Making the Library a Partner in Research by Leveraging the Strategic Plan Brian C. GrayCase Western Reserve UniversityKelvin Smith LibraryPresentation: http://slideshare.net/bcg8

4 Year Journey & Still GoingCollege-Based LibrarianPR/MarketingRelationshipsStrategic PlanEnergy InitiativeBeyond the Campus

The Energy Collaborative Platform is a Kelvin Smith Library initiative committed to partnership in the exploration of sustainability and alternative energy through providing world class collections, maintaining a Virtual Knowledge Center for Energy, cultivating researchers and students with educational opportunities, and capturing and disseminating the research of Case Western Reserve University and its partners.

New in 2009: News alerting service focused on energy & environment

Over 100 New Books

Other ProjectsPartnered on a grant for an internshipPartner in writing a NSF grantTeaching faculty to use collaboration tools such as Google Apps, Google Sites, Adobe Connect, and other toolsConsult on the GLEI website, including using web 2.0 tools and library resourcesLeveraging OhioLINK and other consortiumHosting speakers and helping with K-12 outreach

Coming SoonVarious energy current awareness toolsBoiler plate materials for grant proposalsResearch GuidesClass about using DOE materialsIEEE 125th birthday celebrationExploring: Data curationConsidering: Research services & document delivery for the growing Ohio energy communityNext library practicum student will have an energy focusDeveloping: Business Plan

What is different fromprevious actions?PACKAGINGMultiple services & toolsPartnership/collaborationProactive“Librarian in the Laboratory”No longer looked as just a “place for answers” but as a home to help develop answersProcesses transferable to other disciplines

Other Projects that Developed Because of Our ApproachCase Western Reserve is one of five campuses nationwide that will pilot Amazon.com's Kindle DX, an update of the company's wireless reader device.

Brian C. GrayHead of ReferenceLibrarian - Engineering, Math, & StatisticsCase Western Reserve UniversityKelvin Smith LibraryEmail: bcg8@case.eduBlog: http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/Presentation: http://slideshare.net/bcg8