Makerere University Library Workshop Presenters: Paula Smith Xan Goodman

 Since the advent of the Internet the library has become one of the most transformed departments on most campuses. It may look very much the same on the outside, but the resources and services have been and continue to be significantly altered. - Patricia Senn Breivik, Higher Education in the Internet Age

 Declining level of budgetary support  Increased competition from other sources of information, such as the Internet  Changes in educational system  Changes in information technology

 To better serve your communities, faculty, staff, and student populations  To increase the visibility of the library and promote its value  To encourage greater use of the print and electronic resource collections  To promote the services offered by the staff (i.e. instruction, interlibrary loans, etc.)  To increase the return on investment (ROI) in library research databases and other library materials

 To develop relationships and key supporters for good times and times of crisis  To build a reputation as a library connected to its internal and external communities

Teaching ServiceResearch

Outreach FacultySchools Community Colleges Public Libraries Community Organizations Students Special Programs (i.e. EOP, Act101, Cont. Ed., Athletes ) Alumni Association Student Organizations Learning Centers

TRADITIONALWEB 2.0 Brochures Newsletters School Paper Article Exhibit / Displays Author Events Community Service Workshops Links to CMS Web site Wikis, Blogs YouTube, Flickr Facebook, MySpace, Hi5 RSS Feeds Second Life Podcasts Multimedia Mobile Devices

What are you deeply passionate about? What drives your resource engine? What you can be the best in the world at?

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