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Academic Library and Museum Partnership – Mellon Funded Initiatives to Advance Research and Scholarship

Zheng (John) Wang
Associate University Librarian for Digital Access, Resources, and IT
University of Notre Dame

Diane Parr Walker
Edward H. Arnold University Librarian
University of Notre Dame

Harish Maringanti
Associate Dean for IT & Digital Library Services
University of Utah

Alberta Comer
Dean & University Librarian
University of Utah

Collections of university libraries and museums connect at many points to support the academic mission. Their discovery and utilization remain suboptimal, as these functions are often administratively distinct. Contrary to their typical online experience, users need to be aware, learn, master, and interact with a variety of expert networks and tools to locate historical information and cultural objects. Closing the gap will significantly advance teaching and scholarship at universities. With the gracious support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a group of grant recipients fostered collaborations between libraries and museums. This presentation will include discussion of some of the variations and similarities of the grants, and it will report on the status of their executions, review challenges and lessons learned, and reveal the next steps.

Achieving a Library Transformation Using Portfolio Management

Catherine Murray-Rust
Dean of Libraries
Georgia Institute of Technology

Many companies use project and program management to execute and deliver new products and services. Successful companies use project portfolio management to align innovation to strategy, connect goals with resources, and build organizational agility. To ensure the successful completion of a major renovation of two mid-century modern buildings and revitalize its services for students and faculty, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Library looked outside of the library community for inspiration. With initial support from Georgia Tech Strategic Consulting, the Library became one of the early adopters of portfolio management on campus in 2016. Now after completing more than 75 projects, the Library’s professional portfolio manager works with Library program and project managers to select, prioritize, and coordinate nine program areas and more than 20 current projects. This briefing summarizes the growth and development of the Library’s portfolio management process, reviews challenges and opportunities, and highlights the value of adopting this approach for achieving the transformation of Library spaces, content, and services.

 

 

Active Data Partners: Three Incubation Projects Supporting Access to Research Data (Short Update)

Quinn Hart
Digital Applications Manager
University of California, Davis

Research libraries’ support for patrons has traditionally focused on discovery and general access for the researcher during a project, and the curation and preservation of original data at the completion of research projects. To be a more active data partner, the library should support campus research both with tailored access to common data needs and better, more active support for researchers’ original data. This briefing presents three research projects aimed at providing better access to scientific data products for the research community: an extension of the digital asset management system to provide better access to 100 years of California weather data; PG-Farm, a project to mirror, archive, and provide access to campus relational databases; and CaSITA, a project to provide GOES-R satellite data products in real time.

 

 

Advancements in Digital Preservation: Spectral 3-D Reconstruction of Impressionist Oil Paintings

Yi Yang
Assistant Professor
Pennsylvania State University

Art conservators are adopting optical technologies for microscopic examination to improve conservation and preservation efforts for artworks (e.g., historical oil paintings and murals). One such imaging technology is optical coherence tomography (OCT), a non-invasive imaging technique that acquires in-depth resolved signals with micrometer resolution. This is highly advantageous for studying the surface features and subsurface structures of delicate cultural heritage objects. This grant-funded project uses a hybrid scanning platform combined with an effective algorithm to achieve macroscopic OCT (macro-OCT) imaging and spectral 3D reconstruction of Impressionist style oil paintings. These digital copies of heritage artworks open up new possibilities for online education, and can also serve as a backup against worst-case scenarios, such as war, terrorism, natural disaster, heist, and other catastrophes that put artworks in a vulnerable position.

Co-authors: Xingyu Zhou, New Jersey Institute of Technology
; Xuan Liu, New Jersey Institute of Technology; 
Heather McCune Bruhn, Pennsylvania State University

 

 

Advancing the Learning Organization: Reframing IT Projects as a Catalyst for Change

Jennifer Vinopal
Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections and Digital Programs
The Ohio State University

Salwa Ismail
Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Information Technology and Associate CIO
University of California, Berkeley

Evviva Weinraub Lajoie
Vice Provost for University Libraries
University at Buffalo

Rosalyn Metz
Associate Dean, Library Technology and Digital Strategies
Emory University

Hannah Sommers
Senior Associate Dean and Deputy University Librarian
The George Washington University

Rebranding “IT Projects” as “library projects” signals to the organization that, as with the strategic planning process, the success of these initiatives is an organization-wide responsibility. Using “Designing IT Projects to Advance the Learning Organization” in EDUCAUSE Review as a jumping-off point, this panel of contributors to the original article will discuss a number of strategic practices used to underscore the organization’s collective responsibility for project outcomes and reinforce the kinds of organizational values and practices characterized by the learning organization. The strategies that the panel will discuss should provide a framework and models for designing projects to advance the learning organization and help create an environment where systems thinking and collaborative learning are the norm and where, as a community, new ways of working to achieve shared values are developed and integrated.

https://er.educause.edu/articles/2019/8/designing-it-projects-to-advance-the-learning-organization

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