Student-Centric Service

Throughout the duration of our four-year plan, the Library + Archives team will assess and address evolving student needs in the following areas.

• Library spaces
• Collections
• Infrastructure (e.g., IT and our online catalogue)
• General student experiences.

We commit to engaging underrepresented voices and communities via targeted outreach and relationship building. This work will build off our existing service standards which aim to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all.

Community Building

Over the following four years, we will focus on building relationships with diverse communities within and outside of ECU.

These communities include departments such as:

• The Aboriginal Gathering Place
• Information Technology Services
• Shops + Studios
• All students and alumni
• The wider community including our host nations, local residents and businesses
• Other post-secondary institutions
• Local ecosystems.

With these communities, we aspire to share skills and assets, to support one another and to communicate transparently. 

Weaving Our Values into Our Everyday Work 

Over the next four years, the ECU Library + Archives team will evaluate and grow our strategies and initiatives through the lens of anti-racism, decolonization and reconciliation, sustainability and climate action and accessibility. 

We will weave with care these values and principles throughout our internal and external relationships, our collections, policies, decision-making processes and services. 

Staff Morale, Development + Solidarity 

In the next four years the Library + Archives team will forge a workplace culture that acknowledges that service and community constitute our core values and that each member has a meaningful part to play.

We will explore ways to support our agency and personal and professional growth and work collaboratively so that each of us can rise to our full potential while being fairly compensated for our work.

We strive to be a place where our staff can thrive and grow, support each other in meaningful ways, participate in learning opportunities and deepen our communication and accountability.