David Greenbaum
Director, Research Information Technologies
University of California, Berkeley
Lynn Rohrs
Director, eSystems and Research Services
New York University
Jenn Stringer
Associate Chief Information Officer, Academic Engagement
University of California, Berkeley
In the last year, both New York University (NYU) and the University of California Berkeley (UCB) needed to develop new strategic plans for research, teaching, and learning technologies. NYU had to determine how to support a major initiative to expand research that included adding large numbers of additional research faculty and four new science-based graduate programs. In response, the NYU central information technology organization and the University Library developed a methodology for prioritizing research support needs by benchmarking themselves with more than a dozen peer institutions. UCB has embarked on a collaborative planning effort between the Educational Technology, Research Technology, and Library Services groups. UCB has borrowed and adapted NYU’s methodology as the starting point for a planning and community building initiative across the campus. This talk will present early results of the peer benchmarking and discuss how the methodology is being used to determine which services to invest in, how to strengthen collaborations across campus, and how to support staff development.