Based on our charge, the team will work toward the following objectives in 2018:
Facilitation
- Create an inventory of existing scholarly communication-related services and activities across the Libraries and the university; analyze and share results among vested parties. (Annie)
- Work with the Website Presence Redesign teams and the Communications Strategic Steering Team to increase the visibility of scholarly communication resources and services offered by the Libraries, both on the library website and through social media. (Emily)
Coordination
- Coordinate with the Data Services Strategic Steering Team, Library Technology Development, Digital Library Initiatives, the Research Information Management Library Team, and other relevant groups to launch the institutional repository by defining functional requirements and user needs, including potential workflows and policies. (Rachel)
- Coordinate with Learning and Research Services (LARS) unit heads to systematically incorporate scholarly communication work into liaison librarian activities. (Rebecca)
Education
- Identify learning outcomes to help librarians incorporate scholarly communication skills into instruction and develop a rubric to assess them. (Stephanie)
- Prepare materials for library liaisons and administrators about scholarly communication topics to aid in discussions, reduce gaps in knowledge, ensure consistency across messaging, and reflect our goals. (Kristina)
- Plan and coordinate workshops/outreach focused around relevant local, regional, and/or national scholarly communication events, including, but not limited to, Open Access Week, Open Education Week, and Fair Use Week; assess the impact of these events. (Annie)
Strategic Planning
- Research emerging trends in scholarly communication for academic libraries, documenting our findings and identifying current gaps at Temple University. (Stephanie and Emily)
- Assess current Libraries investments related to open content and open technologies; work with Dean of Libraries and other groups, such as the Collections Strategic Steering Team, to review this data and make a plan for the future. (Annie and Rebecca)
- Assess what we’ve accomplished in our first year and develop appropriate objectives for 2019-2020. (Rachel and Kristina)