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Action Plan: Goal 1

Goal 1. Strengthen membership and increase participation in USAIN by members and other agricultural information professionals.

Objectives:

  1. Broaden membership base.
  2. Retain present members and increase participation.
  3. Increase communication between the membership and the Executive Council

Objective 1. Broaden membership base. (top)

ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE
1. Continue membership recruitment and retention strategies. Executive Council and Membership Annual
2. Continue recognition programs for outstanding individuals in the field of or supporting agricultural information, whether network members or not. Awards & Honors Committee Annual
3. Encourage new librarians with conference scholarships Awards & Honors Committee Annual

 

Objective 2. Retain present members and increase participation of membership. (top)

ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE
1. Develop a membership survey. Take action to address and meet these needs and interests Executive Council, Membership, & Ad Hoc Committees Every 3 years

2. Facilitate electronic/virtual participation

 Executive Council, Communications Ongoing
3. Develop and maintain mentoring programs within USAIN and in cooperation with other organizations Executive Council June 2002
4. Coordinate with othe organizations of similar interests to plan/participate in programs on timely subjects Executive Council, Interest Groups Ongoing
5. Review the role and performance of Interest Groups on a regular basis Executive Council, Interest Groups Ongoing
5a. Act on recommendations of interest group task force. Executive Council June 2001

 

Objective 3. Improve the communication between and among the membership and Executive Council. (top)

ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE
1 .Distribute the action plan to members and solicit their feedback. Executive Council Every 3 years
2. Facilitate electronic/virtual participation. Encourage greater use of usain.org and USAIN-L by Executive Council and Interest Groups. Executive Council, Communications Ongoing
3. Ensure that the USAIN web site promotes effective communication with members and nonmembers.

Executive Council, Communications

 Ongoing
4. Develop a mechanism to provide regular updates from the Executive Council, the Committees and the Interest Groups to the membership. Executive Council Ongoing
5. Examine the organizations structure to see if it meets the needs of 21st century agricultural information specialists. Executive Council Ongoing