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Notes for UUG Annual Report 2000-2001 6/21/01


Accomplishments and Work Underway

First meeting of the group, August 24, 2000

  • Have an undergraduate Web site in draft form - Tracy and Sarah
  • Made a connection with undergraduate dean Benedict (Dean for Student Life):
    Invited by him to Stochastic dinner at which Ann Wolpert spoke briefly and Libraries were the discussion topic of the evening - Margaret, Sarah, Catherine
  • Met with Peter Shulman, president of the Undergraduate Association, about two-way communication between Libraries and undergraduates - Margaret and Nina
  • Fostered good relations with the UA, as shown in Ann Wolpert's talk at the Stochastic dinner, Peter Shulman's presentation to Libraries' Visiting Committee
  • Met briefly with new UA president - Margaret
  • Participated in Reg Day in the spring, making contact with at least 100 undergraduates (total 268 students); had offer to participate in next year's UA survey on Reg Day
  • Visited Random Hall, an undergraduate dorm, to learn about student environments. Talked informally to a few students. Host: House master Nina
  • Met with Ruth Seidman to develop a communications plan - Margaret
  • Were asked to consider the Open Hours question and to make recommendations to Ginny Steel by September 2001. Collected information on peer universities' open hours and schedules. Developed outline of a "white paper" on hours.
  • Did a literature search on undergraduate library services - Sarah
  • Scanned MIT web pages and print publications to learn about the demographics of undergraduates and the academic and administrative structure of student life and learning at MIT - all
  • Segmented the undergraduate "market": freshmen and upperclassmen
  • Defined our service objectives as contributing to (1) undergraduate academic success at MIT, ideally through a library instruction program integrated with academic curricula, and (2) information literacy for undergraduates that will better prepare them for success in graduate education and in life-long learning