Data about collection strengths, statistics on the
use of collections and services, and comparisons with peer institutions
on staffing, budgets, and foot traffic inform decisions about future
directions for collections and services.
Broader planning strategies that comprehend a variety
of collaborative collection development and management activities.
Specific examples discussed by the University Librarians include,
in addition to shared collections, digitization activities and last
copy policies, as well as continued improvement/expansion of resource
sharing programs.
Strategies to ensure staff support for planning activities
undertaken by SLASIAC and the University Librarians, and to ensure
effective communication and consultation aboutgoals, processes, and
recommended outcomes with key constituencies within and outside the
University.
Collaboration on strategies to generate information
literacy (the ability to identify an information need, locate information
efficiently, evaluate information, and use information effectively)
among the University of California students.
Characterization of current budgetary policies and
practices for libraries, identification of intersections with Universitywide
budget strategies generally and in specific program areas (e.g., enrollment
growth, instructional technology), and development of strategic approaches
to support shared collections and services while sustaining campus
library programs.
Promoting constructive change in scholarly communication
through support of scholar-led experimentation, provision of infrastructure
for new methods of scholarly communication, and education of faculty.
Examination of the roles and capacities of the RLFs
and other shared facilities in support of shared collection strategies,
and new program initiatives. Includes governance and management (including
consideration of consolidated governance under a single Systemwide
board), the use of the RLFs to assist the campuses in collections
and facilities management, and contingency planning in the event that
growth of RLFs is curtailed after SRLF Phase III.
Coordinated strategy for development of shared services,
complementing shared collection strategies. Specific examples include
services in support of undergraduate instruction, the collaborative
development of user tutorials and training programs, information literacy,
and the ongoing efforts development of Request and Desktop Delivery
(Resource Sharing Committee), and Access Integration (SOPAG).
Integration of library technology strategies with
campus and Universitywide plans and architectures for instructional
and resaearch technology and services.
