Annual Planning Report 2014-15

ACRL Instruction Section Annual Planning Form

All committees and task forces should use this form to identify their long and short-term activities and projects, including those prescribed by their charge. Use this form to:

1. Report each activity.
2. Identify which ACRL Plan for Excellence objective it supports.
3. Write measurable objectives for this activity.
4. State the projected completion date.
5. Describe your plans to evaluate the success of the activity or project.

Fill out a separate form for each project or activity that your committee/task force plans to work on this year. If you have questions about filling out the form, contact your IS Exec Liaison. Forms are due by August 15, 2014.

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* 1. 1. Name of committee/task force:

Awards

Communication

Conference Program Planning Annual

Conference Program Planning Midwinter

Discussion Group Steering

Dudley Award

Information Literacy Best Practices

Information Literacy in the Disciplines

Instruction for Diverse Populations

Instructional Technologies

Local Arrangements Midwinter

Local Arrangements Annual

Management and Leadership

Membership

Mentoring Program

Nominating

Planning

Policy and Publications Review

PRIMO

Professional Education

Research and Scholarship

Teaching Methods

Web Site Implementation Task Force

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Committee Chair, including contact information:

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* 3. Name of activity/project:

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* 4. All IS activity must be linked to one of the ACRL Plan for Excellence objectives (http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/strategicplan/stratplan) with some exceptions for activities that support the internal work of the section (e.g. Local Arrangements). Identify the ACRL Plan for Excellence objective the activity supports or the exception for internal section work. If you are uncertain about the appropriate selection, please consult your Executive Committee liaison.

Value of Academic Libraries: Leverage existing research that will articulate and promote the value of academic and research libraries.

Value of Academic Libraries: Increase research that demonstrates the value of academic and research libraries.

Value of Academic Libraries: Increase the visibility of libraries in national conversations and activities focused on the value of higher education.

Value of Academic Libraries: Develop and deliver responsive professional development programs that build the skills and capacity for leadership and local data-informed and evidence-based advocacy.

Student Learning: Identify innovative practices in learning environments and instruction that enable academic librarians to transform learning.

Student Learning: Articulate and advocate for the role of librarians in setting, achieving, and measuring institutional learning outcomes.

Student Learning: Increase partnerships with other organizations to advance the impact of Information Literacy on student learning.

Student Learning: Build capacity for the librarians' role in supporting faculty and future faculty as they work to develop information literate students.

Student Learning: Increase understanding of new models of information fluency as pedagogy evolves.

Research and Scholarly Environment: Increase the ways ACRL is an advocate and model for open dissemination and evaluation practices.

Research and Scholarly Environment: Enhance members’ capacity to address issues related to digital scholarship and data management.

Research and Scholarly Environment: Influence scholarly publishing policies and practices toward a more open system.

Research and Scholarly Environment: Create and promote new mechanisms that reward and value open scholarship.

Enabling Programs and Services: Education

Enabling Programs and Services: Publications

Enabling Programs and Services: Advocacy

Enabling Programs and Services: Member engagement

Does not directly correlate to any ACRL Plan for Excellence objective (this option is reserved for committees/task forces whose work is primarily focused on the internal work of the Instruction Section, such as Local Arrangements or Planning).

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* 5. Describe the activity or project and how it relates to the objective you identified above.

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* 6. This project is a:

Continuous project assigned in the charge

Short-term project

Long-term project

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* 7. Action plan. List as bullet points the steps required to complete this project and the planned dates to complete each step:

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* 8. Proposed activity/project completion date:

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* 9. How will the success of the activity or project be measured?

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* 10. What resources will you need to accomplish this activity or project? Please indicate which resources, such as additional funding or software, will need to be obtained from outside your committee structure.

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* 11. The Instruction Section does not require committee members to attend the ALA Midwinter Meeting. If needed, committees/task forces may hold virtual meetings. Please describe below how your committee/task force will conduct its work within this model.