Strategic Actions, Goals and Accomplishments

Administration : Key Activities and Accomplishments 

Owned by Nancy Turner
Last updated: Dec 03, 2020
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FY19-20

  • Coordination of the move of all library physical property and equipment from Paley to Charles
  • Scheduling and supervision of students packing the Paley collection and assistance ingesting the collection into the ASRS (unit-wide)
  • Development and rollout of the Student Building Supervisor student worker program (departmental effort with a lot of individual work and accomplishment on JP's part)
  • Proposal for upgrade of Kardon lighting from fluorescent to LED, and installation 
  • Development and implementation of ASRS safety documentation and protocols 
  • Learning CAD and beginning certification for the AMX systems in Charles 
  • Development of room reservation system for space in Charles
  • Creation of Evening Building Supervisor position and hiring/onboarding Jim
  • Outside events in library – we were able to schedule, work with groups on room needs, setup the rooms, and provide support on the day of for dozens of events each month
  • Organized many tours of the library – included procuring tour guides for most of these Added additional seating throughout Charles
  • Successfully handled all of the paperwork/computer work for the hiring of the Graduate Externs for the DSS 
  • Organized the Cultural Analytics Certificate – created spreadsheet of the students in the program and checked for completion of courses. Should have the first “graduate” of the program in FY21. 
  • Organized and updated the key tracking program on Microsoft Access with all the new keys – handled the return of old keys and assignment of new keys 

FY 18-19


  • Support for the Charles move has involved planning and preparing for numerous and varied aspects of the project, ranging from staff seating, keys and coring, alarm systems and codes, swipe access, FFE move from Paley, developing the move timeline, phone systems, conference room scheduling, and storage room assignments. 
  • Successfully hired the new position of Library Facilities Superintendent. 
  • Developed policies for room use, including Charles multipurpose and event spaces.
  • With Nancy Turner, standardize procedure for grants application review. 
  • Streamlined and documented process for data collection related to expenditures for Annual Reporting as well as ARL and IPEDS. 
  • Worked with Communications and Diversity & Inclusion to implement accessibility best practices for programming and events. 
  • Worked with Communications to develop and expand content for social media and promotion 
  • Continue management of all services related to shipping and receiving as well as coordinating with University Trade Unions for maintenance service throughout Paley.
  • Provide additional support to movers to expedite transfer of oversize pieces from Paley to Charles.