Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives for AUL/Collection
Development and Management and CDC, 2007/08
Academic Excellence
I
Strategic Goal I : Improve the quality of scholarly resources and information
services that support the advancement of academic excellence at Rutgers
I.A.
Expand the collections both electronic and in print to the level of our peer
institutions
I.A.
Comment: primarily, but not exclusively, dependent on funding
I.A.
Objective 1: Build case for increased funding using data from aspirant
institutions, compiling lists of requested items that can't be funded,
especially for databases and e-journals, and identifying new areas of
academic growth
I.A.
AUL/CDM Measurable Outcome: Prepare collections budget request statement
reflecting data from aspirant institutions, identifying specific major gaps in
collection, and new areas of academic growth.
CDC Measurable outcome: CDC Subject Team Heads will comply lists of
requested databases and ejournal not able to purchase; CDC members (and
I.A.
others) will help comply comparative data from aspirant institutions on databases
availability in specific subject areas, help identify new areas of academic growth.
I.A.
Objective 2: Seek out grant and donation opportunities for collections both cash and gifts in kind.
I.A.
AUL/CDM Measurable Outcome: Work with RUL D.O.D. officer to pursue grant
and fundraising opportunities for collections. Oversee the preparation of NEH
Challenge Grant for global and international studies.
I.A.
CDC Measurable outcome: Inform AUL/CDC about potential cash or gifts-in-kind
related to collections
I.A.
Objective 3: Identify opportunities to better integrated freely available
scholarly and informational resources from the internet into RUL's
information network
I.A.
CDC Measurable Outcome: Review policies related to the criteria for selecting
and cataloging of freely available internet resources. Identify google books that
can be added links to 856 file in existing RUL MARC records
Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives for AUL/Collection
Development and Management and CDC, 2007/08
Academic Excellence
I
Strategic Goal I : Improve the quality of scholarly resources and information
services that support the advancement of academic excellence at Rutgers
I.A.
Objective 4: Create new finding aids or subject research guides that are
needed, especially in areas of interdisciplinary research and teaching
Measurable Outcome: Creation of at least 3 new finding aid: possible topics are
water resources, global warming, stem cell research (including ethical, political
I.A.
and legislative aspects), transportation, immigration and migration studies.
Identify interns or graduate assistants who could work on this project.
Adopt or develop tools that provide easy, seamless, reliable, and
convenient access to both online and traditional scholarly resources,
I.B.
wherever they are located, such as cross-database searching, link
resolvers, and citation software
I.B.
N/A
I.C
Address information competency standards for students through
information literacy materials, services, and programs in partnership with
the teaching faculty
I.C
N/A
I.D
Support academic excellence and a richer intellectual life at the university
through increased diversity of the Libraries’ workforce
I.D
CDC Objective 1: Identify collection areas where foreign language expertise
is lacking
I.D
CDC measurable outcome: Produce list of areas where foreign language
expertise is lacking
I.E
Build a preservation program for the collections in all formats to ensure that
critical and unique collections remain available in perpetuity
I.E
Objective 1: Establish preservation program as part of the reorganization of
RUL
AUL/CDC Measurable Outcome: Finalize Preservation Plan and Implementation
of the preservation program including establishing a full-time preservation
I.E librarian (administrator) and change budget lines to support preservation program.
Create preservation fund for systemwide use. Revive Preservation Committee.
Create new preservation policies where necessary.
I.E
CDC Measurable Outcome: Review preservation plan and policies
Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives for AUL/Collection
Development and Management and CDC, 2007/08
Academic Excellence
I
Strategic Goal I : Improve the quality of scholarly resources and information
services that support the advancement of academic excellence at Rutgers
I.F.
Focus the creation of digital resources on the Libraries' unique collections
and on the output of Rutgers University, with an emphasis on support for
the faculty research process
I.F.
Comment: This is an area that will be developed in coordination with the new
Committee on Scholarly Communication, so can't at this time identify specific
objectives
I.G.
Develop services that facilitate scholarly communication and support the
research in process among researchers at Rutgers
I.G.
Comment: This is an area that will be developed in coordination with the new
Committee on Scholarly Communication, so can't at this time identify specific
objectives
I.G.
CDC Objective 2: Estabish collection development policies/critera for digital
projects from RUL collections for RUCore
I.G.
CDC Measurable Outcome: Complete collection development policies for digital
projects from RUL collections for RUCore
I.G.
CDC Objective 2: Decide on what the major digital projects from RUL resources
should be selected for RUCore
I.G.
CDC Measurable Outcome: Selector one or two major digital projects
I.H.
Advocate for university and faculty participation in the open access
movement to increase the impact of our faculty’s research and expand
access to scholarly information
I.H.
Comment: This is an area that will be developed in coordination with the new
Committee on Scholarly Communication, so can't at this time identify specific
objectives
I.I
Enhance the reciprocal partnerships, including collaboration with UMDNJ
and NJIT, that provide Rutgers faculty and students seamless access to
collections outside the university
I.I
N/A
I.J.
Continuously improve services by utilizing assessment and accountability
indicators that measure needs and impact
I.J.
Objective 1: Identify collection measures to use in assessment and
accountability indicators using Director's Stations, MINES, etc.
I.J.
CDC Measurable Outcome: Finalize collection measures for assessment