1. Purposeful Path Forward
UConn Library
Purposeful Path Forward
Martha Bedard
Vice Provost for Libraries
University Senate Meeting
May 2, 2016

2. The UConn Library Our Vision Our Mission
The Knowledge and Inspiration Hub
Our Mission
The UConn Libraries is a transformative partner in inspiring groundbreaking research and advancing learning, teaching, and entrepreneurial thinking. Our outstanding resources, expert staff, and collaborative environments empower our communities to explore new fields of inquiry and seek revolutionary solutions.
Embarked on defining the future of the Library
Focus groups
Retreats
Town Hall meetings
Resulted in a revised mission and vision statement and a Purposeful Path Forward

3. The Libraries Purposeful Path Forward
Our strategic framework for creating actionable goals
Three Programmatic Priorities
Inspiration Hub
Scholarly Engine
Collective & Selective Collections
Two Empowering Priorities
Operational Excellence
Innovative Spaces
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4. Inspiration Hub
Learning and exploration through a multidisciplinary hub of activity
Highlights
Completed the first phase of a MakerSpace with the introduction of a 3D printing lab
Installed the Google Earth immersion experience known as the Liquid Galaxy
Welcomed the UConn Entrepreneurship & Innovation Consortium office
Sponsored salons and student exhibit with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
“Just. Amazing. I spent like 20 minutes there circling the Golden Gate Bridge. Pretty sure people were staring at me. I didn't care. The experience was worth every moment of missed class.” – Liquid Galaxy user

5. Scholarly Engine
Collaborating in the production, dissemination, preservation and access to UConn’s scholarly work
Highlights
Engaged in Open Educational Resources
Received $100,000 grant from Davis Educational Foundation
Served on UConn and state-wide committees
Facilitated Dr. Neth’s chemistry textbook which will save students $400,000 over five years
Partnered with DMD on the Design Studio grant through the Mellon Foundation
Supported the University’s first online journal in Digital Commons - Quiet Corner Interdisciplinary Journal
In 2015 our librarians worked with 16,000 students and faculty through classes and reference requests

6. Collective & Selective Collections
Developing a robust and unique collection that supports the UConn community
Highlights
Acquired collections of distinction in Archives & Special Collections
Robin Romano – Human Rights
Ed Young – Children’s Literature
Stuart Rothenberg – Political Analyst
Shared works with digital repositories such as HathiTrust Digital Library, Digital Public Library of America, and Academic Preservation Trust
Joined the Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust (EAST) shared print retention partnership
The Thomas J. Dodd Papers have been viewed more than 2,800 times since the launch of the CT Digital Archive in 2013

7. Operational Excellence
Building a structure that is both constant and flexible
Highlights
Realized a ‘One UConn Library’ with restructuring to include direct reporting with the UConn Health Library and deeper collaboration in areas such as website and collection purchases
Achieved efficiencies with the implementation of an integrated library management system
Partnered with CETL to provide direct links to library resources through HuskyCT
Adopted a ‘scrum’ project management framework for greater agility
Upgraded entrance/exits required the re-tagging of 836,000 items over 9 months

8. Innovative Spaces
Providing diverse environments that enable learning, research, and collaboration
Highlights
Developed a Master Plan for Homer Babbidge Library to begin this summer
Humanities Institute to the 4th floor
Planning for board room on 4th Floor
Move and expand academic tutoring centers (Q, W & L) to the 3rd floor
Compact shelving additions on Level A
Coordinated unique partnership with the Hartford Public Library for Hartford Campus move
Homer Babbidge Library welcomed 1,387,438 people in 2015, up 50,000 from 2014

9. Provost’s Library Advisory Committee
Maureen Croteau, Journalism – Chair Michael Ambroselli, Graduate Student Senate
Pamela Bedore, English
Monica Bock, Art & Art History
Colleen Delaney, Nursing
Amy Dunbar, Accounting
Erica Elechicon, Undergraduate Student Government
Shinae Jang, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Kyu-Hwan Lee, Mathematics
Carolyn Lin, Communication Sciences
Anita Morzillo, Natural Resources and the Environment
Edward Neth, Chemistry
R. Thane Papke, Molecular & Cell Biology
Sylvia Schafer, History
Joan Smyth, Pathobiology & Veterinary Science
Mary Truxaw, Curriculum & Instruction
Olga Vinogradova, Pharmaceutical Sciences