Vision & Strategic Focus

Identify institutional needs, bottlenecks, and common challenges;

Develop programs and responses to address identified needs and challenges;

Support OER activities and textbook affordability programs on our campuses;

Develop assessment metrics to demonstrate impact.

Support, promote and develop DEI awareness and activities in our libraries and on our campuses;

Encourage exchanges of DEI ideas, resources;

Support the IDEAL conference by becoming a sponsor and advocate for attendance by deans and associate deans;

Create DEI benchmarks and an annual assessment tool to measure progress; 

Provide at least one DEI program per year for library deans and associate deans.

Develop greater DEI awareness and actionable outcomes by providing education, support, and resources.

Determine the distinctive collection strengths of GWLA member libraries to enable potential collaborations and programs;

Explore shared print possibilities to ensure print formats are available for lending;

Develop alternative models for content access; 

Establish a rigorous data analytics service;

Develop and share journal negotiation principles and data analysis;

Ensure GWLA’s vendors meet accessibility standards.

Pool resources to support shared infrastructure and expertise;

Benchmark our efforts that support “moving the needle towards open” -- open access, open data, open scholarship, open educational resources;

Enhance and encourage library and non-profit publishing initiatives;

Establish a data analytics program to help campuses understand publication patterns at their own institutions;

Share resources to enable libraries to lead campus discussions about scholarly publishing, open access, collection models, and navigate difficult campus conversations.