110 · Representative Documents: Strategies to Support Innovation and Research
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Strategic Plan, FY 2012–14 (excerpts)
https://www.library.northwestern.edu/sites/www.library.northwestern.edu/files/pdfs/NULStratPlan2012.pdf
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY STRATEGIC PLAN, FY2012-14 5
in these buildings. The Oak Grove Library Center, built by NU to house 1.9 million volumes
and to be extensible, will enable collection relocations and thus a phased approach to new
services and spaces as above.
The library will advocate for the maintenance and enhancement of library spaces to reflect
changing campus needs and innovative approaches to information access and learning, while
developing and stewarding new and existing collections and services. The master space plan
envisages an academic crossroads with dynamic spaces offering state of the art collaborative
space, quiet areas for those engaged in digital or print research, showcasing of the campus’ most
distinctive materials, and “test beds” to explore and develop new forms of digital information.
E. Organizational readiness: Continuing change in collection practices, information
technologies, service models and space requirements necessitates that we become a learning
organization that encourages innovation and active participation. We will bring together a multi-
part assessment program to look both outward and inward, and adopt methods, procedures and
services that reflect the best practices identified nationally. Staff development will be
emphasized and expanded through a variety of formal and informal mechanisms. We will
undertake re-engineering and workflow analysis and explore new models of cooperation or
outsourcing to carry out aspects of technical operations. We will work to assure a nimble
organizational structure that acknowledges new campus directions as they emerge and positions
the library staff as ready experts in relation to campus initiatives that target aspects of the
research and information management process.
The library will ensure the effective deployment of its operational resources through staff
development and organizational assessment, seeking to be flexible, creative and responsive to
meet campus academic needs and exemplify the best professional practices.
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