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Assignment Similarities


Assignment 1 — Similarities among Groups
(what we think others would expect from us)

Services:
Resources
Technology
Staff
Information 		Spaces:
Wireless, virtual
Quiet, loud, relaxing
Individual, group
Flexible with the changing times
Pleasant, welcoming
Students' expectations:
Latest technology
Resources they want
Spaces for collaboration
Faculty expectations:
Faculty come first
Knowledgeable staff
Resources they want
Access anywhere, anytime		 Community expectations:
Latest technology
Knowledgeable staff
Comfortable spaces
Resources not in public library
Staff: friendly, techno-Wizards, customer oriented, respectful, knowledgeable

 

Assignment 2 — Similarities among Groups
(trends affecting our success)

  • Continued development of support services such as GIS
  • Need for many kinds of spaces – quiet, collaborative, social
  • Increased demand for desktop delivery of materials
  • Need to learn from fuzzy knowledge systems such as Amazon, and other push technology
  • Information Commons
  • Need for knowledgeable staff
  • Growing importance of information literacy
  • Changing work environment of knowledge workers
  • Assessment
 

Participants: Julie Alexander (Admin) | Loretta Barker (Admin) | Joshua Been (IL) | Ruthie Brock (IS) | Carol Byrne (IS) | Debbie Carter (IR) | Beverly Carver (IS) | Mary Castle (IR) | Carleen Dolan (Admin) | Michael Doran (IT) | Sally Gross (SpCo) | Patty Grubaugh (IOP) | Michael Hayenga (AS) | Ann Hodges (SpCo) | Ramona Holmes (IOP) | Scott Holmes (DLS) | Helen Hough (IS) | Marie Irwin (DLS) | Sarah Jones (DLS) | Tanya Lipscomb (Admin) | Mary Jo Lyons (IL) | Joan Martinek (IOP) | Candy McCormic (DLS) | Josie Murdock (AS) | Antoinette Nelson (IS) | Amber Royer (IS) | Bob Samson (IT) | Sue Sappington (AS) | Gerald Saxon (Admin) | Jonathan Scott (DLS) | Jean Sherwin (AS) | Terry Wang (IS) | Tom Wilding (Admin) | Faedra Wills (IR) | Tommie Wingfield (Admin) | Karen Hopkins (Admin) - facilitator

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