Goal 1
Work flexibly and collaboratively with North Carolina’s cultural heritage professionals to broaden online access to their collections.
How we’ll do this:
- Continue to provide digitization and digital access services to the materials our partners select for sharing online.
- Continue to offer best practices and support for cultural heritage professionals planning for and pursuing their own digital initiatives, both on a case-by-case basis and as part of the LSTA Advisory Board.
- Rely on our network of relationships to help make connections and foster collaborative opportunities in digital initiatives throughout North Carolina.
Goal 2
Improve the DigitalNC.org experience to more quickly and accurately connect all users with cultural heritage materials that meet their research or recreational needs.
How we’ll do this:
- Investigate and implement new content management system/s to support our digitized collections and replace outdated systems.
- Develop creative and interactive ways for users to engage with online content, including support for crowdsourcing.
Goal 3
Engage with a diverse community of institutions and users to support inclusivity in digital collections.
How we’ll do this:
- Offer several on-site scanning days, whereby we can help digitize materials for institutions who have a difficult time bringing items to Chapel Hill.
- Continue to encourage our partners to select materials documenting underrepresented communities.
- Look for opportunities to partner with organizations who solely document underrepresented communities to help them achieve their specific digital initiative goals.
Goal 4
Act as efficient and responsible financial stewards and work to enhance fiscal sustainability.
How we’ll do this:
- Streamline workflows and remain in touch with and responsive to the greatest needs of our partners, so that we use our limited funds in the most equitable way.
- Enlist assistance from a qualified consultant to suggest strategic directions and plans for future growth.
- Work with UNC Library Development office and other stakeholders to identify additional potential funding streams.