It’s hard to believe that this is my last article for the Agenda. When I look back at all that we have accomplished since I arrived at Rutgers in 2015—from the implementation of our new library system and QuickSearch, to… Continue Reading
As you may already have seen elsewhere in this issue of the Agenda, the BTAA has scheduled a series of BIG Collection Convenings for all faculty and staff of member libraries. This series of keynotes will focus on generating broad… Continue Reading
Welcome back, everyone—I hope you all had a restful winter break and are feeling energized and ready to tackle the challenges of a new semester. Before we look forward to what the new year has in store, I wanted to… Continue Reading
It has been eight months since the university moved online and it is still difficult to believe that it is real. The sudden change that we experienced is gradually transitioning to a new normal, along with the insight that it… Continue Reading
In the last issue of the Agenda, I wrote about the role of our Values and Principles and reflected a bit on the primacy of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion among them. Now that the final version has been posted publicly… Continue Reading
As I’m sure you’ve seen in your email or the Cabinet minutes, the Libraries’ Values and Principles Taskforce recently completed its work and issued a final recommendation to Cabinet for consideration. We are still in the process of finalizing our… Continue Reading
Thanks to everyone who attended State of the Libraries on Wednesday. We had over 200 folks join the meeting, and I’m so glad you all found the time to be there even with the competing demands of work and home.… Continue Reading
It’s March, which means that another planning cycle is getting into full swing. At the Cabinet retreat tomorrow, we will begin discussing the 2020–2022 local priorities that have been developed by the directors. You can read them yourself on our… Continue Reading
Welcome back! I hope you’re all feeling rested and rejuvenated from a well-deserved winter break. As I mentioned in my holiday email last month, I am so impressed by the amount of work we were able to accomplish last year.… Continue Reading
Earlier this semester, my fellow BTAA library directors and I issued a joint statement publicly committing to an interdependent future and introducing the idea of the BIG Collection. This is a strategic and coordinated approach to sustaining the scholarly content… Continue Reading