SPEC Kit 339: Innovation and R&D · 21
Development of new technologies and service innovations are mentioned in several goal areas.
Innovation appears as #9 in our Strategic Plan.
Innovation is referenced several times in our strategic plan, although it is most prominently mentioned in the context of
the “Innovation Fund,” which is a funding source/process to encourage innovative new ideas throughout the Libraries.
Active involvement in the Kuali OLE project, and internal application development to support digital technologies, is also
prominently featured.
Innovation is referenced specifically in the current library strategic plan in Goal 6.
Our current strategic plan identifies “continuous improvement” as a core value.
Our current strategic plan uses both of these words.
Our libraries particularly mention innovation in regards to student engagement and informal learning spaces.
Our strategic plan includes the following statements in our Mission &Values section: “We enable our staff to excel and
innovate in support of our mission.” “We value our talented, informed, and diverse staff for their excellent contributions
to the development and delivery of innovative services, programs, and collections of outstanding quality.”
Our Strategic WorkPlan for 2009–2012 includes references to R&D.
The document is in production. It should be ready by November.
The library strategic plan supports R&D and innovation across the campus. It indirectly references R&D and innovation
in the library program itself.
The planning documents drafted here do not discuss innovation or R&D as a precisely defined concept or a specific goal.
Rather the general notion of innovation underlies much of the thinking reflected in the document. There may not be
many uses of that exact word, but the ideas are still present.
We are currently searching for a new dean of libraries and anticipate a new strategic plan will be formed once that hire
is in plan.
We believe strategic plans actually inhibit innovation.
We don’t precisely match your definitions of innovation, however, the intent is similar.
While we do not single out the words “innovation” or “r &d,” the goals presented require and anticipate research in
the form of assessment/design/usability and strive to represent innovative strategies in problem solving and service
improvement.
2. Does your library have any policies, guidelines, or other document that reference innovation or
R&D activities? Check the applicable choices. N=44
Yes, that references innovation 17 39%
Yes, that references R&D 7 16%
No 23 52%
In development 6 14%
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