The UC Merced Library assures long-term digital access to intellectual assets through curation and preservation, and by promoting effective information management practices among scholars.
Goals | Status | Resources Needed | Challenges | SAF Connection |
Maintain: | ||||
Current digitization capabilities in support of instruction and research. | Operational: Assess, maintain, improve. | Digital Assets Librarian (Assoc Lib), funding to maintain operations. | Copyright issues. Workload to identify sources and clear rights. Opportunity to transform practices to promote open educational resources. | All |
Local and institutional digital assets (Clark Center collection, University Archives, ETDs, etc.) | Implement UCLDC by 2016. | Digital archivist/metadata specialist (Asst Lib), funding for ongoing costs. | Emerging standards. Limited workload capacity. Need for ongoing curating/maintenance; sustainable business models. | All |
Create: | ||||
Infrastructure, policy, governance, curation for campus research data, w/ campus partners | Strategic aim. Implement by 2016. | Post-docs, GSA, funding. | Establishing campus partnerships. Securing funding and political will. | All |
Open access scholarly resources to support learning and research needs. | Strategic aim. Implement by 2016. | Scholarly Communications Librarian (Assoc Lib), Postdocs, GSAs, funding. | Adherence to traditional teaching and publication models, such as the textbook. Securing funding and political will. | All |
Stories of the San Joaquin digital museum.
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Strategic aim. Open timeline. | SA, GSA, Post-docs, funding for the work and ongoing costs. | Securing funding and political will. Space | TBD |
Digital primary research resources related to the themes of food, water, energy, and health. | Strategic aim. Open timeline. | SA, GSA, Post-docs, funding for the work and ongoing costs. | Establishing campus partnerships. Securing funding and political will. Space. | TBD |
Digitization Center of Excellence in collaboration with UC Libraries. | Strategic aim. Open timeline. | SA, GSA, Post-docs, funding for the work and ongoing costs. | Establishing UC partnerships. Building capacity. | All |
Program/services in collaboration with SpARC to support geospatial information. | Strategic aim. Open timeline. | Expertise, collaboration with SpARC, funding. | Establishing campus partnerships. Securing funding for increased capacity, and political will. |
TBD |