COMPLETION OF YEAR TWO OF OUR 2011-2016 STRATEGIC PLAN — AND WHAT'S NEXT

On June 30, we reached the end of the second full year of our 2011–2013 strategic plan. In mid-June, the Planning and Operations Council (POC) conducted a review of the progress made by the Libraries, Press and Copyright Office on accomplishing the strategies which were developed in May 2011 to enable us to reach the plan’s goals of Learning, Scholarly Communication and Global Challenges by 2016. POC reviewed the current status of each strategy, identifying which ones had been completed and which will need further attention in FY14 (July 2103–June 2014). New strategies for FY14 were also identified. A new chart will be created to help POC track our progress in FY14. Meanwhile, to look at the results of POC’s FY13 progress review, please visit the POC Home page on the Libraries intranet to read the working document, “Strategic Plan 2011–2016 — FY13 End of Year Report” at: http://intranet.lib.purdue.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=25985054.

On July 11, POC met with Dean Jim Mullins and Sandy Howarth, Director of Advancement, to discuss the progress review. Mullins opened the discussion by saying “I’m impressed with the commitment and understanding of each unit’s role with regard to our and the University’s strategic plans.” He then spoke about the FY13 accomplishments in POC’s very significant list, sharing not only his thoughts but also the positive response he’s received from others, on campus and beyond. Finally, he talked with POC about the group’s preliminary list of areas for emphasis in FY14. These include participation in the campus-wide scaling up of the IM:PACT program, additional planning and fundraising for the Active Learning Center, a focus on embedded information literacy outcomes, extending our national and international reputation, further work related to digitization and the critical importance of assessment in helping us communicate the value of the Libraries, Press and Copyright Office on campus, as well as nationally and internationally.

Significant FY13 accomplishments

• Implementation of Alma and Primo
• Debut of Libraries’ new website
• Advances in information literacy and IM:PACT courses campus-wide
  
• Planning for the Active Learning Center, including work of the Participatory Design Project
  
• Monographic de-selection analysis completed
  
• People hired in numerous key areas
  
• Campus Repair & Rehabilitation Matching funding secured to renovate Hicks ground floor and Vet Med
  
• Progress on many aspects of digitization and digital collections
  
• National and international awards received for Parrish Library renovation and D2C2
  
• International presence through conference presentations and visits
  
• State legislature’s allocation of $50M in cash for the Active Learning Center
  
• Our founding role in formation of the Library Publishing Coalition
  
• Contributions to open access on campus

THOUGHTS ABOUT MY VISITING SCHOLAR FELLOWSHIP

The more I got acquainted with Purdue University Libraries faculty and staff, the more I marveled at your great ability and achievements, and the more I felt proud of my summer visiting scholar fellowship. What an inspiring place the Purdue University Libraries are! Besides a lot of Purdue T-shirts, I will take with me a glimpse of seemingly endless intellectual curiosity and power to advance the library field present at Purdue Libraries.

I have explicated many of the details of my learning in a blog that I’ve written during my stay. The blog can be found from here: https://blogs.aalto.fi/purdue/. From there you will find my detailed thoughts on many great Purdue Libraries initiatives, such as PURR, Data Curation Profiles, GIS services and learning environment design. If you are interested, there’s also a Finnish digest from the ASEE 2013 conference held in Atlanta. The blog is still open and functional and can be used for open communication between our libraries.

I want to thank you all for being so generous with your time. Despite my short visiting period, I felt like I was perceived as a professional whose visit had value for the Purdue Libraries community. I especially want to thank Professor Michael Fosmire, whose efforts concerning my stay made a lot of my learning possible — thank you! Hopefully the work done this summer expands into friendly relationships of knowledge sharing between our libraries.

I feel that the success of Purdue Libraries owes much to the intellectually thriving environment that is created by its outstanding personnel. I will follow with much interest how this energizing force continues to change our profession.

Please stay in touch antti.m.rousi@aalto.fi and thank you for your hospitality and great learning experience!

Note: Rousi’s initial story appeared in the May 29 issue of INSIDe.

LIBRARIES AT THE INDIANA STATE FAIR

LCSSAC FALL PICNIC — JOIN THE FUN

The Annual LCSSAC Fall Picnic for all Libraries faculty and staff and their families will be held on October 1, from 5:30-8 p.m. at Happy Hollow Park, shelter #4 (shelter furthest back).

Dean Mullins will be providing hamburgers and hot dogs, please bring a side dish or dessert to share.

The white elephant gift exchange will also be taking place! Please bring something from home that is usable and not broken and place it in a brown paper bag or something that cannot be seen through.

The crossword puzzle this year is more challenging than ever! Be ready to show off your knowledge of library trivia!

Please RSVP so that we will know about how many people are expecting to come:
https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0dOLVfph3nOCbYx

Photo: Last year's attendees are working the crossword puzzle.

INFORMATION TENTS HELP STUDENTS FIND THEIR WAY AROUND CAMPUS

This year the Libraries, Student Success (formerly SATS), University Residences, Student Affairs, Purdue Alumni Student Experience (PASE), and Public Safety (PUPD and PUFD) jointly staffed four information tents on Monday and Tuesday, August 19-20.

The tents were located in front of Smith Hall, the Armory, at the Lion’s Head fountain and between the Engineering Mall and Stadium Mall. Each information tent was staffed by people from different areas, and provided Libraries staff an opportunity to meet and interact with some of our coworkers from across campus.

Jane Yatcilla serves as chair of the Libraries Student Orientation Committee and coordinated the Libraries’ volunteers: Emily Branson, Bert Chapman, Frances Christman, Lil Conarroe, Mary Dugan, Nancy Hewison, Becky Hunt, Dania Remaly, Mary Sego, Sharon Sturgeon and Amy Van Epps.

Lil Conarroe and Kat Braz from the University Residence Directors Office help a student find his way to the Engineering Library.

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