Transcending Borders: The SDSU Library Strategic Plan, 2022–2025
Goal 2: Resilience: Designed to Thrive
- Introduction and Land Acknowledgement
- Mission, Vision, and Values
- Strategic Priorities, Initiatives, and Goals
- Goal 1: Becoming a Premier Public Research University: A New Kind of HSI
- Goal 2: Resilience: Designed to Thrive
- Goal 3: We Are SDSU
- Goal 4: Equity and Inclusion in Everything We Do
- Goal 5: Students at our Core
- Archived Strategic Plan, 2013-2018
Goal 2: Resilience: Designed to Thrive
In order to promote innovative and sustainable practices in the design and delivery of library services and the management and use of library collections, spaces, and technology, the University Library will:
- Designed to Thrive
- Pursue opportunities to establish or enhance resource-sharing agreements, open access agreements, and shared-storage agreements promoting barrier-free access to information resources and/or sustainable access to print and digital collections, as well as open scholarship programs that expand access to scholarly materials for SDSU students and faculty;
- Explore opportunities for delivering credit-bearing courses, workshops, or credentials under a “library” course designation that would allow for the development of revenue-generating opportunities;
- Pursue opportunities for philanthropy and external grant funding in areas of strategic interest, including distinctive collections as well as cross-college initiatives such as Comics Studies, Digital Humanities, Health Sciences, and International engagement;
- Expand online and hybrid library service programs to enhance access to library resources and services in a sustainable manner;
- Establish a long-term plan for the expansion and enhancement of space employed for the curation and long-term storage of library collections;
- Complete a strategic hiring plan identifying needs and priorities for staff positions across all library units; and,
- Partner with campus and community partners to identify ways in which the University Library can contribute to San Diego and/or San Diego State University sustainability initiatives and goals.