4. Goals and objectives, issues, and key strategic initiatives 2006-2008

Goal 3: Lending services

Support teaching, learning and research by making course-related and research collections readily available for undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff.

Objectives

To provide loans services from any branch of Monash University Library
To provide reserve collections and electronic reading lists
To provide access to special and off-site collections
To facilitate access to other libraries' collections
To obtain materials from other libraries for postgraduate students and staff

Key issues

Students, regardless of their place or mode of study, need to locate resources promptly. In order to support changing course and campus requirements, the Library moves items in its collections to the campuses at which they are needed.

There needs to be prompt and ready access to open collections and delivery of items from closed or limited access collections.

Wide-ranging research undertaken by staff and postgraduates calls for Library staff to draw on resources held at Monash University Library and worldwide. To support such research, the Library obtains research materials not held by Monash libraries from external suppliers, often at considerable cost.

The Library participates in a number of co-operative borrowing schemes that require relatively high levels of management to ensure proper protection of Monash University collections.

Strategic initiatives 2006-2008

3.1 Evaluate and recommend an electronic readings management system

3.2 Review the electronic reading list service delivery model

3.3 Improve efficiencies in Lending Services with a review of RfiD and self-charge technologies

3.4 Extend digitisation to support overseas students and campuses.