UC Merced Library Assessment

Structural

• Identify tasks/activities to outsource
• Incorporate Student First Center more fully to provide digital signage content and manage campus submissions
• Develop partnerships to cross-train students to provide research assistance
• Pursue post-doc and contract positions, as funding is available
• Investigate, plan, advocate for the space needs projected for 10k students as part of the 2020 Plan
• Implement project management process more fully
• Develop resource inventory and tracking
• Make common workflows visible to staff, e.g. HR processes, recruitment
• Identify additional funding streams
• Develop streamlined assessment
• Improve administrative and assessment support

   Political

• Develop a communication plan
• Establish library as digital curation clearinghouse
• Be strategic about IT and foster positive relationships with campus IT (work to improve building wifi) (1y)
• Create alliances with each of the schools through collaborative efforts, including grant proposals, initiatives, as well as exhibits focused on campus research
• Advocate for sustainable collection budget and planning for collection in academic program planning 

Human Resources

• Develop staffing plan for 6-7 years out to coincide with the 2020 Plan
• Ensure knowledge is documented for future staff, and that we get the right type and quantity of professional development to staff

Symbolic

• Create user stories
• Develop stories that celebrate dimensions/values
• Broadcast library’s vision

Structural

• Identify tasks/activities to outsource:
  • Incorporate Student First Center more fully to provide digital signage content and manage campus submissions
  • Move library website to the campus CMS for additional support
  • Completed the WMS implementation
  • Leverage CDL services for digital assets management
  • Use Box enterprise storage for document storage and sharing
  • Develop partnerships to cross-train students to provide research assistance
  • Revisit org chart as positions are added
• Pursue post-doc and contract positions, as funding is available
• Investigate, plan, advocate for the space needs projected for 10k students as part of the 2020 Plan
• Implement project management process more fully
• Develop resource inventory and tracking
• Make common workflows visible to staff, e.g. HR processes, recruitment
• Identify additional funding streams
• Develop streamlined assessment
• Improve administrative and assessment support

   Political

• Develop a communication plan
• Establish library as digital curation clearinghouse
• Be strategic about IT and foster positive relationships with campus IT (work to improve building wifi) (1y)
• Create alliances with each of the schools through collaborative efforts, including grant proposals, initiatives, as well as exhibits focused on campus research
• Advocate for sustainable collection budget and planning for collection in academic program planning 

Human Resources

• Develop staffing plan for 6-7 years out to coincide with the 2020 Plan
• Ensure knowledge is documented for future staff, and that we get the right type and quantity of professional development to staff

Symbolic

• Create user stories
• Develop stories that celebrate dimensions/values
• Broadcast library’s vision