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Alexander Campbell King Law Library Strategic Plan, 2008-2011, University Of Georgia Law Library
Alexander Campbell King Law Library Strategic Plan, 2008-2011, University Of Georgia Law Library
Strategic Plan Documents
This nine page document last revised in December 2008 served as the strategic plan for the University of Georgia School of Law's Library. It contains five goals, and each goal had objectives and strategies identified for how to achieve them. This document served as a three-year guide for the librarians, staff, their services, and library resources.
Re-Framing Assessment: A Patron-Centered Approach, Jeanne M. Brown
Re-Framing Assessment: A Patron-Centered Approach, Jeanne M. Brown
Library Faculty Presentations
The Strategic Plan is a standard blueprint guiding library assessment activities. Many, if not most, Strategic Plans are organized along library departmental lines and/or library functions, and use language with which librarians frame their efforts—not language with which patrons would necessarily resonate. In an effort to drive home the concept that it is “impact on the patron” which should be the touchstone for all we do, the UNLV Libraries Dean and Assessment Librarian have created a framework which turns the Strategic Plan document on its head, making it patron-centric. From six goals, the UNLV plan was revised to focus on …
Collaborative Strategic Planning: A Wiki Application, Susan Kendall, Mary Nino, Shannon Staley
Collaborative Strategic Planning: A Wiki Application, Susan Kendall, Mary Nino, Shannon Staley
Faculty and Staff Publications
For the past several years, many have viewed wikis as useful tools for community building and collaboration. A number of free Web services such as PBwiki have claimed convenience and ease of use as part of their overall packages. Areview of the literature reveals a great deal of anecdotal support for wiki use in the workplace. However, few studies have been conducted to determine whether wikis are useful collaborative tools for employees within an organization. This case study will examine the use of a wiki by library employees during the strategic planning process at San Jose State University.
Raise Your Profile: Build Your Program, Jennifer E. Nutefall, Deborah Gaspar
Raise Your Profile: Build Your Program, Jennifer E. Nutefall, Deborah Gaspar
Staff publications, research, and presentations
To raise the library's profile within the campus community, it is critical to create a strategic plan and align library goals with those of the university. At George Washington University's Gelman Library, the instruction librarians gained internal and external support to hire two new instruction librarians to better support collaboration with the new university writing program. The library then used assessment data to successfully advocate for an additional two positions.
Library Services Strategic Plan 2008, Une Library Services
Library Services Strategic Plan 2008, Une Library Services
Program Review 2008
Strategic plan for the University of New England Library Services, submitted in support of program review.