ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Libraries Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Pillar One: Student Access and Success
Partner with the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ community to provide appropriate, welcoming spaces, programs, and services that help students develop skills to be successful in their academic endeavors, and as researchers, scholars, informed citizens, and life-long learners.
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Consistent with accreditation requirements, maintain a qualified library faculty and staff to provide the information resources, instruction, and research support necessary to advance the University’s educational objectives and programs.
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Provide and invest in safe, inclusive, innovative, and well-equipped learning spaces that support creativity, innovation, and academic success.
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Generate programming and collaborations with partners vested in enriching student learning and belonging.
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Grow the Libraries’ contributions to key ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ instructional priorities, including increasing retention and graduation rates, reducing equity gaps within student success metrics, and enhancing student verbal and written competencies necessary for a qualified future workforce.
Pillar Two: Graduate Education
Develop collections, services, and spaces that facilitate graduate education and research and showcase the impact of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s graduate students on scholarship and service.
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Develop comprehensive collections that foster research in existing graduate programs and allow for new program development.
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Grow services tailored to the research needs of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s graduate students.
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Provide designated spaces for graduate students in the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Libraries that foster multidisciplinary research collaborations and allow for specialized programs and events.
Pillar Three: Research, Discovery, Creative Works
Participate in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s internationally recognized research and scholarship endeavors that will improve our community and quality of life.
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Build and maintain capacity to actively engage in data management and digital data curation at all stages in the research life cycle.
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Establish the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Libraries as a knowledge discovery hub by hosting research- focused events, programs, and speakers in partnership with the campus and ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Health research enterprise.
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Develop and maintain creative spaces in the libraries to incorporate new technologies for research and knowledge development.
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Develop library expertise in grant writing, procuring and managing external funding, as well as in marketing and promotion.
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Invest in and maintain research level collections, and archival and scholarship repositories that support interdisciplinary and problem-based research.
Pillar Four: University Community Engagement
Foster mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships across the Gulf Coast region.
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Engage with community partners through special collections, accessible programming, and promotion of faculty and student research.
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Expand the holdings and use of archival resources that reflect and support our diverse local and regional communities.
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Build relationships that facilitate teaching and learning, and foster opportunities for community-based participatory research through civic engagement.
Pillar Five: Excellence in Healthcare
Support excellence in healthcare to advance and improve patient care, community health and well-being, and scientific research.
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Promote evidence based practice into patient care and clinical research.
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Facilitate and expand connections to educate health professionals about library resources that support excellent clinical care to patients.
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Advance the dissemination of consumer health resources within the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Health System to foster health and wellness literacy within the community.
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Expand services and programs to meet the expectations of excellence in healthcare of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Health patients and families.
Pillar Six: Employee Experience
Create a work environment that retains and attracts highly competent faculty and staff and provides pathways for their success.
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Improve communication and collaboration across libraries and departments.
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Provide competitive and equitable salaries to attract and retain excellent faculty and staff.
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Invest in developing faculty and staff to provide new skills to address changing university needs.
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Create an inclusive culture that will enable employees to excel.
Pillar Seven: Stewardship
Engage in responsible planning and resource management to ensure excellent service to our patrons.
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Maintain strong relationships with the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Development Office and ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Foundation to maximize funding for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Libraries.
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Engage in continual stewardship and assessment of collections, services, and programs.
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Collaboratively develop processes to seek appropriate external funding opportunities.
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Libraries Strategic Plan Steering Committee
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Rachel Fenske, Biomedical Library, Chair
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Amia Baker, MCOB Library
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Deborah Gurt, McCall Library
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Gail Kouame, Biomedical Library
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Lisa Leinhos, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Libraries Collections
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Dr. Pamela Moore, Chair, University Libraries Committee
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Beth Shepard, Marx Library Reference & Instruction
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Rebecca Young, Marx Library Interlibrary Loan
Approved by the Executive Director of University Libraries
August 2023