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Summaries
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Library Information Technology (LIT)
Vision
LIT will provide the information tools and technologies that
library staff and users need to excel at their jobs and to pursue
research, education, scholarship and artistic expression in a
rapidly changing and increasingly digital world.
Mission
To aid the achievement of Carnegie Mellon Libraries'
mission by providing hardware, software, systems and services
that meet the needs and expectations of the university
community and library staff.
To serve library staff and users by responding quickly
and efficiently to their technology requirements.
To empower library staff and users by providing
training and documentation for using systems and following
procedures.
To maintain industry standards for Operations and
develop industry standards for R&D.
To be the center of electronic publishing and digital
library initiatives at Carnegie Mellon by conducting
leading-edge research and development.
To form partnerships and work collaboratively with
others on and off campus to develop a robust, state-of-the-art
digital library with full technical support and sound
financial support.
To contribute to the body of knowledge concerning the
development, installation and maintenance of information tools
and technologies, and the use of electronic
resources.
Values
Leadership in developing new models of information
usage and service, building on the best features of existing
traditions.
Teamwork within the library and with others on and off
campus to solve problems and pursue opportunities.
Respect for others, regardless of their level of
technical sophistication.
Quality service and continuous improvement to meet the
needs and expectations of library staff and users.
Goals
Operations
Provide technical assistance to Circulation in ramping up a full-scale electronics reserves project. Measurement: Number of courses with reserve materials available electronically, the percentage of courses that have electronic reserve or number of items on electronic reserve. (To be coordinated with Circulation.) Implement some suggestions or comments from the annual LIT Operations survey.
Measurement: Weight the tasks according to level of difficulty (time entailed) and assess number and weight of tasks completed. Attempt to shorten the length of time it takes to deploy the annual cycle of PC replacements. Research new technologies to expedite the process. Measurement: Number of PCs deployed per month, beginning with baseline figure from Phase I.
Research and Development
Complete the Automated Reference Assistant (ARA) prototype. Measurement: Software released to campus; usage statistics; user and librarian satisfaction surveys; number of publications about the ARA; amount of additional funding received. If additional funding is received, other measures include patents and/or technology transfer. Complete the Digital Information Versatile Archive (DIVA). Measurement: HELIOS successfully migrated from Claritech to DIVA; software released to campus; usage statistics; user and librarian satisfaction surveys; number of items archived in DIVA; number of different media or types of materials archived in DIVA (e.g., archival documents, technical reports, photographs, video); number of publications about DIVA; amount of additional funding received to enhance or exploit DIVA; technology transfer. Assist with the improvement and maintenance of the Libraries' web presence. Measurement: User and librarian satisfaction surveys; usage statistics; number of digital resources and services available.
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