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Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2008 (No. 35), Jay Schafer
Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2008 (No. 35), Jay Schafer
Library News for the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries
Message from Jay:
Anticipating the campus ten-year New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) institutional reaccreditationprocess in 2009 (originally scheduled for 2008 but postponed for a year due to campus circumstances), UMass AmherstLibraries initiated a “self-study” process to assess our progress since the 1997 review. The final Self Study Report included the usual documentation of goals, accomplishments, and statistical comparisons. Unique to our Report were two exceptional vision statements created in a collaborative process by Library staff – “Focusing on Undergraduates” and“Serving the Graduate and Research Mission.” In December 2007, a team of four distinguished library professionals visited the …
Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2008 (No. 36), Jay Schafer
Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2008 (No. 36), Jay Schafer
Library News for the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries
Message from Jay:
There is no question – UMass Amherst librarians and staff are world class. Featured in this Newsletter are photos taken during “First Week” and other occasions. You will notice a common theme of the “question mark.” What symbol better characterizes the mission of UMass Amherst? Higher education is all about the pursuit ofknowledge and the creation of new knowledge through the research process. Libraries and librarians are an essential component in this process. I am extremely proud of the achievements of our librarians and staff – some of which are clearly described in this Newsletter. When I’m …