HMH 2021-2024 Strategic Plan

LIBRARY OBJECTIVES Become the premier research center for museum visitors, researchers, and academia of the Holocaust and Human Rights Support knowledge growth in area of Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights studies

INITIATIVES • Offer database search training to both museum constituency and staff • Offer citation training to help researchers avoid plagiarism and protect content creators’ intellectual property • Inform researchers on issues of cultural appropriation and fair use • Engage library users in deliberation and discussion to synthesize and respond to what one reads • Develop virtual events, workshops, and sessions • Create an avenue of self-expression and creativity to advance acceptance and inclusion INITIATIVES • Increase accessibility to touchless and remote services • Document and update when needed the accessibility needs such as requests for ADA related accommodations or adaptations • Research and identify academic journals for acquisition or purchase • Collect more sources in languages other than English • Catalog, organize, store materials • Retrieve upon demand, practice innovative document delivery, and engage in standard loss prevention practices • Develop a program for the preservation and maintenance of library materials • Provide in-depth bibliographic research • Guide researchers, students, and other academics through the abundance of bibliographic information • Distribute starter kits to public libraries which can include bibliographies, graphics, infographics, and citations that lead back to library holdings • Network researchers to public and academic library resources • Promote touchless and remote collections to ensure the health and safety of customers • Enrich the knowledge and study of Holocaust and Human Rights related concepts, topics, and themes among teens and children • Extend the museum experience through reading • Expand destroyed communities research and resources INITIATIVES • Provide research, documentation, and educational support to members, educators, and visitors • Develop the collection in depth along the lines of accessibility, language, and medium • Collect and identify an abundance of lesson plans, curricula, and informational materials to support the educational and academic community

CONSTITUENCY OPERATIONS LEARNING & GROWTH

OBJECTIVES Identify, acquire, and retain documents of great research value. Facilitate access and broaden the selection and depth of the Library’s research value

OBJECTIVES Create a robust training program for researchers so that the discovery of resources is enhanced. Pursue the development of programming that increases an appreciation for reading and literature

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