Long Range Plan Mission, Vision and Goals

(Revised as of 8/20/98)

UCSB LIBRARY MISSION

The Library is also a partner within the University of California library system, developing a world class information access program to meet the expanding needs of all Californians for information. The Library is a major contributor to the UC system through its unique collections and services. It also shares in the resources of other UC libraries through coordinated programs for access and collections development.

UCSB LIBRARY VISION: 1998

This vision will require intensified sharing of print resources, databases, and technology, with cooperation and partnerships among libraries, publishers, and users.  Library personnel will offer flexible responses to the rapid and dramatic changes in patterns of information access. Library facilities will be expanded and upgraded to provide space and equipment for efficient access to all information sources, regardless of location.

The UCSB Library will be integral to the University success through its ability to:

• Develop an open, collegial environment among library personnel which encourages diversity, creativity, and organizational flexibility
• Collaborate with campus, UC, and external information providers to enhance delivery of information in any form.
• Build and organize collections of information in all formats to meet the needs of an internationally acclaimed university
• Promote user-centered services which recognize instruction and research needs as the library's primary focus
• Establish a collaborative instructional environment with the campus that complements and expands the learning process
• Create state of the art facilities
• Develop and ongoing planning and evaluation process

Vision 1

Goals:

1. Promote timely and open communication to involve employees, raise morale, and increase teamwork.
2. Create a library work environment which rewards productivity and encourages creativity and collaboration.
3. Provide training for basic and enhanced responsibilities to develop and invigorate employees.
4. Involve all employees in decision-making, problem solving, and planning.
5. Recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the diversity of California.

Vision 2

Goals:

1. Promote awareness of information resources and services within the campus community.
2. Encourage reciprocal borrowing and sharing of information with external providers.
3. Actively participate in the California Digital Library.
4. Promote the adoption of standards for information exchange within the university and library community
5. Promote the movement of scholarly publication to electronic media.
6. Actively pursue consortial agreements to meet the library's mission.

Vision 3

Goals:

1. Obtain sufficient funding to build and sustain collections that support both cutting edge research and undergraduate education.
2. Organize and describe existing and new collections and information to provide convenient search and retrieval.
3. Improve consultation and partnership with faculty in developing collections.

Vision 4

Goals:

1. Promote effective use of library resources and services.
2. Provide appropriate staffing levels to assist all users.
3. Develop library policies and standardize library services in response to user needs.
4. Improve access for off-site users.
5. Regularly evaluate the success of user services.
6. Improve access to all information resources through new and existing technology

Vision 5

Goals:

1. Promote information literacy as an integral component of undergraduate education and graduate research.
2. Promote an expanded model of partnership with faculty, integrating library instruction into appropriate campus courses.
3. Provide innovate and creative instruction, embracing the integration of new technologies and traditional resources.
4. Participate in campus instructional planning and innovation.

Vision 6

Goals:

1. Articulate library facilities needs through participation in campus planning.
2. Ensure appropriate space for collections in all formats.
3. Ensure physical infrastructure to achieve our mission and goals.
4. Create a flexible and inviting library environment for users and employees.

Vision 7

Goals:

1. Establish a planning process to anticipate changing library needs.
2. Evaluate resource allocations annually.
3. Reassess Library vision, goals, and objectives annually.