Strategic Planning as a Catalyst for Change in the 1990s | Zendy

Meredith A. Butler | Zendy; Hiram L. Davis | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Strategic Planning as a Catalyst for Change in the 1990s

Author(s) -

Meredith A. Butler,

Hiram L. Davis

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

college and research libraries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 2150-6701

pISSN - 0010-0870

DOI - 10.5860/crl_53_05_393

Subject(s) - strategic planning , futures contract , visibility , institution , process (computing) , business , public relations , library management , academic library , knowledge management , management , library science , sociology , computer science , political science , marketing , economics , social science , physics , finance , optics , operating system

If research libraries are to have desirable futures, they will have to create them. Strategic planning can assist library administrators in assessing their environments, identifying alternative futures, and creating change in their organizations. It can also serve as a vehicle to empower library staff and to increase the library's external visibility. Two recently appointed research library directors of ARL libraries discuss the importance of strategic planning and offer several examples of ways to engage library staff, university faculty, administrators, and students in the planning process. The expected outcomes of such a group process will be library plans which are relevant to the institution, which relate decisions to resources and opportunities, and which increase visibility for the library on campus and in the community.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research