UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN’S REVIEW
Two years ago, I made a pledge to sustain the Library’s enviable reputation for
service excellence and for learning and teaching support. This commitment
was coupled with an ambition to create and deliver distinctive services to
researchers. Significant inroads have been made in the management of
and access to scholarly information resources and the establishment of
services tightly aligned to the research aspirations of the University.
The Library held its position as a highly utilised space for student learning
and engagement; reflected in over 1M visits and high occupancy rates. The
allocation of space in an adjacent building to the Library was, therefore,
welcomed. Works commenced on repurposing the location into an open,
quiet study space accommodating in excess of 250 seats and an additional
two postgraduate rooms.
The University Executive’s rallying call for action, for recognising and
producing research of high quality and impact, positioned the Library well
to showcase the:
The Library’s contribution to the University’s One Action initiative centred
on promoting and supporting alumni engagement with UOW through
access to Library services and resources after graduation. Over 700
Alumni registered for membership as compared to 185 in the previous year,
confirming the initiative a resounding success.
• Utility of the institutional repository, Research Online (RO)
• Success of collaborating with the Research Division to further
streamline the Research Information System and facilitate the bulk
transfer of publication records to RO
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• Benefits of centralising publications management within the Library.
These efforts were rewarded with a ranking of 9th place in Australia and
201 in the world on ‘The Ranking Web of World Repositories’. RO was also
ranked third in Australia for visibility of content.
These initiatives ..... highlight our desire to develop a deeper
and nuanced understanding of the needs of our students and
the staff of the institution ... to deliver services and resources
that are relevant, offer value and contribute in a meaningful
and demonstrable way our commitment to the aspirations and
priorities of UOW.
MARGIE JANTTI / UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
The new Research Impact Analysis Service was quickly embraced,
illustrating an appetite for promoting