Louisiana Chapter

Association of College and Research Libraries

January 24, 2008

Remarks by Thomas F. Armstrong

Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs

LSU Alexandria

 

Outline*

 

*These are the power point slides that you would have gotten had I done a power point.

 

 

·        Introduction

o       Library Perspective:  Keeping Things “In” or Checking Things Out

o       Library Perspective:  The Book is Here to Stay

·        Recruitment/Retention

o       Service Orientation – Have One

o       Provide Tools for Success

o       Provide Informed Access

o       Take Institutional Ownership of Issues of Copyright, Fair Use, Plagiarism

o       Have Syllabi on Hand

o       Tailor Bibliographic Instruction

·        Strategies to Add Value

o       Be a University Citizen

o       Be Faculty; Act Like Faculty

§        Committees

§        Scholarship – Application of Learning

§        Take Ownership of Library Teaching/Library Instruction

o       Collaborate

o       Celebrate Special Knowledge

o       Budgets

o       Planning

o       Accreditation

§        SACS

o       Student Service

§        Advising

§        University Studies

·        What Are Provost’s Priorities

o       Centrality

o       Celebrate Role

o       Manage Well

o       Tie to the University Mission

o       Be Cooperative

·        How Do Library Directors Make the Case for More Resources

o       Educate – Be proactive

o       Plan over the long term

o       Do analysis

o       Be ready

 

In Summary

 

·        Communicate

·        Celebrate

·        Core element – Central

 

·        Good Luck