The OCUL strategic plan guides the direction of the consortium and its services – including Scholars Portal – building on past successes and fostering future innovation.
Collaboration and consultation are key to OCUL strategic planning. OCUL facilitates consultations, distributes membership-wide surveys, and holds one-on-one interviews to gain feedback and insights to inform consortial strategies.
OCUL typically engages in strategic planning every four years. The strategic planning process is overseen by the Executive Committee and the Council approves the final plan.
2025-2029 Strategic Plan
Developed through consultation with member libraries, staff, consortial partners and past leadership, this strategic plan is designed to enhance the impact and value of OCUL's collective work and the services of Scholars Portal.
Guided by core principles meant to advance academic research, teaching and learning, nurture social change and reconciliation with Indigenous communities, support robust infrastructure and demonstrate value, the plan reflects OCUL's enduring commitment to innovative and equitable university library services.
Four priorities are the focus of the 2025-2029 Strategic Plan:
- Foster collaboration in collection management
- Leverage technology for library innovation
- Strengthen governance, adaptability and organizational resilience
- Cultivate member engagement and enhance member capacity
Building on each of the priorities are strategies that broadly identify the actions OCUL is undertaking over four years, and the anticipated outcomes and progress that are results of those actions.
Download the 2025-2029 OCUL Strategic Plan (PDF)
2022-2025 Strategic Plan
In this three-year cycle, OCUL will focus on three strategic priorities:
- Supporting Indigenous Reconciliation
- Expansion of our Shared Resources and Infrastructure
- Supporting Hybrid and Flexible Learning