3. Organizational Strategies

digital collections, re-organization

• Identify flexible organizational structures to support digital collections.
• Learn methods and mechanisms for utilizing existing staff and their expertise for the creation, management, preservation, publication, and access of digital content.
• Learn methods for integrating digital collections into existing library workflows, collections, and services.

This past year, JMU reorganized to launch a Digital Collections program under Collections and Technical Services. This non-traditional placement involved hiring a Digital Collections and Metadata Librarian, and restructuring existing roles. The result has been an innovative configuration that encourages collaboration and provides for the digital collections needs of campus.