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Welcome!. What you will hear. Staff involvement through needs assessment Technology solutions Lessons learned. Our University. Urban research university 11 schools and colleges 350 major subject areas 33,000 students. Library System Vision. Just in time Just as needed Just for you.
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What you will hear • Staff involvement through needs assessment • Technology solutions • Lessons learned
Our University • Urban research university • 11 schools and colleges • 350 major subject areas • 33,000 students
Library System Vision • Just in time • Just as needed • Just for you
University Libraries • 5 buildings • Over 3 million volumes • 20,000+ electronic serials • 3 million users annually • 300 full-time & part-time staff
Changes 1995-2005 • Shift from print to e-resources • 29% spent 1995 to 92% spent 2005 • Users savvy with technology • Competition
Our Old Culture • Traditional skill sets • Building-focused organization • Emphasis on print and collection building
Our New Culture • Digital proficiency • Real-time communication • Collaboration & partnerships
Our Response • Retool staff skills sets • Shift to e-culture • Do it quickly • No new spending!
The Need for Assessment • Library System a hub for intellectual and cultural growth • Growing concern of management that many staff members have been unable to keep up with the changing needs of technology • Changing economic landscapes and static staff size
The NA Process • One-on-one direct interviews with 25 staff members, lasting approximately one hour each • Survey to all 180 members of the staff • 28% of staff responded
Who We Studied • All staff members given equal chance to participate • At least one member from every service group/department • Age and education level were evenly distributed
Survey Results • 89% could turn on a computer all the time • 85% could open and save a file • 60% could make back-up copies of files • 81% could log on to the network
Microsoft Skills • 89% Can create a Word document • 62% Can create an Excel spreadsheet • 11% Can create an Access database • 62% Can create a PowerPoint presentation
Other Tech Skills • 62% Use OnTime to schedule appointments or events • 96% Use e-mail to send a message • 94% Use e-mail to send an attachment to a message • 81% Save an attachment from a received e-mail message
Interview Results • Responses supported results of survey • Comfort levels lie with existing knowledge of technology • Lacking knowledge of program functions slowed down or halted daily work
Major Issues • File management problems • Microsoft Word functions • Saving, sending, and working with e-mail attachments • Lack of understanding of network drives
We Aren’t Alone • Office workers see IT speak as a foreign language • Nearly 75% said they spend more than an hour a week trying to figure out what something means to finish a task • Not just the older generation Cited from: http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=16163299&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=office-blunders-caused-by-computer-jargon-name_page.html
Recommendations • Focus on basic computer file management, e-mail and Office skills enhancement for library employees • Build a skills database to track current and required skill levels
Recommendations • Allocate at least one full time position devoted exclusively to: • Coordinate training efforts • Provide leadership in continuing aspects of assessment and performance improvement initiatives • Develop a core set of computer competencies that all employees must possess
The Three Pillars Mission -- Goals -- StrategyValues Collaborate Deliver Manage Just for You! Learner Centered Just in Time Learner Controlled Just as Needed
Pillar 1: Manage Course List
Pillar 1: Manage Announcements
Pillar 1: Manage Staff Information
Pillar 1: Manage Course Offerings
Pillar 1: Manage Tests
Pillar 1: Manage Assessment
Pillar 1: Manage Assessment
Pillar 2: Deliver Personalized Courses
Pillar 2: Deliver Class
Pillar 2: Deliver Instructor View
Pillar 2: Deliver Reports
Pillar 2: Deliver Reports
Pillar 2: Deliver Reports
Pillar 3: Collaborate Portal
Pillar 3: Collaborate Topics
Pillar 3: Collaborate Dean’s Blog
Pillar 3: Collaborate Team Sites
Pillar 3: Collaborate Balanced Scorecard
Pillar 3: Collaborate Personal Web Sites
Pillar 3: Collaborate Real-time Communications
Pillar 3: Collaborate Shared Workspace
The Keys to Success • Strong Executive Support • Strong Team Approach • Based upon Theory / Research • Cross-functional Cooperation • Sense of Urgency • Staff Enthusiasm
The Future Challenges • Constant Marketing / Creating Buy-in • Expand Training Content • Capture Resume / Sell Skills • Capture Outcome Measures • Staff Changes • Funding • Prepared for Anything
Thank you! www.lib.wayne.edu Sharon Phillips -- ae7228@wayne.edu Jill Kuskowski -- ae0831@wayne.edu John Heinrichs -- ai2824@wayne.edu