The Internal Context

Significant issues within the University which will guide the direction of the Library and its services during the planning period include the following:

  • Strategic positioning and adjustment in relation to the new fees arrangements for undergraduate students
  • Increases in numbers of international students, and shifts in the balance of provision for taught postgraduate students
  • Focus on widening participation, and developing interest in transition issues, both into University and between stages of study
  • Commitment to the development of skills to enhance employability as part of the wider student experience
  • Development and maintenance of engagement with the alumni community
  • Challenging targets for NSS results at the School level, with library services featuring as a high-profile component of the KIS

  • The programme for the development of teaching and learning spaces on the King's campus, and associated building/refurbishment plans
  • The prospects for the Science Central site, and implications for the delivery of information services to “remote” locations
  • The outcomes and implementation of the IT expenditure review and plans for the development of the Digital Campus

  • Internationalisation and the development of collaborative arrangements and partnerships
  • The consolidation and development of the NUMed campus, with the on-site delivery of library and information services

  • The impact of Societal Challenge Themes, and the potential requirement for supporting information resources and services
  • Preparation for the REF and the role of MyImpact and MyProjects
  • The development of strategies for publication of research outputs at the Faculty, School and Institute level
  • The development of university policy on the management and preservation of research data, and the need to deal effectively with metadata

  • Financial resource allocations and the influence of cost drivers
  • Procure to Pay and the streamlining of procurement processes
  • The One University programme, which includes the development of Print Services based in the Library

  • Increased opportunities for staff to work flexibly
  • The need to develop further management competencies at all levels