Transcript communityMeeting5.20.09.ppt

Implementation Community
Meeting
5/20/09
Long-Term Plan Discussion and
Brainstorm
Long-Term Plan
Background
• Why?
– Make use of ideas generated by Task Forces
– Provide guidance for Exec and OSUL
• How?
– Implementation Team created outline
– Adapted from the ‘Common Threads’ from the
TF reports
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Pyramid
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Vision
Mission Statement
Goals
Objectives
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Vision
To be a world-class library system by
providing outstanding resources and
services.
(http://library.osu.edu/sites/about/mission.php#vision)
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Mission Statement
• The Ohio State University Libraries are committed to
meeting the diverse and changing information needs of
the University's students, faculty, staff, and to
participating in resource sharing programs throughout
Ohio and the world.
• The Libraries' facilities, collections, services, instruction,
and scholarship contribute to the University's attainment
of excellence in teaching, research, and service.
• To these ends, the Libraries collect, create, organize,
manage, preserve, and provide access to information
sources, and foster an environment conducive to
academic inquiry, scholarly communication, creative
achievement, and lifelong learning.
(http://library.osu.edu/sites/about/mission.php#mission)
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Goals
Goal: Library As Commons
We will...
– Coordinate information resources, such as
tools, expertise, and collections
– Support interdisciplinary teaching and
research
– Provide physical and virtual space for
collaboration and communication
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Goals
Goal: Empowered Staff and Focused
Leadership
We will...
– Encourage staff and faculty to take initiative
– Continually develop competencies in priority
areas
– Empower staff and faculty to assess and to
innovate
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Goals
Goal: User-Centered Organization
We will...
– Make decisions based on the needs of our
current and potential users
– Rely on data, both quantitative and
qualitative, in identifying those needs
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Goals
Goal: One Library System
We will...
– Adopt shared goals
– Facilitate and encourage communication and
collaboration between individuals and units
– Strive for transparency in decision-making
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Goals
Goal: Leadership in Scholarly
Communication
We will...
– Lead innovative efforts in the creation,
distribution, and management of scholarship
in all formats
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Questions on Goals?
Goal: Library As Commons
Goal: Empowered Staff and Focused Leadership
Goal: User-Centered Organization
Goal: One Library System
Goal: Leadership in Scholarly Communication
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Brainstorm
• Purpose: Brainstorm objectives (concrete
steps) to move us toward our goals
• Objectives can be big or small, short- or
long-term
• Rules: Generate ideas, don’t self-censor,
don’t stop to discuss pros and cons, etc.
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