UNT as a Student-Centered Research University 1) we harness the power of ideas through a culture of learning based on diverse viewpoints, interdisciplinary endeavors, creativity and disciplined excellence. 2) We collaborate with our local and global communities in the creation, integration, application and dissemination of knowledge. In this way, UNT creates an enriched and sustainable future for our students, state, nation and world. From the Mission Statement Approved by Board of Regents May 12, 2006

What this means to UNT Libraries We embrace UNT’s student centered research university philosophy by providing quality collections and services that are informed by research and assessment.

We embrace UNT’s student centered research university philosophy by providing quality collections and services that are informed by research and assessment.

Translation We provide evidence that our professional practice is based on more than perceptions and assumptions.

We provide evidence that our professional practice is based on more than perceptions and assumptions.

How can we do this? Use evidence based librarianship Become a learning organization

Use evidence based librarianship

Become a learning organization

Evidence Based Librarianship Process Formulate a clearly defined, answerable question that addresses the issue Do a literature search Evaluate the validity and relevance of the evidence Assess the relative value of the action Assess the effectiveness of the action

Formulate a clearly defined, answerable question that addresses the issue

Do a literature search

Evaluate the validity and relevance of the evidence

Assess the relative value of the action

Assess the effectiveness of the action

Learning Organization Process Self mastery- individual Mental models – individual Shared vision – group Department learning – group Library-wide thinking - group

Self mastery- individual

Mental models – individual

Shared vision – group

Department learning – group

Library-wide thinking - group

Characteristic Definition Self mastery-individual The ability to honestly and openly see reality as it exists; to clarify one's personal vision Mental models - individual The ability to compare reality or personal vision with perceptions; reconciling both into a coherent understanding Shared vision - group The ability of a group of individuals to hold a shared picture of a mutually desirable future Team learning - group The ability of a group of individuals to suspend personal assumptions about each other and engage in "dialogue" rather than "discussion" Systems thinking – group The ability to see interrelationships rather than linear cause-effect; the ability to think in context and appreciate the consequences of actions on other parts of the system