{"id":48,"date":"2025-04-07T17:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=48"},"modified":"2025-04-08T14:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:37:57","slug":"strategic-priorities","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/chapter\/strategic-priorities\/","title":{"raw":"Strategic Priorities","rendered":"Strategic Priorities"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Spaces and People<\/h2>\r\nCreate inclusive and supportive Library spaces, services, and resources for student, employee, and community use.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Remove barriers to access within the Library spaces, creating a welcoming environment for all users.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sustain relationships with Cowichan and tiw\u0161\u03b5mawtx<sup>w<\/sup>\u00a0campuses to ensure they have access to necessary services and collections.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Prioritize wellness and encourage professional development among the Library team.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Access<\/h2>\r\nEnhance access and preservation to support research and knowledge creation.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Promote the adoption of open educational resources and practices and open access collections, and when practical and appropriate, open source technologies and solutions.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Apply VIU's research data management strategy to support faculty and student research.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Build collective capacity and a culture of copyright awareness that empowers the VIU community to create and use materials for teaching, learning, and research activities.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Maintain and build the Library's resources to support both current and future scholars including through web archiving and digital preservation efforts.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><img class=\"wp-image-49 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_13-53-38-300x156.png\" alt=\"two people sitting in comfy chairs in front of library shelves full of books.\" width=\"653\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Library Services<\/h2>\r\nCultivate student success through the delivery of timely, resonant, and impactful services.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Provide high quality research help services in alignment with principles of Universal Design for Learning.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Develop and implement targeted initiatives and supports for specific student populations to support academic transition and retention.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Prepare students in an increasingly complex and evolving landscape by fostering technological and digital literacy skills.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Design and deliver, in collaboration with faculty and academic service partners, collections and learning resources that promote essential research skills and encourage a deep understanding of information literacy.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Indigenous Knowledge<\/h2>\r\nAdvance Indigenization initiatives in the work we do.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Nurture meaningful relationships with Indigenous employees, partners, and communities, VIU Elders, and Indigenous students.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Continue to decolonize collections and services.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Work with community partners and vendors to build respectful, responsive, and representative collections and services that support student success.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Promote Indigenous language revitalization by providing opportunities to engage with Hul'q'umi'num' in the Library.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Provide responsive and targeted support for the Indigenous student community at VIU.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><img class=\"wp-image-58 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_13-59-52-1-300x154.png\" alt=\"People gathered around a table smiling and learning.\" width=\"736\" height=\"378\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Multi-Directional Relationships<\/h2>\r\nCreate and foster relationships with students, employees, and community partners.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Engage K-12 students with the aim of helping increase enrollment.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Participate in international, national, and regional collaborations to share knowledge and resources, and work on commitments that strengthen the academic library sector.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Engage aligned community partners, including those in the galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) sector, in projects and practices that are mutually beneficial.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Prioritize collaborative relationships both internally among Library teams and also with faculty, instructors and campus partners to identify shared priorities and enhance teaching and learning strategies.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>As secretariat of Digital BC, with the GLAM working group, plan for the launch and financial sustainability of the project to ensure cultural collections across the province are accessible in a single place.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Telling Stories<\/h2>\r\nTell our stories in a meaningful and engaging way.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Actively engage with VIU employees and the wider community in multiple ways to ensure that collections and Library services align with their needs and effectively support their endeavours.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Promote Library resources and services intentionally; determine appropriate channels and messaging for students, employees, and community.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Engage with other service and academic departments and continue to develop the Library as an information hub for students and the broader campus community.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-53 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_14-04-21-300x153.png\" alt=\"Students walking through the Library lobby smiling and holding books.\" width=\"616\" height=\"314\" \/>","rendered":"<h2>Spaces and People<\/h2>\n<p>Create inclusive and supportive Library spaces, services, and resources for student, employee, and community use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove barriers to access within the Library spaces, creating a welcoming environment for all users.<\/li>\n<li>Sustain relationships with Cowichan and tiw\u0161\u03b5mawtx<sup>w<\/sup>\u00a0campuses to ensure they have access to necessary services and collections.<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize wellness and encourage professional development among the Library team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Access<\/h2>\n<p>Enhance access and preservation to support research and knowledge creation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promote the adoption of open educational resources and practices and open access collections, and when practical and appropriate, open source technologies and solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Apply VIU&#8217;s research data management strategy to support faculty and student 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and implement targeted initiatives and supports for specific student populations to support academic transition and retention.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare students in an increasingly complex and evolving landscape by fostering technological and digital literacy skills.<\/li>\n<li>Design and deliver, in collaboration with faculty and academic service partners, collections and learning resources that promote essential research skills and encourage a deep understanding of information literacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Indigenous Knowledge<\/h2>\n<p>Advance Indigenization initiatives in the work we do.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nurture meaningful relationships with Indigenous employees, partners, and communities, VIU Elders, and Indigenous students.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to decolonize collections and services.<\/li>\n<li>Work with community partners and vendors to build respectful, responsive, and representative collections and services that support student success.<\/li>\n<li>Promote Indigenous language revitalization by providing opportunities to engage with Hul&#8217;q&#8217;umi&#8217;num&#8217; in the Library.<\/li>\n<li>Provide responsive and targeted support for the Indigenous student community at VIU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_13-59-52-1-300x154.png\" alt=\"People gathered around a table smiling and learning.\" width=\"736\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_13-59-52-1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_13-59-52-1-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_13-59-52-1-65x33.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_13-59-52-1-225x116.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_13-59-52-1-350x180.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viulibrarystratplan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2426\/2025\/04\/2025-04-07_13-59-52-1.png 779w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Multi-Directional Relationships<\/h2>\n<p>Create and foster relationships with students, employees, and community partners.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engage K-12 students with the aim of helping increase enrollment.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in international, national, and regional collaborations to share knowledge and resources, and work on commitments that strengthen the academic library sector.<\/li>\n<li>Engage aligned community partners, including those in the galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) sector, in projects 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