The Libraries aims to build a workplace environment that values risk-taking, collaboration, and continuous learning, resulting in an empowered workforce that is more fulfilled and better equipped to meet the evolving needs of library users and stakeholders. We commit to the success and well-being of all our employees by fostering open communication, accountability, and support networks.
Cultivate an inspiring workplace culture
@One Digital Media and Technology (@One)
Helping lead a joint workshop with Office of Digital Learning on A.I. tools
Each semester the @One team explored ways to implement a recurring, hands-on workshop series for Libraries and campus faculty and staff highlighting resources and technology featured within @One specialty services. They created an interest survey and gathered feedback from it to develop workshop calendar events for topics of high interest. They also investigated possible collaborations with the Office of Digital Learning's workshop training modules. - i.e., podcast workshop, basic design workshop, self-studio training, and A.I.
Enriching the student worker experience by further developing the offboarding process for graduating student workers
The @One team actively maintains the service of taking professional headshot portraits for Libraries' graduating student workers. The headshot portraits are offered to the graduating students to use as they enter the workforce. The team also partnered with the Career Studio to put together a workshop for interested student workers to ensure they leave their on-campus jobs with the skills necessary for their post-library careers.
At the end of spring semester 2024, the team informed their student workers of the availability of resources through the Career Studio and coordinated consultations with the Libraries Human Resources Liaison.
Budget, E-Resource, and Discovery Services (BERDS)
Establishing regular meeting and discussion group for Libraries' supervisors
Collections and Discovery began a regular meeting and discussion group for supervisors who are not department heads or part of the Library Managers group. This group has been very successful and was tested in other parts of the library.
The team worked to participated in library-wide initiatives to promote internal understanding of how Collections and Discovery works. Opportunities for cross-training and collaboration activities were identified and focused on providing training for Rialto and ensuring all staff had appropriate permissions.
Building Operations
Establishing a Libraries Safety and Security Committee
The Committee was established to enhance staff engagement on crucial topics relating to employee and patron security.
Upgrading the Building Operations tablet application
Building Operations partnered with a student worker studying computer science to overhaul an outdated application. The project also served as a major practical enhancement to the student's computer science coursework. The upgrade to the Building Operations tablet application was successfully completed and is now in daily use.
Using the 2024 student-led Building Operations tablet application overhaul as a model, Building Operations is seeking additional opportunities to partner with individual student workers' educational goals on projects that benefit the Libraries and enhance the students' experience and professional development.
DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library (DLM) and Makerspace
Developing a "Guide to DeLaMare Library Staff" page in Confluence, the Libraries intranet
The Confluence page documents current roles, responsibilities, and contact information for all DeLaMare Science and Engineering and Makerspace employees, facilitating easier collaboration.
Identifying and implementing one all-DeLaMare professional development learning opportunity
The DLM team created a list of professional development options for the calendar year 2024 and created an Academic Impressions Leadership profile for each team member, alongside an in-house evaluation of team dynamics through statistical data analysis.
Digital Services
Further developing the Analytics Working Group
Digital Services performed an assessment of the Analytics Working Group to better foster collaboration and allow participants to experiment and safely fail when solving for solutions.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee
Creating a year-long calendar of ongoing IDEA-related events, workshops and training opportunities for library faculty and staff
The IDEA Committee created a calendar of IDEA events and programming in Confluence. Moving forward, the Committee plans to continue creating calendars for each academic year.
Increasing participation in IDEA-related events by 30 percent in Fiscal Year 24 through advanced planning, marketing, removing barriers to signing up
The Committee worked to remove barriers for sign-ups by not requiring advanced registration for all IDEA events and programming. Additionally, the Committee initiated surveys to gather feedback for IDEA events to garner interest, gather content ideas, and address any other barriers to attendance.