The Dartmouth College Library in the Year 2000

 Prepared by
The Library Department Heads Group
Edited by
Philip N. Cronenwett and Ann McHugo

Robert J. Brentrup, Director of Information Systems
John G. Crane, Director of Administrative Services
Philip N. Cronenwett, Special Collections Librarian
Mary C. Davis, Manager of Bibliographic Records Management Services
Barbara DeFelice, Physical Sciences Librarian
Patricia B. Fisken, Music Librarian
James R. Fries, Business and Engineering Librarian
William Garrity, Director of the Biomedical Libraries
John R. James, Director of Collection Services
William S. Moran, Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian
Ann McHugo, Acquisitions Services Librarian
Margaret A. Otto, Librarian of the College
Cynthia F. Pawlek, Director of User Services
Barbara E. Reed, Art Librarian
Barb Sagraves, Preservation Services Librarian
Cecilia P. Tittemore, Bibliographic Control Services Librarian

24 February 2000

Contents

I. Introduction

II. Constituencies Served by the Library

III. Library Mission Statement

IV. Service Program

  1. Services Overview
  2. Description of Libraries
  3. Publicizing Services and Resources
  4. Assessment by Users

V. Information Resources

  1. Collections
  2. Resources Budget
  3. Collection Development
  4. Preservation
  5. Information Management Systems
    1. Description of Major Systems
    2. Computing Infrastructure Collaboration
    3. Consulting and Support

VI. Staffing and Organization

  1. Management Structure
  2. Organizational Culture
  3. Staff Development and Professional Growth

VII. Budget

VIII. Facilities and Equipment

IX. Special Programs

X. External Relations

Appendices*

1. History of the Library

2. Library Department Annual Reports, 1998-1999

3. Report of the Task Force on the Library of the 21st Century (1995)

4. Council on Libraries Charge and Membership, 1999-2000

5. Baker/Berry Phasing Plan, 1999-2001, Library Building Committee, and Working Groups

6. Web Survey Results, Spring 2000

7. Library Statistical Report, 1998-1999

8. Bibliographer's Manual, Table of Contents

9. ARL/OMS/PPP Report (1981) and NEDCC Consultant's Report (1995)

10. Staff Listing

11. Librarian Classification System

12. Library Organization Chart

13. Committees and Committee Structure

14. Selected ARL Statistics, 1997-1998

15. Staffing Challenges

16. Budget, 1999-2000

17. Facilities

18. Storage Library Alternatives Task Force Report (1999)
* Copies of this report and all appendices are available at any reserve desks within the library system. For additional information, please contact Dartmouth College Library Administration.

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