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Poster presentation from the Living the Future 8 Conference, April 23-24, 2012, University of Ari... more Poster presentation from the Living the Future 8 Conference, April 23-24, 2012, University of Arizona Libraries, Tucson, AZ.In 2010, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) developed an exciting new project, designed to support libraries in future visioning and preparation. The result was a set of 4 "alternate futures" narratives (scenarios) that do not discuss libraries, but rather the research environment in which libraries will function. These scenarios work together as a set, to shape and guide strategic conversation through highlighting critical uncertainties. KU Libraries became one of the first ARL institutions to bring this work home. We launched intensive, interactive workshops that offered our staff the opportunity to suspend disbelief and move beyond conventional understanding about our future. This poster will provide an overview of the ARL scenario set, and explain the outcomes and best practices of KU Libraries’ work.This item is part of the Living the Future collection. For more information about items in this collection, please email repository@u.library.arizona.edu
Research Library Issues, 2012
The university provost role is without peer in the corporate world or any other sector for that m... more The university provost role is without peer in the corporate world or any other sector for that matter…[the] challenge is finding the right levers for getting the academic and research enterprise to respond quickly to an emerging set of challenges-rising demands on undergraduate education, declining research funding, the challenges of globalization, and a chorus of outside voices demanding that universities demonstrate their value to students, their communities, and the nation as a whole. 1
Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2008
This article discusses the evolutionary development of a mentoring program that began as a suppor... more This article discusses the evolutionary development of a mentoring program that began as a support for pre-tenure librarians and grew to encompass all staff at the University of Kansas Libraries (KU Libraries). Incorporated in this discussion are the trials and successes of a nascent ...
Journal of Library Administration, 2011
Academics and librarians have worked in tandem for many years to broaden access to the scholarshi... more Academics and librarians have worked in tandem for many years to broaden access to the scholarship they create, scrutinize, collect, and consume. Recent developments have focused on campus faculty advocating for change by developing self-imposed open access policies. Such policy developments have occurred in an evolutionary process, the beginnings of which might be identified as the "serials crisis" peaking in the 1990's, followed by the focus on efforts to examine and reform broken aspects of the system of scholarly communication, and most recently the feasibility of faculty-initiated open access policies on university campuses. This paper provides an analysis of one university's ten year evolution to an open access policy focusing primarily on its advocates' lessons learned and the library's role in order to add the perspective of a public institution's experience.
College & Research Libraries News
E ven before the emergence and subse quent popularity of the Web, GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, ... more E ven before the emergence and subse quent popularity of the Web, GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer) people united, organized, and shaped powerful networks of support and understanding, creating strong political and social communities. Since the explosion of the Web in the mid 90s, GLBTQ communities and organizations have used its power to their advantage, mobilizing, internationalizing, and creating even stronger networks. The Web has not only changed the way GLBTQ people seek out information, but also the way in which they, and their allies, interact with information, from signing an online peti tion against Proposition 8 to watching their favorite episode of Noah's Arc to connecting with friends on Facebook. This list is by no means comprehensive, but it does touch on some of the key GLBTQ Web sites, ranging from political/equal rights organizations to media resources created by and for GLBTQ people. Legal, civil and human rights • American Civil Liberties Union Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Project. This project fights discrimination and shapes public opinion on GLBTQ rights through the courts, legislatures, and public education. In coalition with other civil rights groups, the project also lobbies in Congress and supports grassroots advocacy from local school boards to state legislatures. The site profi les current cases, news items
portal: Libraries and the Academy
abstract: Bent on improving the teaching and learning experience, enhancing the productivity of r... more abstract: Bent on improving the teaching and learning experience, enhancing the productivity of researchers, and increasing the visibility of research outputs, libraries are redistributing staff, reallocating resources, and reorganizing internal structures, all to better partner campus-wide. Nowhere is the impact of this push for service innovation and user engagement greater than on the workload, direction, and even future of liaison librarian programs. This article provides brief historical context as it explores a cross section of libraries that recently redefined or restructured their liaison roles and begins a larger look at the corresponding impact of organizational climate and structure that may influence future success.
portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2008
... Acculturation into the academic environment and the resultant professional success of faculty... more ... Acculturation into the academic environment and the resultant professional success of faculty present challenges ... Such programs are geared toward retention and job satisfaction. ... This transitional mentoring socializes a person into the profession. 10 Gail Munde suggests that ...
College & Research Libraries News, 2008
Abstract: Energized by the immersive learning process at the ARL scenario-planning workshop in Ma... more Abstract: Energized by the immersive learning process at the ARL scenario-planning workshop in March 2011, the University of Kansas (KU) Libraries decided to introduce scenario planning to library staff later that spring, to support development of a new strategic plan. This article reviews the implementation of the ARL planning tool and the outcomes of the process at KU.
Journal of Library Administration
While many academic libraries have followed the public library lead in developing makerspaces, no... more While many academic libraries have followed the public library lead in developing makerspaces, not all libraries have the money or space to dedicate to such large-scale operations. This case study explores a different approach to engaging users with new technology and investigates how to support their creativity without a costly investment in space and staffing. It demonstrates not only how students can be provided a virtual space to explore technology equipment, but also how their opinions can be leveraged for growing the collection and creating training materials.
