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Strategic Plan 2025-2030

Strategic Plan 2025-2030

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Strategic Plan 2025-2030

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Group picture of the University Library Strategic Planning Committee members Strategic Planning Team:(L-R) Paul Campbell, Kelly Riley, Lori Boes, Mike Collura, Kristin Yeager, Ken Burhanna, Beate Gersch, Clara Totten, Cindy Kristof, Cynthia Williams, Kara Robinson

We are pleased to share University Libraries' strategic plan, establishing priorities and values that align our work with those of the university and academic affairs. This plan sets a trajectory for us to pursue our vision of being the heart of the university, empowering all members of the Kent State Community to achieve their goals in research, learning, and creative inquiry.

On this web site you will find our vision, mission, core values, strategic priorities and lead initiatives. Our lead initiatives will evolve and change as we adapt and pivot to meet the challenges of our times. We invite you to check back with us from time to time to learn more about our areas of focus and the progress we make. (Download a PDF of our Strategic Plan 2025-2030)

Finally, we share gratitude for our community and partners. Their input, feedback and collaboration have and will continue to be invaluable in helping us all succeed. University Libraries believes anything is possible when we work in partnership with you!

Vision

University Libraries aims to be the heart of the university, empowering all members of the Kent State Community to achieve their goals in research, learning, and creative inquiry.

Mission

University Libraries facilitates engagement with our resources, spaces, and services to promote success, encourage curiosity, reduce barriers, and foster connections across disciplines and communities.

Core Values

KSUL is...

We support our users and each other through interactions rooted in humility, respect, and kindness. We do this by...

We strive to be resilient and flexible in responding to the needs and challenges of the community, aspiring to be active agents of change. We do this by...

We build and maintain intentional partnerships that achieve shared goals and support the success of all those we serve. We do this by...

We create a learning environment for our users and ourselves that supports new ideas, knowledge, and growth. We do this by...

We commit to being responsible stewards of our resources, balancing current needs, available resources and long-term aspirations. We do this by...

We design our services and programs to meet the needs of our users and empower them through the resources they need for academic and research success. We do this by...

Strategic Priorities

Student Success

Engage, support, and celebrate students inside and outside of the classroom through teaching, programming, professional development, mentoring, and welcoming spaces.

Research Impact

Integrate library expertise, services, and resources into the research lifecycle from conception to publishing to archiving, to enhance the impact of Kent State scholars.

Resource Sharing

Provide access to the right information and resources at the right time in the most affordable and efficient ways possible.

Organizational Stewardship

Secure and strengthen our human and financial resources to support our mission and ensure future stability and sustainability.

Cultural and Historical Distinctiveness

Preserve and promote regional and global history and culture through archiving, exhibiting, programming, and publishing.

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