Reconceptualization of Special Collections, University of Maryland
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Reconceptualization of Special Collections,
University of Maryland
Desider Vikor
MARAC Fall 2011 MeetingBethlehem, Pennsylvania October 21, 2011
Impetus for Change at UM
(1) broader organizational/institutional factors (strategic plans for campus and Libraries(2) new leadership (campus and
Libraries)(3) digital technologies(4) reality of resources
Framework for Change
Switch: How to ChangeWhen Change Is Hardby Chip and Dan Heath(Broadway Books, 2010)
Switch
The basic problem: brain has two independent systems at work at all times.
(1) the emotional side: instinctive, feels pain and pleasure; image: the Elephant(2) the rational side (reflective or conscious system): deliberates and analyzes and looks into the future; image: the Elephant’s Rider
Switch model
Three-part framework that can guide you in any situation where you need to change behavior:
• Direct the Rider: - Find the bright spots - Script the critical moves - Point to the destination
Switch model (contd.)
• Motivate the Elephant: - Find the feeling - Shrink the Change; - Grow your people
• Shape the Path: - Tweak the environment - Build habits - Rally the herd
Special Collections/Hornbake: Setting Sail for an Exceptional Future
Where we’ve been… Where we’re going….
Compass Points
• We will be creative and responsive to change; identities are flexible and adaptable based on organizational priorities.
• Everyone will have a baseline of knowledge about our Special Collections; people will have specialties that will develop and change over time.
Compass Points (contd.)
• We will value individual expertise and subject knowledge, and use them to support our strategic priorities.
• We share ownership of the future of Special Collections.
• Special Collections prides itself in placing the needs and expectations of our users foremost
Collection Areas
• University of Maryland • State of Maryland • Broadcasting and Journalism• Culture and Literature • U.S. Social and Economic Movements
Functional Groups
• Researcher Experience• Access to Collections• Instruction & Outreach