UWA Library Strategic Directions for “ Mariette of 1915” by Charting our course and setting our sails The Process and the Product

Background / Context UWA 2020 Vision Leadership in Education Internationally- renowned research Community and Global Leadership UWA Library

We chose a process which mirrored our values: –Collaboration with all our UWA community and Library colleagues –Scanning the globe for best practice and successful innovations –Engaging Library staff to choose one of 4 themes that they would like to research. Student Experience Research Information Resources Education Beginning the journey In November we began… Attribution CC m.wiese / contactcontact

Scanning the Globe And considering… What the UWA community sees as the role of the of the Library The environment in which the library will be operating in the next 3-5 years Identify key trends that would inform the future direction of the UWA Library Looking at best practice and successful innovation in: Information Resources Education Student Experience Research Attribution CC calsidyrose / contactcontact

Scanning the campus University panel session DVC (Education) DVC (Research), Professor Robyn Owens Chair of Australian Literature, Faculty of Arts 2015 Student Guild President Student focus groups and whiteboard feedback Interviews With senior academics such as Associate Deans

Library Staff Survey

Student Experience Communication and engagement key - finding ways to inform and include students in service design and delivery The Library as destination for all users - Interactive, flexible and collaborative library spaces, balanced with quiet spaces, a “third space” Relationship building and partnerships - using our relationships with other parts of the university such as other student support services and faculty staff Photo: Belinda Ireland

Research Integrating physical and virtual space and providing a cohesive set of research support services and technologies Facilitating inter-disciplinary and team based approaches Enabling discovery Making UWA’s research more accessible and discoverable. Continuing to build collaborative partnerships to develop services and expertise across the university.

Education Students need to develop a complex range of digital and information literacies – librarians collaborating with educators to support the development of students information, digital and critical literacy skills. Contribute to engaging, transformative, experiential learning – through integrated, evidence based library collections, services and spaces and support for learning technologies. MOOCs and online course delivery – increasingly impacts on educational practice and library content/copyright support

Information Resources Managing collections (including Special Collections)–across formats and publishing models, through evidence based collections that meet teaching and research needs. Efficient and multiple discovery points – of UWA publications and data sets through improved metadata standards, web integration and innovative interfaces. Managing collection budgets – through collaboration, cost effective offsite management and consortiums and open access initiatives to manage subscription costs.

Timeline

Land is in sight… Final stages Collating the environmental scanning reports into one document Consultative group input to Library Leadership Team

Presentation and Publication Includes Rationale and Strategic priorities Measures of success Student Experience Leadership in Education Internationally-renowned research Community and global engagement Operational Excellence

Product and Process A UWA Library Strategic Direction  Informed by research into Higher Education and University Library issues;  Linked to overall UWA strategic directions and responsive to stakeholder expectations UWA Library Staff:  Capacity building and buy in to now operationalise our plan and better prepared collectively to respond;  Better informed about issues and trends and more confident in translating this understanding into actions. Attribution CC alex / contactcontact