We anticipate continued expansion of technological capabilities to offer new opportunities for providing information, as well as new types of resources to drive the development of technology. Although we place a high value on the development of standards for information technology, there are instances where we need to actively experiment and create solutions in an unmapped environment. There will be a balancing act in deciding when to work alone or when to wait for wider standards. Faculty, students and staff have increased expectations for information delivery from the library. To address such expectations, at every opportunity we are talking with faculty and students.
Assessments are now a standard library practice.
Focus groups, individual interviews and other interactions help us monitor resources and technology use and improvement. In collaboration with our university community, UR libraries are continually charting new territory. Librarians at the University of Rochester report on changes happening on their campus due to libraries entering a Digital Age. Professors, students and administrators speak out on what it has meant for them. Together they are finding new gateways, passing into new worlds of knowledge and exploring uncharted territory, discovering that new library hours are 24-7.