| Current Status | Critical Needs | Long Range Goals | ||
| 1 | Compensation: staff compensation attracts individuals with skill and experience to meet institutional needs | Staff salaries are below CLAC averages | Technical and support positions must have higher salary scale | Regular analysis of peer institutions salary scales |
| 2 | Promotions: opportunities for promotions and growth in salary motivate staff and improve retention | Cost of living increases have been regular; some promotions occurred in 1995 | Several staff lines must be reclassified; reorganize ICS departmental structure to improve service, communication, productivity | Emphasize career growth; promote from within when possible |
| 3 | Professional development: information technology staff attend conferences and seminars in their fields on a regular basis and contribute original work at these events. | Approx. 40% of staff attend conferences on a regular basis; approx. 20% contribute | Increased funding for staff participation in conferences and seminars | Professional development becomes part of annual performance review; internal development opportunities |
| 4 | Periodicals: The college community has access to professional periodicals, both printed and on-line, in the information resources fields. | A broad range of periodicals are received and made available to staff and clients; web sources are publicized | Increased access to CDROM and web-based information resources | Subscriptions to strategic information digests such as Gartner Group |
| 5 | Staff currency: all information resources personnel have the means for continuous training to stay abreast of technology and usage. | Staff training is not continuous; funding is limiting factor | Increased funding for staff training to remain current with technological advances needed by campus | Specific R & D facility and time allocated to exploration and testing on behalf of clients |
Contact: Scott Siddall, Information and Computing Services,
scott@siddall.info
Edited: 01-27-97