The State of SLISThe State of SLIS

Kimberly B. Kelley, Kimberly B. Kelley, Ph.D.Ph.D.

DeanDean

Advance OrganizerAdvance Organizer Status on SLIS PlanningStatus on SLIS Planning

Core valuesCore values VisionVision MissionMission

Next Steps for SLISNext Steps for SLIS Presentation by Ms. O’Brien, Executive Director, Presentation by Ms. O’Brien, Executive Director,

Office of Accreditation, American Library Office of Accreditation, American Library AssociationAssociation

Break – out session (planning/discussion)Break – out session (planning/discussion) Meet the ProvostMeet the Provost LunchLunch AdjournAdjourn Tour!Tour!

Core ValuesCore Values

The Catholic University of America’s Values:The Catholic University of America’s Values: Reason, Faith and ServiceReason, Faith and Service

SLIS Core Values:SLIS Core Values:

CollaborationCollaboration

CommunityCommunity

Innovation and,Innovation and,

ExcellenceExcellence

SLIS VisionSLIS Vision

SLIS transforms the role of libraries and SLIS transforms the role of libraries and information in society globally and locally, information in society globally and locally, through excellence in teaching, through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service by engaging with scholarship, and service by engaging with the rich resources of our region, and the rich resources of our region, and beyond, for the betterment of humanity.beyond, for the betterment of humanity.

SLIS MissionSLIS Mission

The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) provides professional education and supports lifelong provides professional education and supports lifelong learning in the tradition of the Catholic University of learning in the tradition of the Catholic University of America. We produce innovative leaders with America. We produce innovative leaders with professional values informed by the CUA core values of professional values informed by the CUA core values of reason, faith, and service; and the SLIS values of reason, faith, and service; and the SLIS values of collaboration, community, innovation and excellence. collaboration, community, innovation and excellence. Our education is characterized by a strong grounding in Our education is characterized by a strong grounding in the theory and practice of the LIS field and the creative the theory and practice of the LIS field and the creative use of information technology. SLIS is committed to use of information technology. SLIS is committed to applying the principles of library and information science applying the principles of library and information science toward the betterment of the individual, communities, toward the betterment of the individual, communities, and society.and society.

We Serve:We Serve:

Students by providing excellent education in the Students by providing excellent education in the theory and practice of LIS, instilling the SLIS and theory and practice of LIS, instilling the SLIS and CUA core values of reason, faith and service, CUA core values of reason, faith and service, collaboration, community, innovation, and collaboration, community, innovation, and excellence while preparing them for lifelong excellence while preparing them for lifelong learning.learning.

The university by collaborating with other The university by collaborating with other academic units to educate students in all academic units to educate students in all disciplines about information literacy, IT disciplines about information literacy, IT competency, and research skills.competency, and research skills.

We Serve:We Serve:

The profession and the discipline through The profession and the discipline through interdisciplinary research and collaboration interdisciplinary research and collaboration with practitioners in teaching and with practitioners in teaching and research.research.

Employers and society by producing Employers and society by producing innovative leaders who have high innovative leaders who have high professional ethics, excellent knowledge of professional ethics, excellent knowledge of the theory and practice of LIS and the theory and practice of LIS and technical expertise.technical expertise.

SLIS Realizes its Mission By:SLIS Realizes its Mission By:

1.  Advancing the frontiers of knowledge and practice in 1.  Advancing the frontiers of knowledge and practice in LIS;LIS;

2.  Educating highly competent, ethical librarians and 2.  Educating highly competent, ethical librarians and other information professionals;other information professionals;

3.  Serving the needs of the field, the community, the 3.  Serving the needs of the field, the community, the region and the world;region and the world;

4.  Engaging with the rich information resources and 4.  Engaging with the rich information resources and professionals of our region and beyond;professionals of our region and beyond;

5.  Grounding our work in the core values of 5.  Grounding our work in the core values of collaboration, community, innovation and excellence;collaboration, community, innovation and excellence;

6.  Responding to the changing needs of individuals, 6.  Responding to the changing needs of individuals, communities, and the global society;communities, and the global society;

Realizing the Vision, cont’dRealizing the Vision, cont’d 7.  Engaging in an ongoing dialogue and 7.  Engaging in an ongoing dialogue and

conducting research in LIS to ensure relevance, conducting research in LIS to ensure relevance, responsiveness, and to advance the role of responsiveness, and to advance the role of libraries and information in our global society;libraries and information in our global society;

8.  Exploring and employing innovative 8.  Exploring and employing innovative technologies to foster scholarship, improve technologies to foster scholarship, improve practice, and to reach a global community;practice, and to reach a global community;

9.  Integrating technology to improve information 9.  Integrating technology to improve information management and services;management and services;

10.  Furthering the library profession and libraries 10.  Furthering the library profession and libraries and,and,

11.  Preserving our cultural heritage.11.  Preserving our cultural heritage.

Next Steps for SLIS Planning:Next Steps for SLIS Planning:

Complete the development of our Complete the development of our goals goals and objectivesand objectives for the program for the program

Develop a Develop a Working PlanWorking Plan for the School: for the School: Multi-yearMulti-year ComprehensiveComprehensive Developed collaboratively with stakeholdersDeveloped collaboratively with stakeholders

Revise the curriculumRevise the curriculum Tackle the technology Tackle the technology

Accreditation Planning: UpdateAccreditation Planning: Update

Two-year processTwo-year process Developed an Advisory BoardDeveloped an Advisory Board Systematically examining our status re the Systematically examining our status re the

ALA StandardsALA Standards Areas of concentration:Areas of concentration:

Mission, goals and objectivesMission, goals and objectives CurriculumCurriculum FacultyFaculty Facilities/technology infrastructureFacilities/technology infrastructure

Accreditation Planning (2)Accreditation Planning (2)

Completed a Planning RetreatCompleted a Planning Retreat Developing our planning documentsDeveloping our planning documents Involving our stakeholders:Involving our stakeholders:

• Meetings with constituencies (like today)Meetings with constituencies (like today)• Developed an advisory boardDeveloped an advisory board• Developed the standards committeesDeveloped the standards committees

Moving steadily forward for completion in Moving steadily forward for completion in December, 2008!December, 2008!

Our Goal:Our Goal:

Make SLIS strongerMake SLIS stronger Define our nicheDefine our niche Successfully achieve accreditation in 2009Successfully achieve accreditation in 2009 Celebrate our success!Celebrate our success!

Thank YouThank You

Questions?Questions?