Increase candidate enrollment in Department of Library Science Programs.
Objective
Candidate Recruitment
Enrollment Services and the Office of Graduate Studies recruit candidates for graduate programs. The Library Science Department will support their efforts when faculty members attend regional, state, and national conferences.
KPI
Candidate Recruitment
Enrollment of candidates in Library Science courses will increase by 2%.
The Library Science Department has had an increase in enrollment last academic year. Faculty members will continue to be active at conferences by recording the contact information of potential applicants to the program so follow up may be initiated to help the applicants through the application and registration processes.
Result
Recruitment Results
The number of graduate candidates enrolled in the Library Science program increased 21% for 2014-2015 when compared to 2013-2014.
Action
Action On Recruitment Of Candidates
Even though there was an increase of 21%, the Department will continue to support recruiting efforts during 2015-2016. Past recruiting venues have been successful. The Department will continue recruiting at these venues and look for additional opportunities.
Goal
Cooperative Teaching And Learning Within College Of Education
Work in conjunction with other College of Education Program to provide courses at undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels that enrich and enhance the studies of SHSU students enrolled in the College of Education.
Objective
Cooperative Teaching And Learning
Contact interested program coordinators in the College of Education involved with literacy, leadership, and technology and collaborate on providing information about how the school librarian can assist in literacy learning, leading, and teaching.
KPI
Cooperative Teaching And Learning
After our success two years ago, the Department of Library Science is planning to collaborate with at least one additional cooperative doctoral program within the College of Education to support school librarians who are wanting to obtain a doctoral degree.
Result
Cooperative Teaching And Learning Result
The Instructional Technology doctorate was approved during 2014-2015. The Department has been in communication with the Instructional Technology Program Coordinator concerning possible opportunities for collaboration and cooperative teaching for 2016-2017.
Action
Cooperative Teaching And Learning Action
The Department continues to receive inquiries regarding opportunities for a doctoral program with library science courses. Many of the potential applicants for such a doctoral collaboration have expressed interest in Instructional Technology because of the demands of their current work environment. These inquiries support the interest the Department has in collaborating with Instructional Technology. Thus, the Department will pursue this with the hopes of implementation in 2016-2017.
Goal
Faculty Excellence
Increase faculty excellence and scholarly productivity within the Department.
Objective
Scholarly Productivity
Faculty will engage in collaborative research, writing, and presentations.
KPI
Presentation Submission
Faculty will submit 1+ presentations at a professional conference. Last year, faculty members met this goal. The faculty members would like to maintain this goal for an additional year.
Result
Scholarly Productivity Results For Presentation
All faculty members have documented that their number of presentations met or exceeded the goal.
KPI
Manuscript Submission
Faculty will submit 2+ manuscripts for peer review and publication. Last year, faculty members met this goal with some outperforming others. The faculty members would like to maintain this goal for another year.
Result
Scholarly Productivity Results For Manuscript Submission
The goal of 2 or more manuscripts for peer review and publication was not met by all faculty members. Two faculty members did not meet the goal. One faculty member met the goal. Two faculty members exceeded the goal.
Action
Scholarly Productivity Action
Faculty members will continue to engage in collaborative research, writing, and presentations of their research. The current performance indicator for presentation submissions will remain the same. With the addition of two new tenure-track faculty members for 2015-2016, the performance indicator for manuscript submissions will be lowered to one or more manuscripts submitted for peer review and publication to follow the Department’s policy regarding requirements for tenure-track faculty members.