We will track the increase in public use of the library by keeping track on the number of people who visit the library. The community and thus the library is growing and as the demands of our patrons increase, the library is dedicated to meeting these needs by taking a leadership role in becoming the information utility for the community. This will involve a more aggressive use of technology, and greater training for the library staff. In addition, the library plans to request one ISDN line for the Internet access computers so that both the patrons and the staff will have quicker and more efficient access to the Internet. Staff plan to continue to participate in all Texas State Library and System technology workshops.
Staff also attends automation vendor training opportunities.
The staff person in charge of technology has been scheduled to attend Novell training classes and Internet classes at a local community college. All staff are currently reading information on the Internet. Library staff will have more access points at their disposal for answering questions and library patrons will also have more direct access points to find the information they need. The additional access points to the automation system will enable patrons to know which materials are available in access materials available in the library. Technical library staff will use the access to improve information to cataloging information and information on what other materials are available for purchase.