Strategic Plan

Goals

• Meet the scholarly, clinical, creative information needs of UCR’s diverse communities

  OBJECTIVE	PROGRESS
  Play a leadership role on systemwide committees that shape shared collections	UCR Library chaired the 13 person UC Shared Collections Licensing Group which determines how the UC Libraries co-invest $60 million to license electronic journals, databases, ebook packages, etc.
  Conduct mapping of key programs and evaluate the ability of existing collections to support them	Acquired 183 Primary Source Collections to support Black Study and Chicanx and LatinX programs
  Develop metric for Water Resource Archive monographic and journal location and research support	Established metrics for Water Resources Collections and Archive based on geographic location, rarity, format, condition, currency, and usage, amongst others. Location implementation portion of the metric applied to over 80% of the collection.
  Expand Special Collections and University Archives holdings to meet local UCR teaching and research missions	Partnered with Chicano Student Programs, Teatro Quinto Sol, the Encuentros, Student Participatory Research Project (ESPARiTU), to inventory, digitize, and make accessible Nuestra Cosa, the “Chicano alternative newspaper” founded by Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A.) de UCR in December 1972.
  Invest in deep local collections to support the unique research and teaching agendas at UCR	Secured access to the Native American Heritage Month Digital Collection
  Support open access publishing	Provided key leadership in analyzing and negotiating University of California transformative agreements, including American Society for Microbiology, Biochemical Society/Portland Press, Elsevier, Oxford University Press, PLoS, Royal Society, SAGE, Springer Nature
  Provide ongoing support for shared integrated library systems
  Invest in continuous development of metadata and technical services staff skills	81% increase in usage of UCR digital collections FY23: 188,053 FY24: 341,085
  Create Digitization Laboratory in Rivera Library to enhance access to content and to preserve born digital content
  Create a print preservation laboratory in Rivera Library to enhance the conservation and care of Special Collections

• Enhance the Library's role as a dynamic learning space for the UCR community and the peoples of Inland Southern California

  OBJECTIVE	PROGRESS
  Become a key hub for experiential learning on the UCR campus	5 exhibits in both libraries in 2023 - increased to 9 in 2024 Creat'R Lab updates Unexpected Artifacts exhibit Carlos Cortes Exhibit
  Create single sign-on access to UCR Library online resources	Implemented OpenAthens authentication at UCR. More than 3000 unique users took advantage of the service even before the soft launch of the integrated communication campaign.
  Create unified service desks in both the Rivera and Orbach Libraries for accessing physical and digital resources, interlibrary loan, reference, and ITS' BearHelp	Integrated BearHelp into a consolidated service desk with reference support (Library Support) in Rivera and Orbach libraries.

• Increase the role of the UCR Library as a key hub for the inclusive dissemination of information, digital, and other literacies on campus and for the peoples of Inland Southern California

  OBJECTIVE	PROGRESS
  Align reference and instruction services with campus student success initiatives and goals	In-person Reference saw a 55% increase in patron reference inquiries served between 2022-2023 and 2023-2024; Virtual Reference saw a 19% increase in patron reference inquiries
  Develop, in collaboration with XCITE and other campus stakeholders, support for innovative instructional practices and needs	Established or expanded partnerships with the Division of Undergraduate Education towards student success initiatives, including an Art Night (photo below)
  Support campus assessment efforts of teaching

• Serve as a key research partner for UCR's diverse faculty and student population and the peoples of Inland Southern California

  INITIATIVE	PROGRESS
  Develop a robust Digital Scholarship Program to serve the needs of UCR’s diverse student population and the research agendas of the UCR faculty	Block Party VR Booth (Sept. 2024): Engaged 5,000 students Integrated Bioengineering course with Professor Robert McKee (109 students) using SolidWorks 3D modeling Hosted 3 GIS workshops (25 in person attendees, 3817 views of the recorded workshops on Youtube).
  Expand experiential learning spaces in the UCR Library buildings	Hosted a month-long robotics camp 840+ participants reached in Creat'R and Robotics Lab workshops

• Invest in the professional growth and success of the UCR Library staff

  OBJECTIVE	PROGRESS
  Continue commitment to hiring, empowering, and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the diverse UCR communities	Successfully qualified a cataloger as a participant in the Library of Congress' Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO) Comics and Fiction Funnel