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the City of Ames.

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Ames Public Library Strategic Plan

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Library customers will have the skills to find, evaluate, and use information to make informed decisions.

 

Activities:

  • Create a wireless teaching lab. [Systems Administrator]
  • Provide information literacy classes such as learning how to use
    databases, search the Internet, and to find, evaluate, and use subject-
    related information in areas such as health, travel, personal finance,
    and retirement. [Computer Class Planning Committee]
  • Partner with Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), ISU, and other organizations to improve information literacy and computer skills training. [Computer Class Planning Committee]
  • Promote the use of lifelong learning databases and materials, including
    their web presence. [Information Services Work Group and Virtual Reference Specialist]

Measures of Success:

  • At least 75% of customers who take a basic computer skills class will
    learn at least two new skills.
  • After the initial baseline year, the number of customers who attend an
    information literacy class will increase annually.
  • The use of lifelong learning databases offered by the library will increase by 3% annually.

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