The Emerging Technologies & Services Department provides strategic leadership in technology services. In alignment with OSU Libraries & Press’ mission, the department empowers OSU and the public to find and use information in support of exploration, discovery and knowledge creation. ETS maintains an evolving, robust and flexible technological infrastructure and provides responsive customer support.
Vision
ETS serves as the cornerstone of technological innovation, exploration, and collaboration at OSU Libraries & Press. We adapt and implement technologies that contribute to the evolution of the educational and scholarly landscape.
Strategic Goals
Engage with Library staff to understand and meet their needs
Identify areas of need, and find, modify or create tools that meet those needs
Participate in teams and activities throughout the library to gain a better understanding of needs
Track, gather and use assessment data to make strategic decisions
Support the needs of OSU and the community
Select the most effective, reliable and robust delivery strategies for our services and content
Enhance access to data, information and collaborative tools
Keep current with user technology to plan for future development
Develop skills and expertise
Encourage innovative exploration by OSU and the library community
Support training and professional development for ETS staff
Participate and remain active in various development communities
Foster collaborations
Participate in planning for campus applications of future technologies
Work with various groups on campus to research and implement tools to create a more cohesive user experience
Create partnerships with technology communities that can increase productivity
Continue to work with our current partners to identify areas of collaboration, testing and exploration
Recognize and support new partnerships and collaborations