ACTION PLAN: 2016–2017

Advancing University Research

Goal 1, Objective 1
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
First-year work 1/2016 – 6/2016 • Needs Karen Estlund Transforming In progress
plan for Center assessment Education
for Humanities • Space assessment
and Information
(CHI) and digital • Communication Advancing the Arts
scholarship plan for CHI to and Humanities
Libraries faculty
• Services list

Review and update 1/2016 – 6/2016 • LibGuides Joe Salem Transforming Planning phase
relevant subject strategy Education
Research Guides procedures
and create new • LibGuides
Research Guides content inventory
for emerging
areas of research.
Take advantage
of LibGuide’s
capability
to facilitate
collaboration
among librarians

Advance access 2/2016 – 12/2016 • Assessment of Anne Langley Transforming To be initiated

to scholarly the “private” Education
information and option
resources by • Scope for
contributing to the ScholarSphere
creation of digital
information: Scope • Review of
for ScholarSphere licensing options
• Define
relationships with
other Penn State
repositories
• Review of current
content as part of
assessment
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Goal 1, Objective 2
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Pursue global 2/2016 – 12/2016 • Recruit librarian Chris Avery Enhancing Global Planning phase
studies librarian • ICIK board Engagement
partnership with
the Provost and • First year work
the Vice Provost for plan
Global Programs

Establish a more 2/2016 – 6/2016 • Onboarding Anne Langley Transforming Planning phase
coordinated checklist for new Education
approach to faculty
faculty orientation • Process for
to ensure that securing list of
librarians connect new faculty
with every new
faculty hire

Create a data 2/2016 – 1/2017 • Service model Karen Estlund Driving Digital Planning phase
services model • Communication / Innovation
promotion plan
• Use cases
infrastructure with
campus partners

Goal 1, Objective 3
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Adopt a 1/2016 – 12/2016 • Service model Karen Estlund Transforming Planning phase
sustainable, multi- for open access Education
pronged approach publishing for the
to Open Access Press
for the Penn State • Branding /
Press communication
plan (coordinated
with the 60th
anniversary)
• Scope for
collaboration
between Penn
State Press
& Libraries
publishing

Develop an open 2/2016 – 8/2016 • Service model Anne Langley Transforming Planning phase
access / data • Communication Education
management plan
outreach program
to meet OSTP.gov • Professional
requirements development
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Goal 2, Objective 1*
* Proposed action items moved to agenda of associate deans; in progress.

Goal 2, Objective 2
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Develop a plan for 2/2016 – 6/2016 • Road map for Joe Salem Organizational Planning phase
off-site collection annexing Processes
storage and • Review of
retention using inventory systems
Libraries annexes
and consortial
initiatives

Develop a digital 1/2016 – 5/2016 • Digital collection Karen Estlund, Transforming Planning phase
collection policy scope Anne Langley Education
taking advantage
of hidden
collections and Advancing the Arts
areas of strategic and Humanities
importance for
Penn State and the
Commonwealth

Goal 2, Objective 3
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Lead in 2/2016 – 6/2017 • Shared code Karen Estlund Driving Digital Planning phase
development contributions Innovation
and community • Feature list
contributions to
shared-code for • Road map
Hydra repository -
Sufia
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Discovery, Access, and Preservation

Goal 1, Objective 1
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Investigate the 2/2016 – 8/2016 • Report and Joe Salem Organizational Planning phase
expansion of the recommendations for a Processes
delivery of library plan including faculty,
materials program staff, graduate students
at University Park and
campuses

Define Libraries 2/2016 – 6/2017 • Review/revise user Karen Estlund Organizational In progress
website structure, interface working groups; Processes
responsibilities, • Workflow diagrams
and goals and decision making
processes
• Integrate user experience
best practices and
accessibility
• Content policies

Develop a robust 1/2017 – 6/2017 • Digital preservation plan Karen Estlund Infrastructure and To be initiated
digital preservation Support
plan

