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21st Century Library Strategic Management
In my Strategic Planning series of posts in the fall of 2010, I stated that the Strategic Plan was essential to the survival of a 21st Century Library. That series was fairly comprehensive in addressing the Strategic Planning model that … Continue reading
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Strategy for 21st Century Library Excellence
Since all libraries and leaders are different, there is no formula for creating an excellent library. However, developing a strategy and plan for achieving excellence is the most important plan you’ll ever create. The six steps discussed below will help … Continue reading
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Strategic Planning: 2011
One of the best elements of a strategic plan that will allow a library to survive and even thrive in tough times is a thoughtful and encompassing mission statement. Obviously, the Evanston (IL) Public Library founders understood the mission of … Continue reading
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A Library SME in Community
SME means “subject matter expert”, and SME in ‘Community’ means someone on the library staff who is a subject matter expert about your community. Borrowing primarily from the field of training, SMEs are those individuals who have expert working knowledge … Continue reading
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Outcomes, Outcomes, Outcomes
Just when we get used to one new thing, another crops up that we have to deal with. As if learning new technologies wasn’t hard enough, now we need to figure out how to answer funding decision makers like Ron … Continue reading
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Customer Targeting – A New 21st Century Library Skill
Ever wonder what happened to that 20-something person you noticed in the library several times a couple of months ago? What did you know about them? Were they a life long community resident? A student? A parent? How about the … Continue reading
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Too Busy Keeping the Library Running!
This situation appears to be all too common among the vast majority of librarians I’ve heard from, especially library directors. So, what is it with that situation? How do busy directors and managers have time to plan for a better … Continue reading
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Create Your Vision of Your 21st Century Library!
I recently was involved in a discussion about how libraries can develop their Vision of themselves as a 21st Century Library. It reminded me of the Strategic Planning Process that I have outlined previously in Posts – Library Strategic Planning … Continue reading
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Strategic Plans & Strategic Partnerships
A recent situation brought to mind the issue of Strategic Partnerships as a Goal in a 21st Century Library Strategic Plan. What would that look like in a practical, written-plan sense? As usual, I have some thoughts on that. In … Continue reading
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Library Strategic Planning Process Overview
I have been preparing a Library Strategic Planning Process Overview for the libraries with whom I consult. It struck me that since the Strategic Planning series of Posts are THE MOST viewed (decisively more than any others, the Goals & … Continue reading
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