Strategic Plan of Yuba College Library

1. Strategic Plan of Yuba College Library Cori Schmidtbauer + 4 Group Members

2. Introduction The Yuba College Library is a central environment for patrons to study, relax, and socialize. More importantly, students, faculty, and community members can learn, find, and use the many information resources – circulation and reference help, digital references, online databases, interlibrary loan – that the library offers. The Yuba College Library will hopefully meet its goals and projected outcomes, becoming better equipped to implement its services and resources to meet user needs.

3. Goal 1 • Provide Students With Formal Library and Literacy Instruction • Offer formal library instruction in research skills, information literacy, media and digital literacy, to both traditional and online students. • Require that all students take a Library Science introduction course. • Offer drop-in library workshops throughout the semester, rather than only at the beginning of each semester. • Hire an Instructional Librarian to teach these courses. • Presented by Group Member 1

4. Goal 2 • Offer a Space of Innovation and Research • Extend library hours • Form cooperative relationships with other libraries and network within library associations and conferences while utilizing WMS services • Maintain a sufficient staff to accommodate research needs of patrons • Establish a productive learning environment • Utilize technological advancements and ensure optimal connectivity • Presented by Group Member 2

5. Goal 3 • Identify faculty and student needs to ensure the library’s collection consists of materials relevant to the college’s courses and groups. • Review course syllabi, prepare supporting materials, and notify faculty of available relevant materials • Identify and procure materials relevant to the diverse groups on campus and within the residential community • Create marketing campaign to encourage student, staff, and faculty feedback of library services and resources • Presented by Group Member 3

6. Goal 4 • Independently support, maintain and replace library technology resources, and offer training to students and faculty on utilizing technical materials. • Hire IT support personnel solely for library • Allow library staff to have knowledge of IT administrator passwords • Train student workers and interns to provide technological support to college students and faculty • Presented by Cori Schmidtbauer

7. Goal 5 • Make effective use of the newly remodeled and renovated Yuba College Library facility enacted by Measure J, a $190 million resolution for improvements to the campus. • Equip the library with the most contemporary resources available • Conduct open houses throughout thee semester for prospective students, faculty, the community, and higher education officials • Offer meeting rooms for community events • Allow high school students to utilize the facility • Presented by Group Member 5

8. Conclusion Accomplishing these goals would greatly improve the Yuba College Library as an organization. However, factors such as the current economic climate and available funding must be considered. Fortunately, $190 million from a Measure J resolution, decided by the local community, provides funding and the opportunity for the library to reinvent and market its services; however, the library must be cautious of adding too many services as they can be hard to maintain financially.