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The phrase ‘Open Library’ describes our vision for Libraries & Collections at KCL. Developing genuinely open and inclusive collections is an important part of this.

In order to create an Open Library at King’s we need to reimagine our collections for the future, building sustainable collections that support student success, inclusive education and research excellence, ensuring they can be accessed by all who need them.  

We plan to do this through the delivery of strategic objectives in partnership with our academic staff and students: 

• We will facilitate an Inclusive Education through the promotion of diverse reading content and formats. Advocating for the creation and inclusion of Open Education Resources in modules. 

• We will support research-enhanced learning by bringing our unique and heritage collections into the classroom to inspire new module creation and scholarship. 

• We will be the visible face of Open Research at King’s, actively working with research colleagues to influence Research Culture. 

• We will continue to diversify beyond transformative agreements and invest in a diverse range of open access publishers and materials. 

• We will find ways to promote wider access to King’s research and create the means to ensure King’s research is accessible, increasing impact as audiences increase. 

• We will make innovative use of digital platforms to promote King’s papers and surface a wide variety of content. 

• We will find sustainable solutions to collection development that will ensure we can cater for the rich and diverse span of research activity at King’s, helping to deliver research innovation and excellence. 

• We will build an inclusive and diverse collection that will reflect teaching and learning at King’s and enable an inclusive education and student success. 

• As the publishing landscape changes, we will open our collections to the world, working to find solutions to the barriers which prevent this, and finding ways for King’s to sustainably host open collections that support both education, research, and wider societal needs. 

• We will curate existing collections to make them discoverable and to enable the creation of new knowledge for research and learning.