The SCELC Strategic Pillars were adopted on September 27, 2024 by the SCELC Board.
SCELC's Strategic Planning process spanned eight months of community consultation and analysis facilitated by our consultant, Sarah Cohen from Big Questions Collaborative.
Throughout the process, our community had many opportunities to add their ideas, thoughts and concerns, to help us define the future of the consortium. As a result, it became clear that SCELC's community was looking for tailored and sustainable programs and services that meet their evolving needs.
As libraries increasingly rely on digital infrastructure, SCELC will develop and support cutting-edge technologies for digital resource sharing, data analytics, and research management. We will provide members with the tools they need to implement AI-infused technologies and other advancements that ensure innovative and seamless library services.
While SCELC seeks to expand into new service areas, our foundational functions remain critical to our members. Negotiation and licensing are at the heart of our consortium’s value. As we diversify, SCELC remains committed to excellence in our traditional role of negotiating the best possible terms for our members and will continue to innovate in this core area.
SCELC will continue to expand beyond transformative agreements by optimizing open access (OA) content integration, enhancing linking capabilities, and providing repository support. Our goal is to increase access to and the visibility of open scholarly resources, making it easier for our libraries to offer their users comprehensive OA content alongside licensed collections.
SCELC will help member libraries demonstrate their value through tailored impact analyses, customized training, and the development of clear ROI reports. These tools will help libraries better communicate their contributions to student success, faculty research, and overall institutional goals, aligning libraries more effectively with broader campus missions.
SCELC is now building capacity to support our strategic pillars.
Staff will begin work to develop operational plans, hire required talent and work with our committees to develop organizational structures to better channel community contributions and insights.
SCELC's strategic planning process involved eight months of interviews and community discussions, launched at SCELCapalooza 2024, culminating in the Strategic Services Survey.
This presentation provides details on the who, what and when of our Strategic Planning Porcess.
This survey tested ideas generated from months of community input and identified 3 initial strategic pillars: