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b. Implement the Researcher’s Toolbox, a focused Web
application that provides users with discipline-specific
context within finding aids and improves the accessibility
of our digitized archival collections.
c. Develop an alumni portal to support lifelong learning and
career development.
d. Develop online environments to support Ecampus users
and the communities served by OSU Extension Service.
1.5. Create a forum that welcomes and engages all communities.
a. Improve the usability of the Valley Library rotunda for
library events.
b. Implement routine Oregon State Press events in the Valley
Library.
c. Use the library’s physical and virtual spaces to creatively
showcase resources of interest to target audiences,
including new faculty, new students, student advisers,
and mentors.
d. Develop annual reading programs.
Measures of Success:
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Periodically during AY2012-2017: Patron satisfaction surveys, user
experience studies, and assessment measures reflect a positive
user experience in locating and accessing information. Assessment
measures pinpoint successes at developing discovery platforms
and portals that connect users to content in meaningful or relevant
ways.
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Annually between AY2012 and 2017: The number of co-sponsored
community events held in library facilities increases by 5 percent
each year. Participant feedback indicates that the space and
programs meet community needs.
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By AY2014: Establishing a master space plan assists in creating
and maintaining library spaces (i.e., 5th floor of the Valley Library)
that transform the environments where users and staff work and
interact.
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By AY2017: The amount of space devoted to individual and
collaborative study in the Valley Library increases from 17 to 25
percent of the total building space.
With over 1.4
million visits a year,
the Libraries and
Press homepage
is a gateway to
online research,
scholarship, and
data at OSU.
