Abstract
Academic librarians and library managers are always exploring new ways to empower their team to provide the best services to the entire research community. This requires organizations to take innovative approaches to new ideas as well as existing services and initiatives. With innovation, a certain amount of strategic risk has to be involved, but how much is too much? More importantly, how do you create a culture where people feel free to take risks and, sometimes, fail? These columns explore those questions as a case study of the Dirac Science Library at Florida State University.
Highlights
Florida State University (FSU) is an R1 research institution with almost 42,000 students and approximately 1,800 faculty as of 2016
FSU is located in Tallahassee, Florida, which is the state capitol
While the Director was on leave, the Dirac Science Library was managed by an interim director from the main library and two other librarians who volunteered to provide guidance and leadership while there were no science librarians in our organization at the time
Summary
Florida State University (FSU) is an R1 research institution with almost 42,000 students and approximately 1,800 faculty as of 2016. In 2015, FSU received over $200 million dollars from outside sources including almost $170 million from federal agencies. FSU is located in Tallahassee, Florida, which is the state capitol. The Dirac Science Library was opened in 1988 and serves students and researchers in all of the sciences on the Tallahassee FSU campus and many off campus programs. The building has been renovated based on qualitative and quantitative data to meet the needs of the STEM students and faculty. STEM Libraries at FSU consist of the Dirac Science Library, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering Library, as well as subject librarians and staff that provide research and learning support to the STEM community
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