Special Collections and Preservation
Departments
Digital Collections
Preservation and Reformatting
Special Collections
William R. Jenkins Art, Design & Architecture Library
This portfolio advances research, teaching, and creative work by stewarding rare, archival, and distinctive collections through preservation, access, engagement, and collaborative programming across the Libraries.
Student Success
- Engage students with primary source research across our rare, archival, and distinctive collections
- Collaborate with faculty on research and instructional needs with primary source materials
- Promote interdisciplinary study and research with primary source materials
- Amplify the history of the university through University Archives
- Implement a more structured and efficient approach to supporting students and faculty aligned to a unified approach to user services.
Nationally Competitive Research
- Ensure digitization projects align with contemporary research needs and practices
- Develop a holistic preservation approach to caring for collections in alignment with best practices and standards
- Increase access to unique resources
- Support disciplines with nontraditional research forays
Social Responsibility
- Develop collections that expand access to diverse histories and perspectives in alignment with curricula, research, and community engagement
- Support a robust exhibitions program that offers engaging and regularly refreshed exhibits that highlight our rare and distinctive collections, connecting audiences to new perspectives, cultures, and knowledge bases
- Collaborate with campus and local communities to elevate rare and distinctive collections across campus
Updated on May 26, 2026