Strategic Plan

UTSA Libraries Strategic Plan 2024-2027

Vision

As a national model of Hispanic-serving libraries, we fuel UTSA’s ascent to becoming a premier public research university.

Mission

The UTSA Libraries advance research and education, stimulate discovery and creativity, and engage and transform our diverse communities by providing distinctive expertise, high-quality information resources, inspirational spaces, and innovative and responsive services.

Destination 1: UTSA Libraries will be a model for supporting student success

Goal 1: Offer services, spaces, and resources that support retention and graduation rates of students

Goal 2: Partner with faculty to advance innovative teaching, learning, research and scholarship.

Strategic Investments: Professionalization of Student Employment, Heart of the Campus, Implementation of OER Recommendations, User Experience (physical and digital), Digital Scholarship, Special Collections, Adaptability/Responsiveness to the UT Health/UTSA merger, AI Literacy

Operational Investments: Access Services, Reference and Instruction, Electronic Resources and Collections, Acquisitions and Metadata, Facilities, Systems, Research Engagement and Scholarly Communications, Digital Scholarship and CEDISH, Digital Humanities and User Engagement, Development, Special Collections, Business Service Center, Communications, Web and Creative Services, ITC, Art Collection, Project Management, UX and Assessment

Destination 2: UTSA Libraries will be a member of the Association of Research Libraries

Goal 1: Establish and grow new revenue streams. 

Goal 2: Continue to build distinctive research collections documenting the diverse histories and development of San Antonio and South Texas.

Goal 3: Strategically expand our collections and services supporting UTSA’s research enterprise.

Goal 4: Create an infrastructure to advance digital scholarship at UTSA.

Strategic Investments: Assessment, Community Engagement, Research Impacts, Special Collections, AV Access and Preservation, Scholarly Communication, Digital Scholarship Infrastructure and Projects, Adaptability/Responsiveness to the UT Health/UTSA merger

Operational Investments: Access Services, Reference and Instruction, Electronic Resources and Collections, Acquisitions and Metadata, Facilities, Systems, Research Engagement and Scholarly Communications, Digital Scholarship and CEDISH, Digital Humanities and User Engagement, Development, Special Collections, Business Service Center, Communications, Web and Creative Services, ITC, Art Collection, Project Management, UX and Assessment

Destination 3: UTSA Libraries will be an innovative place to work, learn, and discover

Goal 1: Continuously improve the processes that fuel our goals.

Goal 2: Cultivate strategic intramural and extramural partnerships.

Goal 3: Recruit, develop and retain excellent and diverse staff.

Goal 4: Develop skill sets for critical and emerging areas.

Strategic Investments: Assessment, Professional Development, Community Engagement, Process Improvement, Organizational Climate

Operational Investments: Access Services, Reference and Instruction, Electronic Resources and Collections, Acquisitions and Metadata, Facilities, Systems, Research Engagement and Scholarly Communications, Digital Scholarship and CEDISH, Digital Humanities and User Engagement, Development, Special Collections, Business Service Center, Communications, Web and Creative Services, ITC, Art Collection, Project Management, UX and Assessment