The State of SLISThe State of SLIS

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

DeanDean

Advance OrganizerAdvance Organizer

Status on SLIS PlanningStatus on SLIS Planning– Core valuesCore values– VisionVision– MissionMission

Current DevelopmentsCurrent Developments Business MeetingBusiness Meeting AdjournAdjourn

Core ValuesCore Values

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

SLIS Core ValuesSLIS Core Values::

CollaborationCollaboration

CommunityCommunity

Innovation and,Innovation and,

ExcellenceExcellence

SLIS VisionSLIS Vision

SLIS transforms the role of SLIS transforms the role of libraries and information in libraries and information in society globally and locally, society globally and locally, through excellence in teaching, through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service by scholarship, and service by engaging with the rich resources engaging with the rich resources of our region, and beyond, for the of our region, and beyond, for the betterment of humanity.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 provides professional education and supports lifelong learning in the tradition of the Catholic lifelong learning in the tradition of the Catholic University of America. We produce innovative University of America. We produce innovative leaders with professional values informed by the leaders with professional values informed by the CUA core values of reason, faith, and service; and CUA core values of reason, faith, and service; and the SLIS values of collaboration, community, the SLIS values of collaboration, community, innovation and excellence. Our education is innovation and excellence. Our education is characterized by a strong grounding in the theory characterized by a strong grounding in the theory and practice of the LIS field and the creative use of and practice of the LIS field and the creative use of information technology. SLIS is committed to information technology. SLIS is committed to applying the principles of library and information applying the principles of library and information science toward the betterment of the individual, science toward the betterment of the individual, communities, and society.communities, and society.

We Serve:We Serve:

Students by providing excellent education Students by providing excellent education in the theory and practice of LIS, instilling in the theory and practice of LIS, instilling the SLIS and CUA core values of reason, the SLIS and CUA core values of reason, faith and service, collaboration, faith and service, collaboration, community, innovation, and excellence community, innovation, and excellence while preparing them for lifelong learning.while preparing them for lifelong 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 The profession and the discipline through interdisciplinary research through interdisciplinary research and collaboration with practitioners and collaboration with practitioners in teaching and research.in teaching and research.

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

SLIS Realizes its SLIS Realizes its Mission By:Mission By: 1.  Advancing the frontiers of knowledge and 1.  Advancing the frontiers of knowledge and

practice in LIS;practice in LIS; 2.  Educating highly competent, ethical librarians 2.  Educating highly competent, ethical librarians

and other information professionals;and other information professionals; 3.  Serving the needs of the field, the community, 3.  Serving the needs of the field, the community,

the region and the world;the region and the world; 4.  Engaging with the rich information resources 4.  Engaging with the rich information resources

and professionals of our region and beyond;and 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 collaboration, community, innovation and excellence;excellence;

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

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

conducting research in LIS to ensure conducting research in LIS to ensure relevance, responsiveness, and to advance relevance, responsiveness, and to advance the role of libraries and information in our the role of libraries and information in our global society;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 9.  Integrating technology to improve information management and services;information management and services;

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

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

Next Steps for SLIS Next Steps for SLIS Planning:Planning: Complete the development of our Complete the development of our

objectivesobjectives for the program for the program Develop a Develop a Working PlanWorking Plan for the for the

School:School:– Multi-yearMulti-year– ComprehensiveComprehensive– Developed collaboratively with Developed collaboratively with

stakeholdersstakeholders Revise the curriculumRevise the curriculum

Accreditation Accreditation Planning: UpdatePlanning: Update Two-year processTwo-year process Developed an Advisory Board (you)Developed an Advisory Board (you) Systematically examining our status re Systematically examining our status re

the ALA Standardsthe ALA Standards Areas of concentration:Areas of concentration:

– Standard I: Mission, goals and objectivesStandard I: Mission, goals and objectives– Standard II: CurriculumStandard II: Curriculum– Standard III: FacultyStandard III: Faculty– Standard IV; Facilities/technology Standard IV; Facilities/technology

infrastructureinfrastructure

Accreditation Planning Accreditation Planning (2)(2) Completed a Planning RetreatCompleted a Planning Retreat Developing our planning documentsDeveloping our planning documents Involving our stakeholders:Involving our stakeholders:

Meetings with constituencies Meetings with constituencies Meetings with advisory boardMeetings with advisory board Developed the standards committeesDeveloped the standards committees

Moving steadily forward for Moving steadily forward for completion in January, 2009!completion in January, 2009!

http://slis.cua.edu/about/Accreditation/Index.cfm

MilestonesMilestones

Submitted Yearly Update Report in Submitted Yearly Update Report in December, 2007December, 2007

Submit Plan for Program Submit Plan for Program Presentation in March, 2008Presentation in March, 2008

Develop Web site for communicationDevelop Web site for communication

Develop working planDevelop working plan Develop Program Presentation Develop Program Presentation

http://slis.cua.edu/about/Accreditation/Index.cfm

Our Goal:Our Goal:

Make SLIS strongerMake SLIS stronger Successfully achieve Successfully achieve

accreditation in 2009accreditation in 2009 Celebrate our success!Celebrate our success!

Thank YouThank You

Questions?Questions?