. University Partners

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I. Students

• C. Initiatives to increase retention and
  graduation rates
• 3. Review procedures and resources of
  Disability Support Services to better meet the
  needs of students.

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Our Response

• Invite Disability Support Services to conduct an
  assessment of the librarys adaptive technologies
  and accommodations.
• Follow up the assessment with student focus
  groups to get a first-person perspective on using
  the library.

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II. Personnel

• A. Faculty
• 4. Redesign faculty development to respond to
  the needs of faculty. Conduct regular needs
  analyses, establish priorities, and determine
  appropriate structure and funding.

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Our Response

• Expand our current involvement in New Faculty
  Orientation to promote understanding of the
  library and understanding by librarians of
  faculty needs.
• survey new faculty
• host a social event
• assign librarians to be contact points for new
  faculty

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II. Personnel

• B. Staff and administration
• 4. Further develop and support clearly
  structured training and development opportunities
  for staff and administration.

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Our Response

• Have Computer Services offer workshops to address
  technological needs of the moment
• Wireless computing in the Library
• Computer viruses and spy-ware
• Email clients
• Routine maintenance

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III. Teaching and Instruction

• 3. Increase opportunities for faculty/student
  research and creative activities.

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Our Response

• Partner with faculty to offer hands-on research
  projects tied into library resources.
• History faculty and students working with
  Archives to gather local oral histories.
• ITT faculty and students creating web pages for
  special projects in the libraries.

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IV. Research and Scholarly/Creative Activities

• 6. Develop a unified plan for publicizing and
  disseminating information about research and
  scholarly/creative activities.

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Our Response

• Establish an institutional repository a
  searchable online bibliography of all WIU faculty
  publications, conference papers, etc.

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V. Public Service

• 5. Create opportunities for increasing public
  involvement in cultural, intellectual and
  educational activities.

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Our Response

• Resurrect the Dialog series
• Link the discussions to the American Democracy
  project or the current university theme.
• Use library resources to enrich the dialog.
• Hold the discussions in public locations such as
  City Hall

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VI. University Information and Technology

• A. Library Acquire, process, make accessible,
  and interpret information resources.
• B. Technology Develop and implement a
  strategic plan that coordinates the efficient
  acquisition, utilization, and application of
  technology.

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Our Response

• Were already doing it! Improve.
• Keep communication channels open with James about
  technological concerns

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VII. Physical Environment

• B. Environmental impact and sustainability
• 3. Conduct an energy audit and seek ways to
  improve energy efficiency and water conservation.
• 6. Evaluate sources of pollution, consider
  prevention and reduction, and pursue mitigation.

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Our Response

• Take appropriate steps to assure that the library
  is a leader in these areas
• Promote smarter use of paper and toner
• Eliminate waste of electricity, etc.

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VIII. University Partners

• C. Macomb and Quad Cities communities
• 1. Explore opportunities to develop additional
  partnerships with area leaders that benefit the
  university and the community, particularly in the
  areas of economic and cultural development.

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Our Response

• Create a liaison to the new Entrepreneurial
  Center to address their needs for materials and
  services.

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Conclusion

• Western Illinois University Libraries
• is actively promoting
• Higher Values in Higher Education