Initiative Review Groups - Spring/Summer 2001
IRG#1 Analyze needs of users and develop the services and technical infrastructure to ensure that needs are being met.
Members: Beth Juhl (Chair), Diane Baker, Elaine Contant, Norma Johnson, Sandye McCraw, Terrie McMillan, Kathy Riggle; Alberta Bailey, liaison
IRG#2 Evaluate effectiveness of existing library programs.
Doris Cleek, Jeff Conway, Sammy Grimes, Libby Lusby, Deb Kulczak, Sherryl Robinson, and Luti Salisbury (Leader); Juana Young, liaison
IRG#3 Identify expertise needed; evaluate, define, implement, and effectively shift existing staff resources to suport current, enhanced, or new programs.
Jan Dixon (Chair), Barbara Dean, Amanda Hunt, Liz Justice, Karen Myers, Ellen Williams; Janet Parsch, liaison
IRG#4 Develop and implement a comprehensive preservation/conservation program.
Lora Lennertz (Chair), Michael Bland, Sandye McCraw, Ellen Williams; Carolyn Henderson Allen, liaison
IRG#5 Evaluate space requirements for the next fifteen to twenty years, including Special Collections, branch libraries (Fine Arts, Chemistry, and Physics) and remote storage facility.
Don Batson (Chair), Todd Cantrell, Sheri Gallaher, Donna Johnson, Ki Peppers; Janet Parsch, liaison
IRG#6 Develop and implement a supportive collection development program, which includes collaboration among teaching faculty, researchers, and librarians.
Donna Daniels (Chair), Don Batson, Melissa Gatlin, Luti Salisbury, Michele Tabler; Carolyn Henderson Allen, liaison
IRG#7 Provide access to full-text electronic resources in all fields where appropriate.
Elizabeth McKee (Chair), Jan Dixon, Beth Juhl, Marilyn Rogers, Julie Thacker; Alberta Bailey, liaison
IRG#8 Investigate and develop an in-house program for digitizing the Libraries' unique resources.
Andrea Cantrell (Chair), Todd Cantrell, Jane Foster, Mikey King; Michael Dabrishus, liaison
IRG#9 Investigate and develop collaboration with and outside the University of Arkansas to digitize significant UAF manuscript collections so that they are accessible via the World Wide Web. (Investigate the possibility of producing e-books written by the U of A faculty.)
Kate Kluttz (Chair), Andrea Cantrell, Barbara Dean, Julie Thacker, Caitlin Kennedy; Michael Dabrishus, liaison Progress Report: 4/30/01
IRG#10 Develop an endowment and fund-raising program to help support collections, staffing, and capital resources.
Ellen Compton (Chair) , Anne Marie Candido, Steve Chism, melissa Gatlin, Norma Johnson; Michael Dabrishus, liaison
IRG#11 Develop and document a compreshensive plan for data collection and analysis.
Usha Gupta (Chair); Candy Combs, Judy Culberson, Jo Grippe, Ann Waligorski; Juana Young, liaison
IRG#12 Develop operating budget procedures supportive of the collection development program.
Ann Waligorski (Chair), Donna Daniels, Jo Grippe, Elizabeth McKee; Juana Young, liaison
IRG#13 Maximize buying power by developing partnerships with other academic, research, and/or public libraries to form consirtial relationships at the state, national, and regional levels.
Sarah Santos (Chair), Michael Bland, Steve Chism, Kristine Shrauger; Janet Parsch, liaison
IRG#14 Document all major operational policies and procedures, and place them on the web as appropriate.
Anne Marie Candido (Chair), Vera Ekechukwu, Mike King, Michele Tabler, Renee Tobin; Juana Young, liaison
IRG#15 Create departmental web pages.
Cheryl Conway (Chair), Molly Moore, Wanda Freeman, Cheri Pearce, Bridget Penrose, Kristine Shrauger; Alberta Bailey, liaison
IRG#16 Create a staff development and in-house training program for library faculty and staff.
Karen Myers (Chair), Elaine Cotant, Lynaire Hartsell, Libby Lusby, Shamima Mondal, Necia Parker-Gibson, Janell Prater, Kareen Turner; Alberta Bailey, liaisonProgress Report: 4/30/01
IRG#17 Create a flexible and understandable budget process including analyses, projections, distribution, and reports.
Jo Grippe (Chair), Usha Gupta, Liz Justice, Marilyn Rogers, Lisa Turner; Janet Parsch, liaison
IRG#18 Support scholarly efforts of library faculty.
Necia Parker-Gibson (Chair), Betty Austin, Beth Juhl, Mikey King, Deb Kulczak, Sarah Santos; Michael Dabrishus, liaison
