Annual Planning Goals, 2005-2006

Project 1

Instruction Section Strategic Direction:
IS leads the way in research related to teaching and learning.

Project Description:
PRIMO Reviews: In order to provide instruction librarians with models of excellent online instruction materials, the committee will conduct two rounds of reviews for the Peer Reviewed Instruction Materials Online (PRIMO) database to increase the number of materials in the database by Annual 2006.

Action Plan:

1. Post call for submissions to relevant listservs at least twice a year.
2. Divide submissions among groups of committee members for review.
3. Complete reviews before Midwinter and Annual meetings.
4. Add accepted sites to the PRIMO database within one month after Midwinter or Annual Meeting.
5. Send results to submitters within one month of finishing reviews.

Proposed Completion Date:
Ongoing project with deadlines throughout the year.

Means of evaluating the success of the project or activity:

This project will be a success if the reviews are conducted and the materials are added to the database in a timely manner.

Resources required:
Web server capable of running the PRIMO database.

Value of this activity or project to the section:
The purpose of PRIMO is to provide instruction librarians with examples of excellent online instruction materials. In addition to the clearinghouse aspect, it also serves as a peer-review mechanism for instruction materials. Having a project accepted for inclusion into the database may be helpful for instruction librarians seeking promotion and tenure.

Project 2

Instruction Section Strategic Direction:
IS leads the way in research related to teaching and learning.

Project Description:
PRIMO Background Survey: Survey creators of accepted sites in order to provide instruction librarians with details on how online instruction materials are developed. The results of the survey will enhance the PRIMO database by including background information on the development of accepted projects.

Action Plan:

1. Send survey to projects accepted during the Midwinter and Annual rounds.
2. Upgrade PRIMO database to integrate survey information into description of project.

Proposed Completion Date:
Ongoing project with deadlines after each review round.

Means of evaluating the success of the project or activity:
At least half of the accepted projects in the designated rounds will have the background information on their development.

Resources required:
Web server to host survey.

Value of this activity or project to the section:
This project will extend the usefulness of PRIMO. It will also further the committee's charge to "act as a resource and information-sharing vehicle for those who use electronic technologies in bibliographic instruction" by helping instruction librarians to see what types of resources and support are necessary to create the types of projects included in the PRIMO database.

Project 3

Instruction Section Strategic Direction:
IS leads the way in research related to teaching and learning.

Project Description:
PRIMO Site of the Month: In order to increase awareness of the PRIMO Project, profile one recently accepted project each month and post to ILI-L and the committee web site.

Action Plan:

1. Select sites to be profiled.
2. Assign committee members to conduct interviews.
3. Conduct interviews and draft profile.
4. Share with committee and Executive Committee Liaison.
5. Post to ILI-L and committee web site.

Proposed Completion Date:
Ongoing project with deadlines each month.

Means of evaluating the success of the project or activity:
Baseline usage data will be gathered for the Site of the Month web pages, in the effort to form a foundation for subsequent longitudinal usage data analyses.

Resources required:
Web server space, ILI-L, access to relevant ACRL web statistics measuring number of visitors to the committee’s designated web pages.

Value of this activity or project to the section:
By increasing the visibility of PRIMO, the committee will better meet its charge to "act as a resource and information-sharing vehicle for those who use electronic technologies in bibliographic instruction." This monthly profile allows us to "push" information about online instruction to instruction librarians.

Project 4

Instruction Section Strategic Direction:
IS leads the way in research related to teaching and learning.

Project Description:
InfoTech Tips and Trends: In order to share information about emerging or new technologies that are affecting instruction, we will focus on one technology at least three times per year and post a short, informal profile about that technology to ILI-L and the committee web site.

Action Plan:

1. Identify technologies to profile
2. Assign committee members to do profile
3. Draft profile
4. Share profile with Committee and Executive Committee Liaison
5. Post to ILI-L and committee web site

Proposed Completion Date:
Ongoing project with deadlines three times per year.

Means of evaluating the success of the project or activity:
Baseline usage data will be gathered for the InfoTech Tips and Trends web pages, in the effort to form a foundation for subsequent longitudinal usage data analyses.

Resources required:
Web server space, ILI-L; access to relevant ACRL web statistics measuring number of visitors to the committee’s designated web pages.

Value of this activity or project to the section:
Through this project, we plan to provide practical tips and information about a new technology that may be of interest or use to instruction librarians. By posting to ILI-L, we will be able to “push” this information to instruction librarians and archive these reviews so that they may be accessed easily at any time.

Project 5

Instruction Section Strategic Direction:
IS is an effective and dynamic organization

Project Description:
Complete the migration of the PRIMO database from an institutional server to the ALA server.

Action Plan:

1. Continue to work with IS and ALA staff, and Colgate staff to complete migration of the PRIMO database to the ALA server.
2. Link the new PRIMO database and its interactive forms to relevant IS web pages.
3. Test the interface and search features of the new PRIMO database
4. Begin using the new PRIMO database for all PRIMO business, beginning Fall 2005.
5. Continue to work with IS and ALA staff to identify and address any database problems, as necessary.

Proposed Completion Date:
Annual 2006

Means of evaluating the success of the project or activity:
The project will be successful when the following phases are completed and stable:

• the database has been migrated to the ALA server and linked to committee web site pages;
• the database is fully functional and capable of supporting PRIMO business;
• the database is free of major errors and stable in functionality.

Resources required:
Web server that can support web-based database searching.

Value of this activity or project to the section:
Using the ALA server as the permanent home for the PRIMO database will give this ongoing project a stable and long-standing home. This will also give us easier access to the database, and an easier means to address any problems or necessary updates.