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Annual Plan

The following objectives have been identified for Concordia Library for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The objectives were approved by Library Cabinet on May 14, 2024.

1
Implement recommendations from the Concordia Library EDI Report
In progress
2
Make better use of internal data to make decisions around workflows and services
In progress
3
Explore models for developing and organizing ourselves in support of the four themes (Data, AI, Special Collections & Archives, Open Scholarship)
In progress

Organize for Empowerment

4
Integrate invoice processing with new University financial system (Unity) to eliminate duplicate input of invoices; invoice feed from WMS into the Ariba/SAP financial system
In progress
5
Review and implement Library cybersecurity practices and procedures
In progress
6
Develop overall strategy around Swallow as full open source project (phase 1)
Not yet started
7
Continue second round of donor support for Concordia University Press
In progress

Provide Virtual and Physical Spaces for Learning and Research

8
Evaluation for offering services and spaces for sound, audio & video creation and editing, as well as virtual reality support
On hold
9
Vanier Library turns 60: October 27, 2024
In progress
10
Raising awareness and providing institutional support for research data management service and data management plans
In progress
11
Creation of Leisure Space - Webster Level 2
In progress
12
Honouring Black Presences public art program, first work
In progress

Transform Library Services in Line With Changing Needs

13
Develop a proposal for a public-facing service offer for Digital Preservation at Concordia University (phase 3)
Not yet started
14
Revise and relaunch the ORCID service offer to the Concordia community (Phase 2)
In progress
15
Communicate and embed expanded instructional content/approaches in both curricular and co-curricular offerings
In progress
16
Develop online GenAI literacy content for Concordia community
In progress
17
Creation of a Black Knowledges Hub
In progress
18
Define and launch the Public Art strategy
In progress
19
Explore the integration of scholarly non-textbook projects into the Library's OER program
Not yet started

Collections at the Heart of Teaching, Learning and Research

20
Integrate Montreal Signs Project as part of the Library's operations
In progress
21
Complete data remediation for journal holdings to ensure accurate information is available for decision making relating to the long-term preservation of and access to print collections
In progress
22
Develop a disaster prevention and recovery plan for the general collection
In progress
23
Develop a disaster prevention and recovery plan appropriate for Special Collections
In progress

Concordia Library Planning

For further information about strategic planning at the Library, please consult the following:

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