Aligning Library Strategy and Structure With the Campus Academic Plan: A Case Study

Franklin, Brinley

doi:10.1080/01930820903090862

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“…To dispense with these roles in favour of those focused on performing particular functions across different disciplines (including specialised information literacy education or research data management) may be seen as a radical departure. For some time, there has been an expectation that academic libraries would radically reshape their organisational structures in response to rapid changes in the information environment and the shifting focus of academic libraries away from managing print collections towards providing user-focused services (Biddiscombe, 2002;Corrall, 2014;East, 2007;Franklin, 2009;Jantz, 2012;Jeal, 2014;Moran, 2001: Stueart andMoran, 2007). However, until now this has not occurred, and instead libraries have arguably 'reorganised around the edges instead of completely discarding their old structure and beginning anew' (Stueart and Moran, 2007: 188).…”

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Subject vs. functional: Should subject librarians be replaced by functional specialists in academic libraries?

Hoodless

Pinfield

2016

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This paper focuses on the move by some academic libraries to replace subject-based organisational structures with new functional structures, introducing functional specialists instead of subject librarians. It reports 11 in-depth semi-structured interviews with senior managers in UK libraries discussing their attitudes to this change. Key drivers for change included the desire to align the library more closely with institutional strategy and provide enhanced research support. However, there were also major concerns, particularly the loss of close relationships with academic departments. Little consensus emerged apart from agreement that this is a major current debate impacting significantly on the future positioning of libraries in their institutions.

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Subject vs. functional: Should subject librarians be replaced by functional specialists in academic libraries?

Hoodless

Pinfield

2016

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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“…Purchasing decisions must be connected to and justified by organizational priorities and existing subject area coverage. Among the relevant citations, several made a connection between the library's collection activities and larger strategic imperatives, particularly Franklin (2009) who emphasized the role of an "assessment culture" in demonstrating value, and Franklin again in 2012, discussing the importance of "demonstrat[ing] the value of the academic research library in providing quality services that advance the institutional mission" (p. 94). A number of citations linked budget allocation formulas to strategic goals (e.g., Cochrane, 1995;Kalyan, 2003).…”

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Collection Assessment and the Library Liaison Program: A Practical Focus

Brennan

2015

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In the fall of 2013, the George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library (HHSL) undertook a collection assessment and development project to determine journal and monograph holdings across the Penn State University Libraries in subject areas related to librarian liaison assignments in the health sciences at Penn State Hershey. This project had several aims: a) to assist in collection development activities by showing current journal and monograph holdings in relation to liaison areas in a way related to the strategic plans of the HHSL, the medical center, and University Libraries; b) to inform library users of holdings and improve access; and c) to assist liaison librarians in acquiring a more complete understanding of core resources in their liaison areas. This article presents the process involved in the assessment and development project, connections with relevant areas of the strategic plans, and areas for further improvement.

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“…Without direction, whether that is the goals of the academic institution, those of the library, or simply those of a team within the library, a project could miss the mark. Other literature also discusses the broader impact of a library's structure on its projects in relation to how closely it has updated and reimagined itself alongside the academic institution (Nutefall & Chadwell, 2012;Franklin, 2009). Libraries must be willing to adjust and change in order to respond to the needs of the patrons.…”

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Going Local: Creating Unique and Special Collections in an Academic Library

Lomness¹

2016

Where Do We Go From Here? Charleston Conference Proceedings 2015

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Over the past two years, the University of British Columbia-Okanagan Library has undertaken a review to update their special collections and focus on the local geographical areas and targeted populations. From this, a localized, accessible, and unique collection has emerged that can better serve the students and faculty on campus, as well as community user groups in the area. This project helped to grow the community engagement focused strategic direction of the university and increase the visibility of the library in the surrounding community through building new relationships. This paper will focus on examining the roles libraries can play in developing targeted and focused special collections, drawing from recent experience in reimagining and expanding an existing special collections section within a newer academic campus library. It is hoped that this paper can spark considerations of the impact special collections can have on the strategic goals of a library or university or college, and on the roles and responsibilities academic libraries have in preserving local history.

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Aligning Library Strategy and Structure With the Campus Academic Plan: A Case Study

Cited by 28 publications

References 4 publications

Subject vs. functional: Should subject librarians be replaced by functional specialists in academic libraries?

Subject vs. functional: Should subject librarians be replaced by functional specialists in academic libraries?

Collection Assessment and the Library Liaison Program: A Practical Focus

Going Local: Creating Unique and Special Collections in an Academic Library

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