Collections Review 

The conversation about the Libraries’ budget and how it will affect our collections continues to evolve. As many of you may have seen in yesterday’s Daily Campus, there has been a change of direction worked out between the Library and the Provost’s Office. We continue to work out the details but the Provost has committed his support to finding resources through careful reallocation of funds to minimize the impact on our collections. As good stewards of the University’s collections, we will still proceed with our Comprehensive Collections Review to assure we are purchasing the best resources in support of research and teaching needs. We will continue to work with faculty by sending requests to review those items which seem underutilized and worthy of further scrutiny.

Update on The UConn Library System

I am pleased to announce that we are moving forward with a formal collaboration with the UConn Health Library so please join me in welcoming Janice Swaitek to Vice Provost’s Council. As Director of the Health Library, Janice will be reporting to me to facilitate the coordination of centralized services and infrastructure where appropriate. Projects have already been started including working with the Web Governance Workgroup on website changes and with the LibGuide review on management and standards. VPC will be meeting at a retreat next week to discuss the need for some reorganization to properly integrate Health into our management structure, to review and prioritize open positions, and to create a plan to address the departure of Francine. If you haven’t already, I hope you have a chance to meet Janice on one of her visits to campus in the coming months. I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with her more closely.

Master Plan Update

Please mark your calendars for next Wednesday’s Open Forum (February 17th) for a look at the updated Master Plan for Homer Babbidge.