Special Libraries & Preservation

Associate Dean Lauren Gottlieb-Miller

Departments

William R. Jenkins Architecture, Design, and Art Library
Music Library
Preservation and Reformatting
Special Collections

Special Libraries & Preservation’s Focus

To strengthen our areas that require deeper expertise with materiality, use and/or handling of collections that result in scholarly and creative works by deeper collaborations across the Libraries with respect to collections development; preservation, access, and discoverability, engagement/programming, public services; research; and teaching and learning.

Areas for which we will develop benchmarks and map to success measures in alignment with the University Strategic Plan include: Student Success, Nationally Competitive Research, & Social Responsibility

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
Amplify the history of athletics through University Archives
Accessible programming that engages students in our specialized libraries
Implement a more structured and efficient approach supporting faculty related to special libraries

Nationally Competitive Research

Ensure digitization projects align with contemporary research needs and practices
Increase access to new unique resources
Support disciplines with nontraditional research forays
Hold interprofessional development workshops
Host targeted research webinar series

Social Responsibility

Develop diverse collections that expand the canon
Diverse and regularly refreshed exhibits that draw audiences into new perspectives, cultures, and knowledge bases
Work with campus and local communities and their archival collections
Promote health and wellness toward diverse regional audiences