Vision, Mission, Priorities, Initiatives
Vision
The Washington Research Library Consortium will be a catalyst creating synergies among the partner universities to enable the success of learning and scholarship.
Mission
The Washington Research Library Consortium is a collaborative partnership providing proactive and responsive, innovative, cost-effective access to shared information resources, services and expertise.
- Approved by the WRLC Board of Directors, December 1, 2010
Strategic Priorities
- Creating coordinated collections
- Creating a robust infrastructure for discovery and access
- Ensuring the long-term preservation of physical and digital information resources
- Sharing expertise
WRLC Initiatives for FY 2019
Creating Coordinated Collections
- Investigate the feasibility of sharing the purchase of monographs
- Investigate the feasibility of sharing serials purchasing
Creating Robust Discovery & Access
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Learn everything there is to know about Alma and Primo
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Determine how to use Alma and Alma Analytics to identify and record retention commitments for post-2004 monographs
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Identify and record retention commitments for single copies of print journals
Preserving Physical and Digital Resources
- Implement a digital preservation storage system
- Conduct a WRLC SCF Environmental Data Analysis
Sharing Expertise & Setting Direction
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Develop statistical dashboards from data in Alma
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Reconsider our organizational structure for opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency
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Investigate and recommend consortial initiatives to address textbook affordability