Friday, May 16, 2014
The Library today is characterized by new initiatives and hires, decisive action, and positive momentum. Following the recent strategic Library Review, library staff are directing their energy and resources purposefully, both behind the scenes and beyond the Library’s walls, to further the review’s recommendations in support of the University’s Strategic Plan goals.
Behind the scenes, the Library recently reorganized to create three new departments — Digital Initiatives, Library Technology and Facilities Services, and Collection Development. These new areas are enabling staff to streamline their efforts in the respective areas of web development, facilities and computer support, and collection development and maintenance. Results will include a new website and web services, forward-looking maintenance of the Library’s spaces and public computers, and relevant collections that effectively support transformational research and academic excellence.
Moving beyond the Library’s walls, librarians are rethinking traditional reference service by offering in-person research help to students in locations across campus. In recent months, librarians have provided research help at the Turnkey Desk in the Student Life Centre and at the Student Success Office (SSO) as part of the SSO’s drop-in study sessions.
