Antares: Assignment 2

We know when we are succeeding when…

The Library is a center of academic life

• GIS presents additional opportunities for developing campus partnerships
• The Information Commons will necessitate forming partnerships with other information service providers
  

Our physical spaces promote research, reflection, collaboration

• Library space will need to be very flexible and allow for meeting the needs of many diverse users
• Users’ needs for space will change constantly
  

Our virtual space offers resources and services anywhere, anytime

• The Libraries’ website provides or can provide a virtual Information Commons
• Digital agents that aid researchers will be available anytime/anywhere
• Virtual instructional programs will provide opportunities to reach new audiences
• For ILL/DD distance between information and customer can be irrelevant
  

All resources and services are easy to use

• There will be an increasing demand for GIS capabilities and expertise
• Information Commons provide a giant step toward a “one stop shopping” service model
• Tools for broader applications in learning and research are increasing rapidly
• Digitization projects in Special Collections both increase awareness of resources and allow new dimensions of access
• ILL/DD services will need less intervention by staff in the future
• In order to make resources and services easier, we will need to adopt new standards that move us away from traditional standards
  

All users are information fluent

• Information Commons may provide new opportunities for instructional and information literacy programs
• Options for the delivery of instruction and information literacy offerings will increase
  

Our investment in staff, information resources, and technology promotes academic success and life-long learning.

• Information Commons require staff that blend content and technical competencies together seamlessly
• Staff will need to have constantly increasing skills and competencies, but not all staff will need all skills and competencies
• To maintain a critical position on campus, libraries will need to invest heavily in order to keep their technologies current and relevant
• Technology will continue to provide opportunities for increased productivity
• Libraries need to emphasize outcomes measurements rather than continuing to measure inputs or outputs