132 · Representative Documents: Strategies to Support Innovation and Research
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Library Review: Campus Consultation Document (excerpts)
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/libreview/documents.html
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4. Strategic Directions
4.1 Advancing Research and Scholarship
The Library is an effective and trusted steward of scholarly resources to advance research and
scholarship at Waterloo. In the University’s research-intensive environment, the Library is called
on to support research at all stages of the research cycle – from idea generation, to research
process, to publication.
The Library’s role in supporting research and scholarship throughout the research cycle is
evolving around four emerging themes: 1) the stewardship of digital content, 2) increased
collaboration and engagement with the academic community, 3) the integration of special
collection resources within curriculum and scholarship, and 4) resultant new roles for library
staff.
Overarching recommendations to further this strategic direction:
• Play an integral role in managing research data
• Invest in Institutional Repository development and Open Access hosting
• Retain our liaison librarian model while evolving staff roles to match new
directions
• Consider emerging specializations that are relevant to support research in the
library of the future
• Systematically assess collections and services in support of research in existing
and emerging areas
• Build and share expertise on the continually-evolving research management
tools that enable scholars to organize/share/collaborate
• Be a responsible steward of unique and local collections
(The final reports of the four working groups provide further background and details:
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/libreview/Library_Review/index.html.)
Strategic direction: Advance research and scholarship by partnering with researchers and
scholars in the production, dissemination, and preservation of knowledge
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Library Review: Campus Consultation Document (excerpts)
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/libreview/documents.html
7 |P a g e
4. Strategic Directions
4.1 Advancing Research and Scholarship
The Library is an effective and trusted steward of scholarly resources to advance research and
scholarship at Waterloo. In the University’s research-intensive environment, the Library is called
on to support research at all stages of the research cycle – from idea generation, to research
process, to publication.
The Library’s role in supporting research and scholarship throughout the research cycle is
evolving around four emerging themes: 1) the stewardship of digital content, 2) increased
collaboration and engagement with the academic community, 3) the integration of special
collection resources within curriculum and scholarship, and 4) resultant new roles for library
staff.
Overarching recommendations to further this strategic direction:
• Play an integral role in managing research data
• Invest in Institutional Repository development and Open Access hosting
• Retain our liaison librarian model while evolving staff roles to match new
directions
• Consider emerging specializations that are relevant to support research in the
library of the future
• Systematically assess collections and services in support of research in existing
and emerging areas
• Build and share expertise on the continually-evolving research management
tools that enable scholars to organize/share/collaborate
• Be a responsible steward of unique and local collections
(The final reports of the four working groups provide further background and details:
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/libreview/Library_Review/index.html.)
Strategic direction: Advance research and scholarship by partnering with researchers and
scholars in the production, dissemination, and preservation of knowledge