| Goal 1: |
Support a College culture of liberal academic inquiry, research sophistication, and advanced scholarly communication |
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1a. By the second semester of their junior year, College of Wooster students will be able to independently conduct efficient and effective queries in research databases. |
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1b. The Libraries will collaborate with the campus community to assess student achievement of broader research learning outcomes across the curriculum. |
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1c. The College’s academic community will understand their rights as authors. |
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1d. The College’s academic community will understand their scholarly communication responsibilities. |
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1e. The Libraries will enhance digital access to its research resources. |
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1f.The Libraries will adopt multiple pedagogical approaches to extend both formal and informal learning opportunities. |
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| Goal 2: |
Offer optimal physical and digital environments that facilitate academic community and interdisciplinary communication |
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2a. The Libraries will provide environments that encourage impromptu conversations and academic interactions. |
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2b. The Libraries, recognizing the essential intersections of technology and research, will effectively integrate both through its teaching and learning environments. |
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2c. The Libraries will provide attractive and comfortable spaces conducive to individual study and collaborative learning. |
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2d. The Libraries will provide flexible instructional spaces supporting multiple teaching/learning styles. |
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2e. The Libraries will provide physical and digital spaces reflecting intuitive and user-centered design principles. |
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2f. The Libraries will provide welcoming and energizing settings for discovery and inquiry. |
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| Goal 3: |
Provide and promote information resources tailored to support a distinguished undergraduate curriculum |
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3a. The Libraries will increase access to primary sources for research and scholarship. |
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3b. The Libraries will partner with departmental faculty to develop rich research collections and promote available resources. |
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3c. The Libraries will provide reliable, convenient, and user-friendly access to physical and digital collections and resources. |
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3d. The Libraries will provide careful stewardship and preservation of its historical collections. |
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3e. The Libraries will recruit, develop, and retain exceptional staff, focused on the diverse needs of a rigorous and dynamic liberal arts community. |
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3f. The Libraries will celebrate and advance the use of information resources by the academic community. |
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| Goal 4: |
Develop, in collaboration with key partners, dynamic systems supporting the creation and sharing of new knowledge in an increasingly complex world |
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4a. The Libraries will pursue teaching and learning initiatives that complement stated research learning outcomes from across the curriculum. |
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4b. The Libraries will actively seek campus partners to advance common goals, enhance teaching, and extend academic discourse. |
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4c. The Libraries will leverage the resources, professional development opportunities, and efficiencies of consortia and membership organizations (e.g. OhioLINK, Ohio5, NITLE, SPARC, Oberlin Group, CRL). |
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4d. The Libraries will develop integrated service models that appear seamless and transparent to its users. |
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| Goal 5: |
Establish a proactive culture of continuous improvement within the Libraries |
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5a. The Libraries will actively support ongoing library staff development. |
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5b. The Libraries will regularly assess its services, collections, and programs. |
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5c. The Libraries will enrich our mentoring program for new librarians and staff. |
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5d. The Libraries will develop a coordinated training program for student employees. |
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5e. The Libraries will embrace change and encourage teamwork through agility, efficiency, and creativity. |