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Library Mission Statement

The University of Oregon Libraries enriches the student learning experience, encourages exploration and research at all levels, and contributes to advancements in access to scholarly resources.

VISION

The UO Libraries will be an active and visible partner in the enhancement of learning and creation of new knowledge. We will engage students, faculty, and campus leadership in dynamic, user-centered processes for planning, delivering and assessing all programs, services, and information resources.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AND OBJECTIVES

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Support the life-cycle of scholarly content

OBJECTIVES

  • Accelerate the transition to electronic resources
  • Help users  create and manage their instructional and research content and to understand their copy rights
  • Expand opportunities for reliable dissemination of research, e.g., journal hosting and publishing services
  • Preserve and curate the products of UO research and scholarship

Build the multi-institutional library

OBJECTIVES

  • Make the Orbis-Cascade Alliance strategic agenda a priority   
  • Promote UO /OSU collaborations
  • Develop policies, procedures and services that advance the collaborative environment
  • Build and manage shared print and electronic archives

Improve the user experience

OBJECTIVES

  • Improve user interfaces to online systems and services
  • Re-purpose physical spaces to enhance learning and collaboration
  • Adopt research-based methods to analyze user behavior and requirements
  • Make student and faculty productivity a priority

Support instruction that fosters academic success

OBJECTIVES

  • Extend library  instruction to campus and online environments
  • Review and revise the library’s courses and curriculum   
  • Support the  application of effective educational  technologies  across the campus
  • Assess and improve the course management system (CMS) according to user requirements

Become a learning organization   

OBJECTIVES

  • Identify and implement best practices throughout the organization
  • Define a new set of core competencies for today’s information environment
  • Provide leadership programs and learning opportunities  for library managers
  • Provide deeper training and mentoring for student employees

Advance Diversity

OBJECTIVES

  • Increase diversity of collections
  • Contribute to an inclusive campus environment
  • Increase diversity of staff
  • Adopt universal design principles to improve accessibility

CURRENT INITIATIVES AND PRIORITIES (2010-2011)

Central Library Policy Manual: Consolidation of library policies and procedures.

Creative Musician's Workstations: Installing three advanced computer workstations in the Douglass Room for students to use in composing, editing, and notating compositions; mixing and editing audio projects; and integrating audio and video content for intermedia works.

Digital Infrastructure Upgrade: assessment and upgrade of digitization and scanning facilities

e-Asia Technical Infrastructure Migration: Reviewed e-Asia digital library technical requirements and migrated from ColdFusion/Joomla to PHP/Drupal.

LibQual + Analysis: Categorization and analysis of open entry responses to the 200 LibQual+ survey.

New Science Library Planning: In June 2009, Dean of Libraries, Deb Carver, initiated a long-term planning effort for a new and/or renovated Science Library.   A small planning group was convened, a consultant was engaged (Shepley Bulfinch Richardson Abbot), and a vision is taking shape.  

Univ. Library Committee Envisioning Process: The University Library Committee is articulating a shared vision that is appropriate to the mission of the university and adequately addresses the changing information needs of our students and faculty.

Expand Library OA Journal Publishing Support: Develop a library-wide team and expanded list of informational and production services for Open Access (OA) journal publishing.

Access to Law Microforms: Assess current Law microform collections and improve cataloging, storage, and access.

GIST Pilot Project: Test and evaluate the Getting It System Toolkit (GIST) as a tool for integrating and optimizing acquisition and interlibrary loan services and promoting regional collection diversity.

PCUN Project: On June 6, 2011, the UO Libraries will begin accessioning the permanent archives of the PCUN Oregon's Farmworker Union (Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste • Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United). This collection will enable significant research and learning opportunities for students, faculty, and visiting scholars, while simultaneously strengthening ongoing connections to the Latino/a community in Oregon.

PAST INITIATIVES



ASSESSMENT AND ANNUAL REPORTS


Maintained by: Andrew Bonamici, bonamici@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 04/25/2011