New Directions Themes And Initiatives Summary

1.1 Digital Library Program: Create a Digital Library Program that addresses Library roles and responsibilities for the full lifecycle requirements (e.g., selection, acquisition, digitization, metadata creation & maintenance, access, preservation) of digital assets managed or licensed by The Library, as well as other program related needs (e.g., technical infrastructure, training, communications, assessment) . ( Lead: Bernie Hurley).
The Digital Library Program should address the needs of assets in all primary digital formats, starting with GIS and numeric data).

1.2 Digital Library Partnerships: Identify and pursue partnerships that advance the full range of digital library collections and services.

1.3 Capture the UCB Web: Capture a regular snapshot of the UCB web. ( Lead: Chuck Eckman)

2.1 Moffitt Library Renovation: Focus on the anticipated Moffitt Library renovation as an opportunity to implement our best thinking about students and library space on a large scale. From that experience, glean criteria to inform the design of other library spaces and prioritization of needs to be addressed according to available resources. (Lead: Beth Dupuis)

3.1 Assessment Program: AULs’ and Directors provide advice and leadership in developing The Library's capacity to assess. Develop assessment capacity plan (identify training needs, existing capacities, new skills and/or positions needed if any, and training opportunities). Identify an assessment network consisting of data contacts in main functional areas of the Library and identify where contacts need to be established. Seek out best practices in pockets of The Library and encourage those practices more broadly. Identify types of projects/issues best to measure quantitatively and qualitatively; surface milestones and accomplishments in addition to identifying “problems” and gaps. (Lead: Elise Woods)

3.2 Data Warehouse: Develop a Library “data warehouse” which serves as a centralized online repository for quantitative and qualitative data gathered about The Library to support assessment activities. Inventory all data currently collected (print collections, digital collections, circulation, reference, instruction, technical services, new ILS, etc). Survey existing campus-wide and Library-based data stores, identify other needed data points. (Lead: Elise Woods)

3.3 Web 2.0: Create and champion a Web 2.0 forum for staff to put up solutions to problems they’ve solved, pose questions, etc. (Lead: Chuck Eckman)

3.4 Diversity Fellowship Program: Advocate, launch and integrate the UCB Library Diversity Fellowship Program and staff development mentoring initiative into the Library workplace culture so as to influence the diversity profile of the Library workforce at all levels. This initiative complements the Chancellor’s Berkeley Initiative for Leadership on Diversity (BILD). (Lead: Susan Wong)

3.5 Training Program: Develop recommendations for a sustainable, cost-effective, relevant Library-wide Training Program. The design, development, leveraging and deployment of such Program will require initial focus on the following: (1) assess emerging technologies and core competencies and skill sets associated with the provision of 21st century academic Library administration, services and operations; (2) conduct inventory of current state of training and training needs; (3) identify benchmarks for training programs at peer institutions; (4) survey training delivery modes, training products and costs for curricula covering technical, business, administrative, and leadership topics; and (5) prioritize training recommendations with Library's strategic and business needs. (Lead: Susan Wong)

4.1 ILS Implementation: Select and implement a new integrated library system (ILS) as soon as possible as a foundation to the other starting points. (Lead: Bernie Hurley)

4.2 Enhance Discovery: Explore avenues for enhancing discovery at the network level, building strong strategic partnerships with other organizations and projects, and focusing our energy on areas (formats, topics, tools) which “add value” for researchers and scholars. Focus on developing principles to guide development and usability assessment of next generation discovery tools and processes that support new discovery methods, including those aspects of related library projects such as implementation of the new Integrated Library System and assessment of Next Generation Melvyl. (Lead: Beth Dupuis)

4.3 Record Upgrades: Upgrade all low-level records and load them into OCLC. (Lead: Lee Leighton)

5.1 IP Program: Convene all-campus workshop of interested parties to discuss intellectual property. Develop a Library-based pilot program to provide copyright services to campus. Then, go to the University for base funding. (Lead: Charles Faulhaber)

5.2 Copyright Officer: Develop position description and recruit for an expert with appropriate legal training and knowledge of copyright law to serve in an advisory capacity within the Library and campuswide on a range of IP-related issues. (Lead: Chuck Eckman)

6.1 Interpretative Programs: Scan for local and national models, resources and innovative techniques to aid the Library in establishing a clear and positive image of the Library’s services, programs, collections and expertise to our various constituencies. Develop a toolkit of approaches useful for library marketing. Research and propose specific activities to promote the library such as through traditional services, new services, social web tools, and exhibits. (Lead: Peter Zhou)

6.2 Branding: Focus on the Library's strategic communications to campus administrators, as well as local, regional and national media about the Library's contributions to teaching, research and scholarship. Make wider use of Library communications staff in Development Office. (Lead: Peter Zhou)

6.3 Faculty Reception: Host a reception for new faculty in fall semesters with Library representatives involved. ( Lead: Isabel Stirling)