Penn Libraries Releases Digital Strategy 2022-2024

Athenaeum21 is pleased to announce the release of the Penn Libraries Digital Strategy 2022-2024 — a strategy designed to steer its digital services and systems while foregrounding the needs of the Penn community. The Digital Strategy presents a broad vision to plan, implement, scale, and sustain digital technologies and practices that enable Penn students, researchers, scholars, and their collaborators to function skillfully and competitively in a digital world.

The digital strategy was developed by members of the Penn Libraries’ senior leadership team in collaboration with the Libraries’ Technology and Digital Initiatives division, with consultation from strategy and technology firm Athenaeum21.

Beginning in 2019, Athenaeum21 reviewed the Libraries’ digital programs, systems, and services and offered input to the Libraries’ strategic planning process. As part of the review, the firm’s principals met with Penn Libraries staff members and stakeholders across the University. Ultimately Athenaeum21 worked with the Libraries to create governing principles and processes toward developing a technological infrastructure that is flexible and responsive to the rapidly changing digital landscape. The inclusion of guiding principles in the strategy will provide the Libraries with the framework to make effective decisions and have the trade-off discussions that are essential to building and sustaining a substantial digital infrastructure.

You can read the full digital strategy here.

You can see more of our work on digital strategy in our case studies, including a description of our work with Penn Libraries.