Poster presentation from the Living the Future 8 Conference, April 23-24, 2012, University of Ari... more Poster presentation from the Living the Future 8 Conference, April 23-24, 2012, University of Arizona Libraries, Tucson, AZ.In 2010, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) developed an exciting new project, designed to support libraries in future visioning and preparation. The result was a set of 4 "alternate futures" narratives (scenarios) that do not discuss libraries, but rather the research environment in which libraries will function. These scenarios work together as a set, to shape and guide strategic conversation through highlighting critical uncertainties. KU Libraries became one of the first ARL institutions to bring this work home. We launched intensive, interactive workshops that offered our staff the opportunity to suspend disbelief and move beyond conventional understanding about our future. This poster will provide an overview of the ARL scenario set, and explain the outcomes and best practices of KU Libraries’ work.This item is part of the Living the Future collection. For more information about items in this collection, please email repository@u.library.arizona.edu
Research Library Issues, 2012
The university provost role is without peer in the corporate world or any other sector for that m... more The university provost role is without peer in the corporate world or any other sector for that matter…[the] challenge is finding the right levers for getting the academic and research enterprise to respond quickly to an emerging set of challenges-rising demands on undergraduate education, declining research funding, the challenges of globalization, and a chorus of outside voices demanding that universities demonstrate their value to students, their communities, and the nation as a whole. 1
Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2008
This article discusses the evolutionary development of a mentoring program that began as a suppor... more This article discusses the evolutionary development of a mentoring program that began as a support for pre-tenure librarians and grew to encompass all staff at the University of Kansas Libraries (KU Libraries). Incorporated in this discussion are the trials and successes of a nascent ...
Journal of Library Administration, 2011
Academics and librarians have worked in tandem for many years to broaden access to the scholarshi... more Academics and librarians have worked in tandem for many years to broaden access to the scholarship they create, scrutinize, collect, and consume. Recent developments have focused on campus faculty advocating for change by developing self-imposed open access policies. Such policy developments have occurred in an evolutionary process, the beginnings of which might be identified as the "serials crisis" peaking in the 1990's, followed by the focus on efforts to examine and reform broken aspects of the system of scholarly communication, and most recently the feasibility of faculty-initiated open access policies on university campuses. This paper provides an analysis of one university's ten year evolution to an open access policy focusing primarily on its advocates' lessons learned and the library's role in order to add the perspective of a public institution's experience.
College & Research Libraries News
E ven before the emergence and subse quent popularity of the Web, GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, ... more E ven before the emergence and subse quent popularity of the Web, GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer) people united, organized, and shaped powerful networks of support and understanding, creating strong political and social communities. Since the explosion of the Web in the mid 90s, GLBTQ communities and organizations have used its power to their advantage, mobilizing, internationalizing, and creating even stronger networks. The Web has not only changed the way GLBTQ people seek out information, but also the way in which they, and their allies, interact with information, from signing an online peti tion against Proposition 8 to watching their favorite episode of Noah's Arc to connecting with friends on Facebook. This list is by no means comprehensive, but it does touch on some of the key GLBTQ Web sites, ranging from political/equal rights organizations to media resources created by and for GLBTQ people. Legal, civil and human rights • American Civil Liberties Union Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Project. This project fights discrimination and shapes public opinion on GLBTQ rights through the courts, legislatures, and public education. In coalition with other civil rights groups, the project also lobbies in Congress and supports grassroots advocacy from local school boards to state legislatures. The site profi les current cases, news items
portal: Libraries and the Academy
abstract: Bent on improving the teaching and learning experience, enhancing the productivity of r... more abstract: Bent on improving the teaching and learning experience, enhancing the productivity of researchers, and increasing the visibility of research outputs, libraries are redistributing staff, reallocating resources, and reorganizing internal structures, all to better partner campus-wide. Nowhere is the impact of this push for service innovation and user engagement greater than on the workload, direction, and even future of liaison librarian programs. This article provides brief historical context as it explores a cross section of libraries that recently redefined or restructured their liaison roles and begins a larger look at the corresponding impact of organizational climate and structure that may influence future success.
portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2008
... Acculturation into the academic environment and the resultant professional success of faculty... more ... Acculturation into the academic environment and the resultant professional success of faculty present challenges ... Such programs are geared toward retention and job satisfaction. ... This transitional mentoring socializes a person into the profession. 10 Gail Munde suggests that ...
College & Research Libraries News, 2008
Abstract: Energized by the immersive learning process at the ARL scenario-planning workshop in Ma... more Abstract: Energized by the immersive learning process at the ARL scenario-planning workshop in March 2011, the University of Kansas (KU) Libraries decided to introduce scenario planning to library staff later that spring, to support development of a new strategic plan. This article reviews the implementation of the ARL planning tool and the outcomes of the process at KU.
Journal of Library Administration
While many academic libraries have followed the public library lead in developing makerspaces, no... more While many academic libraries have followed the public library lead in developing makerspaces, not all libraries have the money or space to dedicate to such large-scale operations. This case study explores a different approach to engaging users with new technology and investigates how to support their creativity without a costly investment in space and staffing. It demonstrates not only how students can be provided a virtual space to explore technology equipment, but also how their opinions can be leveraged for growing the collection and creating training materials.