Develop 2/2016 – 4/2016 • Digitization workflows Karen Estlund, Organizational In progress

digitization Anne Langley Processes
workflows

Goal 1, Objective 2
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Develop a strategic 8/2016 – 2/2017 • Recommendation for a Karen Estlund Driving Digital To be initiated
discovery solution discovery solution Innovation

Goal 2, Objective 1
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Investigate a 8/2016 – 12/2016 • Service plan for Karen Estlund Driving Digital To be initiated
digitization service digitization service Innovation

Develop a clearly 2/2016 – 6/2016 • Road map for digital Karen Estlund Driving Digital In progress
defined digital asset management Innovation
repository strategic systems
plan

Develop 1/2016 - 6/2017 • Space plan Kimlyn Infrastructure and Planning phase
conservation lab • Resource plan Patishnock Support
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Goal 2, Objective 2
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Develop a 1/2016 – 12/2016 • Recruit collections strategist Anne Langley Organizational In progress
comprehensive • Collections plan as part of first Processes
collections strategic year work plan
plan
• Updated website content
related to collections
• Review of allocations process
• Revision of collection
development reporting process

Teaching and Learning

Goal 1, Objective 1
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Create a baseline 5/2015 – 9/2015 • Survey report Joe Salem Transforming Substantially
of current learning Education completed /
partnerships operationalized

Develop a plan 2/2016 – 6/2017 • Plan for general education Joe Salem Transforming Planning phase
to integrate Education
information literacy
into newly revised
general education
requirements

Develop a 2/2016 – 8/2016 • Engaged scholarship plan Joe Salem Transforming Planning phase
comprehensive • Student artifact sharing plan Karen Estlund Education
strategy for support
of engaged
scholarship

Pilot first-year 2/2016 – 12/2016 • Learning object or module for Joe Salem Transforming To be initiated
instructional piloting Education
delivery model(s) • Assessment plan
to meet the needs
of all learners in a - Proposal for scalability and
general education sustainability
course

Pilot an outcomes- 2/2016 – 12/2016 • Outcomes-based assessment Joe Salem Transforming In progress
based assessment process Education
of student learning • Assessment
• Proposal for sustainability

Partner with Invent 1/2016 – 12/2016 • Service plan Joe Salem Driving Digital Planning phase
Penn State by • Curriculum Innovation
participating in the
entrepreneurial • Resource plan
programming and • Space plan
ecosystem
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Goal 1, Objective 2
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Develop, in 2/2016 – 12/2016 • Service plan Joe Salem Transforming Planning phase
partnership with • Curricular integration plan Education
World Campus,
robust strategies • Communication strategy
for World Campus
student success

Goal 1, Objective 3
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Host Regional ACRL 9/2015 – 5/2016 • Program Joe Salem Transforming In progress
Immersion Program • Assessment plan Education

• Recommendations for next

steps

Goal 2, Objective 1
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Develop a plan to 1/2016 – 12/2016 • Plan for OER Joe Salem Transforming Planning phase
advance the Penn • Staffing recommendations Education
State OER initiative
work

Launch and evaluate 1/2016 – 6/2016 • Service plan Joe Salem Driving Digital In progress
the 3-D printing lab • Communication strategy Innovation
in the Knowledge
Commons • Assessment pan

Goal 2, Objective 2
Penn State Status as of
Action Timeline Deliverable Sponsor
Strategic Area March 31, 2016
Complete space 10/2015 – 6/2016 • Space utilization report Joe Salem Transforming In progress
utilization study of • Recommendations for Education
selected Pattee / programming
Paterno student
spaces

Develop a priority 3/2016 – 8/2016 • Facilities plan for campus Chris Avery Transforming Planning phase
plan for campus libraries Education
library facility projects

Implement space 1/2016 – 6/2017 • Communication plan Kimlyn Transforming Planning phase
master plan to • Reports from working groups Patishnock Education
support teaching &
research • Space plans