2010 Information Resources
Annual Report
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Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................... 3
Highlights of the Year .................................................................................................................................... 4
Accomplishments against Major Objectives [Goals] .................................................................................... 5
Library Management..................................................................................................................................... 6
Unmet Needs ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Goals for Next Year ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Additional statistics or supporting material ................................................................................................. 9
Statistic 1 ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Statistic 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 9
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Executive Summary
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Highlights of the Year
Accomplishments against Major Objectives [Goals]
In setting objectives for the year, we align them with the firm’s strategies and goals. Our objectives in
2010 were to:
Information Resource Objectives Firm’s Strategies/Goals
Improve the ability of lawyers to use print and Provide our clients support by lawyers who are
electronic resources considered experts in their area of practice
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Objective 3
What follows is a list of the department’s objectives with an update or brief report on goals:
Objective 1: Improve the ability of lawyers to use print and electronic resources
At the beginning of 2010, we set several goals to assist us in meeting this objective. The following are
the accomplishments that came out of these goals: [start with action verbs for each goal]
Provided mandatory training for summer associates and fall associates to enable them to
understand how to use both print and electronic resources appropriately as they conduct their
research. The training focused on when to use each format followed by examples from senior
associates that demonstrated the techniques. As a result, we had 131 more questions from
associates than last year on what print resource to use for particular questions.
Created a research wiki for the associates use in sharing research questions/answers. ….
Assigned a research librarian to each new associate to act as a research mentor, provide
additional one on one training…
Objective 2: …
Library Management
List each of the areas of management along with a brief summary and supporting statistics. Be as brief
as possible while getting your point across.
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Budget against expenditure
Cost recovery and/or containment
Staffing
Processes
Collections
Electronic resource usage
Facilities
Professional development
Staff members with exceptional accomplishments
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Unmet Needs
List areas where your department could not provide requested services and why.
Goals for Next Year
Briefly list the goals you’ve defined for next year.
Additional statistics or supporting material
Statistic 1
Statistic 2
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