Summaries from January 2016 Retreat Discussions

Collections

  • Topic:  Lead regional and national efforts to shape cooperative collections and related services
  • Collections, PDF

 Culture of Research and Development

Discovery

  • Topic:  Optimize discovery of, access to, and accessibility of all library resources, collections, and services
  • Discovery, PDF

Strategic Planning, Education and Training

Strategic Planning, Experts

  • Topic: Systematize access to library experts and increase internal and external collaborations, including mechanisms for user requests for assistance and instructional support AND Expand the library liaison program strategically to include assigned liaisons for student affairs, administrative units, research units, and campus-affiliated organizations
  • Experts, PDF

Strategic Planning, International

  • Topic: Leverage international engagement to develop unique collections, services, and partnerships that support the University’s globalization efforts
  • International, PDF

Strategic Planning, Master Plan

  • Topic: Review and revise the Library Master Plan to reflect emerging technologies, new service models, changes in scholarly communications, user preferences, and to address deferred maintenance and accessibility
  • Master Plan, PDF

Strategic Planning, Organizational Culture

  • Topic:  How can the University Library promote a vibrant and dynamic organizational culture and structure that is supportive of and benefits from diversity and inclusion?
  • Organizational Culture, PDF

Outreach

  • Topic:  Develop a consistent and integrated library-wide outreach, engagement, and marketing strategy, including a designated unit and staff to support this work
  • Outreach, PDF

Research Data Services

  • Topic:  Expand research data services and accompanying education initiatives, focusing on data curation, use, and dissemination
  • Research Data Services, PDF

Researcher Information Management Systems

  • Topic:  How can the Illinois Research Connections database and related service support both the Library’s and the campus’ strategic goal to develop and make available stronger infrastructure to foster scholarship, discovery and innovation?
  • Researcher Information Management Systems, PDF

Strategic Planning, Scholarly Communications Life Cycle

Strategic Planning, Space Audit

Support Research Groups

  • Topic:  How can the Library form cross-functional teams of experts to support and partner with individual researchers and research groups?
  • Support Research Groups, PDF

Strategic Planning, Tools of Scholarship

  • Topic:  Support student and faculty access to and experimentation with new and innovative tools of scholarship
  • Tools of Scholarship, PDF