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Strategic Plan
As an essential partner of UT Austin's research and learning ecosystem, the University of Texas Libraries connects people, ideas and resources to fuel student success and world-changing research. Over the next three years, we will expand access to knowledge, advance research and discovery and create transformative opportunities for students and scholars as we work toward becoming the nation’s highest-impact research library.
How We Work
To achieve our strategic goals as a strong academic partner, the University of Texas Libraries invests in the people, services, technologies and infrastructure that amplify our expertise and impact.
We value and develop our staff and manage change together.
We collaborate across units and campus to strengthen the services and operations that best serve our community.
We prioritize knowledge sharing and continuity planning to increase transparency and consistency.
We invest in high-impact services and continuously improve the infrastructure and systems that support our work.
Strategic Priorities
We equip students to thrive in a complex future
We create meaningful connections that support students throughout their academic journey.
- Engage in early and meaningful connections with all first-year students.
- Strengthen support for continuing students through graduation.
- Enrich the student employee experience to support growth and future success.
We fuel research and knowledge creation
We respond to the needs of our research community in powerful ways that facilitate scholarly excellence and access.
- Prioritize access to online content.
- Enhance discoverability of all UT Libraries collections.
- Invest in our open scholarship strategy.
We foster engagement and belonging
We strengthen our role as a place where people, ideas, and disciplines come together to change the world.
- Foster interdisciplinary practices through collaborative spaces for research and learning.
- Establish ourselves as a collaborative university hub for emerging technologies.
- Align engagement opportunities to amplify connection, visibility and impact.