Happy Holidays
Hello all – My message this month is simple. I wish you all the happiest of holidays and the joy of the New Year as we enter this festive season. As you all know, 2016 has been an incredibly productive… Continue Reading
University Librarian Report
This the collection of monthly newsletter articles from Krisellen Maloney, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian.
Organizational changes clarify collections acquisitions and processing, holdings management, and interlibrary loan
In this column last month, I talked about changes in the organization that were designed to separate central and local responsibilities and to improve our information control functions, particularly in relation to the website, discovery infrastructure, and collections. Shifting the… Continue Reading
Welcome to the New Shared User Services Department
I recently announced the formation of the Shared User Services Department, headed by Rhonda Marker as director of shared user services. This month, I want to provide a bit more context for this shift and how it fits into the… Continue Reading
A Two-day Cabinet Retreat Initiates Discussion of Libraries-wide Priorities
We are at a strange point of the year where, like time travelers, we must work and plan in three different fiscal years. The close of FY16 necessitates the activities of closure and assessment; FY17 is already galloping along with… Continue Reading
Kicking off Annual Planning and Budget Process with LibQUAL+ Results
Welcome to July! For me, summer has always been a time to catch up, tidy loose ends, reflect, and prepare for the upcoming academic year. As with so many other things, I am learning that at Rutgers things are different.… Continue Reading
From Townhall to Rutgers Day, We Have a Lot to Celebrate
Hello all – I hope you all enjoyed the Townhall meeting last week. It was great to see so many of our colleagues virtually and in-person and to review all the ways we’ve moved forward on the priorities we identified… Continue Reading
University Librarian Report: Update on Budget for 2016-2017
Hello all – Few things impact the function of the Libraries more than the outcome of the lengthy budget process we undertake each year. This year, our budget requests were made in the context of the RCM budget model in… Continue Reading
University Librarian Report: Update on Master Space Plan
Hello all – I hope everyone who was able to attend the presentation by CannonDesign on March 4, 2016 enjoyed their early analysis of our library spaces. This is an exciting process and the architects are going to great… Continue Reading