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 staff served on and chaired key UC-wide collection groups
  Conduct mapping of key programs and evaluate the ability of existing collections to support them	Identified new and high output UCR programs and assessed readiness of existing collections to support them
  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	Coordinated a comprehensive systemwide plan for outreach and support for OA publishing
  Provide ongoing support for shared integrated library systems	Backlog of more than 500 requests was eliminated and turnaround times from submission of a request to delivery of materials reduced from months to no more than 3 days.
  Invest in continuous development of metadata and technical services staff skills
  Create Digitization Laboratory in Rivera Library to enhance access to content and to preserve born digital content	Designed and began construction of a Rivera Digitization Lab to be completed in 2024.
  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	Launched Scholarly Technology and Research (STAR) Lab, Robotics Lab, 2DXP (3-D Experience) Lab providing students and faculty from all disciplines access to data, high-end technology and software.
  Create single sign-on access to UCR Library online resources
  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	Reference transactions increased by 70% in Fall 2023 compared to Fall 2022
  Develop, in collaboration with XCITE and other campus stakeholders, support for innovative instructional practices and needs	Hired Student Success and Engagement Librarian, Instructional Design Librarian, and STEM Teaching Librarian
  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	Launched a Summer Digital Scholarship Certificate Program to promote information and digital literacy; Hosted more than 1200 learners over the course of 2200 total hours; workshops reached thousands of viewers beyond UCR through YouTube; Significantly expanded CreatR Lab services
  Expand experiential learning spaces in the UCR Library buildings	Launched Scholarly Technology and Research (STAR) Lab, Robotics Lab, 2DXP (3-D Experience) Lab providing students and faculty from all disciplines access to data, high-end technology and software.

• 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