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Situation Analysis
Development of information technologies has brought new dynamics to the society that makes university libraries face brand new challenges. This fact affects users, types of services and technologies respectively.
Target group, Users
Each member of the academic / university community;
Academic staff ( Professors, Researchers);
Students;
All individuals/institutions, regardless of age, legal, social, cultural, religious, ethnic and civil status who use library materials based on fairness, honesty and respecting the rights and dignity of others in all transactions.
Mission
Library is an information resource center, which is responsible forprotection and developmentof the existingcollections. It provides numerous services for users that facilitate access to information resources, promotesquality of the academic processes, helps readers to integrate into global information society and develop new knowledge.
Principles and Approaches
Standardization
Personalization - Customer Orientation
Simplicity and diversity of services
Cooperation –on national and global, personal and institutional level
Strategic goals and priorities
Development of collections
Collecting various kinds of information (printed, electronic, audio, video, photos, etc.) oriented to the target group
Tasks
Collections development
Development of collections promotion strategy
Establishing of a group participating in collections development
Purchasing of books (printed or electronic)
Donation/Gifting (appealing to various libraries / publishers)
Subscription to scientific e-journals and bases
Booksdigitization(withcopyright protection)
Preparation of learning/ lecture materials for students
Inventory /Optimization of the present collections
Tasks
Optimization of the present book collections
Inventory logs digitalization
Revision of the book collections
Unification of the Classification
Work on future disposal/ donation/transfer of the materials to be written off for the last 3 years
Strategies /Objectives /Priorities
Services Development
Upgrading of Library Equipment and Facilities
Tasks
Extension of working hours (Monday-Friday 09.00-21.00, Saturday-Sunday 10.00-18.00)
E-Services / Mail-correspondence (Ask a librarian, request a book, etc.)
Scan/Copy Services
Interlibrary loans
Books socialization (availability/accessibility ofbooks)
Development of existing information in accordance with new technologies and standards and introduction of integrated electronic library system (ILS)
Tasks
Introduction of ILS
Selection and introduction of the Standard & Software (setup, testing)
E-Catalogues
Selected standard Mark 21
Testing of the several program modules has ended (cataloging, OPAC, etc.)
The rest of the program modules are being tested (e.g. circulation)
Data is being uploaded to the e-catalogues
Tasks
- Wi-Fi
- Hall’s renovation
- Illumination
- The hall
- Renovation of furniture
- Computers
Strategies /Objectives /Priorities
Development of Information Literacy and LLL / Distance Education / Open Uni
Tasks
Development of information literacy course for students and different age groups
TEMPUS Project - MA in LIS
Distance learning format /LLL
Training courses and learning materials available on the internet
Innovative virtual laboratory
Strategies /Objectives /Priorities
Staff development
Development of the Standard for the librarian
Designingof the development scheme in compliance with the Staff Standard
Periodical trainings on inventory register’s digitalization, cataloging, circulation, etc.
Books socialization–Program on translation requesting, presentations, exhibitions
Tasks
Program on translation requesting
Presentations
Exhibitions
Interinstitutional cooperation
Tasks
Consortium
The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia
Library Association
Academic Library of Georgia
Research Institutes Libraries
Universities (Military academy, Regional, etc.)
School Libraries Network
International Agreements (TEMPUS)
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