Author : Gregory C. Thompson
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,44 MB
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838918937
Written by a team of authors with decades of library administration experience between them, this powerful resource enables academic libraries to produce plans that will offer directional guidance to employees while also demonstrating the library's power to meet institutional goals.
Author : Joy L. Fuller
Publisher : Library Association Publishing (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,26 MB
Release : 2021-09-06
Category : Organizational change
ISBN : 9780838947753
Strategic Planning for Public Libraries is a complete planning toolkit. Each purchase comes with a downloadable supplemental folder full of reusable templates, worksheets, as well as real-life examples from other libraries to help guide the reader through the planning process. This book provides a framework that any library, whether it serves urban, suburban, or rural communities, can use as a basis for its strategic planning.
Author : Michael A. Crumpton
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 48,51 MB
Release : 2015-07-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1780634455
Strategic Human Resources Planning for Academic Libraries: Information, Technology and Organization provides an in-depth discussion of human resources as a strategic element of a library organization, especially as staffing needs and competencies change. The book focuses on the impact of human resource practices in a library setting, discussing several aspects, including the role of human resources when the library is part of a larger organization, along with information on how to identify strategic objectives that are expected and related to workforce issues. In addition, the book reviews hiring practices, reorganizations of staff, use of temps or time-limited positions, and how students, volunteers, and internships can make a strategic difference overall. Chapters address competencies across different levels of employment within different library types and consider how those competencies are changing Presents how leadership and library leaders must utilize human resources as a valuable tool for developing a strong and healthy organization Addresses human resource tools, such as job tasks analysis and the creation of equitable payroll structures Demonstrate the use and benefit of multiple employee statuses that provide flexibility and resourcefulness to end users
Author : James F Williams Ii
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 1136580816
In this refreshing new volume, strategic planning of budget management is looked at with a broad, positive perspective. Whether because of cuts in funding, enrollment decline, or academic cutbacks, the necessity for strategic planning in a university comes out of unfavorable circumstances. The chapters cover the planning process from start to finish, with an emphasis on a final goal of bringing the library’s status from one of an economic competitor to a deserving equal in the eyes of the academic community. The development of programs and long--term goals for various programs with realistic results in mind are stressed in this timely book. Strategic planning can be an effective managing tool in the midst of uncertainty and constant change. Cooperation, collaboration, and communication are all essentials for reaching this goal, and the authors of the 13 chapters describe in detail past instances in which these were successful. Readers will find that several major themes tie the diverse chapters of this book together, such as becoming successful in applying for limited institutional resources; giving the library’s goals a more prominent position among the members of the campus administration; and using the planning exercise to help the members of the academic community better understand the administrative decision-making process. Written by college and university presidents, campus planners, and librarians, this book clearly outlines the methods and benefits of strategic planning and provides an encouraging picture of what can be achieved when the process is used.
Author : Sandra Nelson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 10,39 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838935737
The PLA Results Series has long served to help public librarians envision, evaluate, and respond to community needs with distinctive programs and services. Building from this proven model, Strategic Planning for Results is the fully revised version of Planning for Results, the foundational book in this groundbreaking series. Sandra Nelson, senior editor of the Results Series, focuses on the essential steps to draft a results-driven, strategic planning process that libraries can complete over the course of four months, regardless of organizational structure or size. Reflecting on the current planning environment for public libraries, Nelson makes the case for strategic rather than long-term planning and includes a wealth of information about understanding and managing the change process to help staff Assess the change-readiness of the library and preparing staff to implement forthcoming changes Simplify data collection and decision-making processes through the use of 14 reproducible workforms Identify service priority options and reach agreement as a group Successfully present and communicate within their library Including the newly revised and adopted Public Library Service Responses, along with case studies, workforms, and tool kits, Strategic Planning for Results offers librarians a wealth of ideas to effectively meet changing community needs.
Author : Valerie S. Gordon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 11,93 MB
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1442262710
Here’s an easy-to-follow, practical, easily-implementable, 21st-Century marketing book for academic and special libraries. Written by two practicing librarians who are passionate about communicating with users, the book provides both the inspiration and drive to market your library and practical tips and suggestions on how to do that effectively. Topics covered include: The process of planning a marketing campaign and how some time spent on planning at the outset can help keep you focused and help you determine your level of success. The importance of using brands and brand identity to help you establish your library’s brand and market that aggressively to your users and potential users. Brand consistency is stressed here. Marketing tools: Digital publications, Social media, Visual and print marketing materials, Personal interactions Events you can use throughout the year. For each topic, we will talk about best practices, what works, what often doesn’t, and we share best concise case studies from all types of academic and special libraries.
Author : Joseph R. Matthews
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 27,47 MB
Release : 2005-05-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313068690
Libraries enter into strategic planning by a variety of routes, from dynamic technology and rising costs to budget cuts and pressure for change. In this book, Joe Matthews guides library managers towards a greater understanding of the role and attendant responsibilities of strategic planning. Academic, public, and special librarians alike will benefit from Matthews' cogent explanations, real-life examples, and time-tested recommendations. In the process, Matthews addresses such intrinsic questions as: Why is it important that I add strategic thinking to my managerial arsenal? How will strategic planning benefit my library, and is there more than one way to go about it? What is the best way of monitoring and updating our strategic plan for maximum effect? In each case, he debunks false impressions, attends to the goal of providing good service, and identifies at least one new way to communicate the library's strategic importance in the lives of its customers. Academic, public, and special librarians alike will benefit from Matthews' cogent explanations, real-life examples, and time-tested recommendations.
Author : Lesley S. J. Farmer
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,88 MB
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838915167
More than just a compendium of management theories, this book provides much food for thought that will help readers gain important insights into their own roles as school library managers and leaders.
Author : Katy B. Mathuews
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 15,88 MB
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Taking a staff-led approach, this book helps libraries of all types create their own meaningful and authentic strategic plans while demystifying a process that can bring many benefits to the organization. With dwindling budgets to pay for consultants and a growing interest in collaboration across the organization, libraries are increasingly taking a do-it-yourself approach to strategic planning. This book takes a step-by-step approach to grassroots strategic planning for libraries of all types. The authors, who led a successful strategic planning process at their own library, provide practical advice and detailed information to guide library personnel through their own process. Topics include aligning with institutional and community values, creating vision and mission statements, researching stakeholder needs, conducting environmental scans, collaborative drafting of the plan, communication strategies, and implementation and assessment of the plan. Each chapter helps librarians create a strategic plan for a broad spectrum of libraries, including K–12, post-secondary, public, and special libraries. A unique feature of the book is its emphasis on the ways in which different library types can collaborate to meet shared goals. This book is a one-stop-shop, providing everything library staff will need to create a strategic plan without searching for additional sources.
Author : Jeffrey J. Gardner
Publisher : Association of Research Libr
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,62 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN :
