SPEC Kit 341: Digital Collections Assessment and Outreach · 55
Specific policy N=2
The library has a mission to support the teaching and research needs of our institution, but more specifically, our
website provides a sort of informal policy that outlines how we typically work with faculty to support research, teaching,
and learning.
There is a broad emphasis throughout the library on engaging in research, teaching, and learning but this has occurred
more in connection with the production of the resource than use of the resource with digital projects, and is not yet
stated in a formal document.
No policy N=8
A policy and strategic plan are in development.
Nothing that can be elevated to level of a “policy.” But several of our librarians have made active and conscious efforts
to integrate digital collections into research and teaching. So this is something we do in fact do, but we do not have a
policy about it—any more so than we have “policies” (as opposed to programs) for integrating our analog collections
into research, teaching, and learning.
Policy implies rules, which we do not have. We do, however, have a goal to do this with all our digital collections.
There is intent, and deep collaboration with faculty, staff, and students, but no formal policy.
This is certainly part of our mission, but we don’t have any policies that govern integration.
This is something I would like to explore with new programs emerging from our 2013 reorganization.
Though we do not have a policy, we are integrating them in teaching.
We just do it.
20. Please indicate which of the following methods your library uses, or plans to use, to promote the
integration of locally curated digital collections into research, teaching, and learning. Check all that
apply. N=60
Collaborate with faculty to build new digital collections to promote student or faculty scholarship
(e.g., transcriptions, data sets, student assignments, metadata, etc.)
57 95%
Collaborate with faculty to add new resources to the collections 51 85%
Link to the collections within course management systems or specific courses 38 63%
Develop specific assignments using the collections with teaching faculty 37 62%
Provide instruction for the collections 37 62%
Develop supplemental resources for collection use 29 48%
Target outreach toward K–12 educators 23 38%
Other method 5 8%
Please briefly describe the other method. N=5
Alternative textbook program
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