a strategic plan for the library
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A Strategic Plan for the Library. Presenters : [group names redacted] Whitni Watkins (Students in the SJSU MLIS Program ) April 20, 2012. Located in a upper-middle class San Francisco neighborhood Implements a non-discrimination policy Grades K-8 Enrollment 161 students in K-5 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Strategic Plan for the LibraryPresenters:
[group names redacted] Whitni Watkins
(Students in the SJSU MLIS Program)
April 20, 2012
• Located in a upper-middle class San Francisco neighborhood
• Implements a non-discrimination policy
• Grades K-8
• Enrollment • 161 students in K-5• 111 students in 6-8
“Definitions of environmental scanning differ, but they all agree that environmental scanning is an efficient, organized means for an institution to
collect relevant information regarding the external environment” (Pashiardis, 1997, p.5)
SWOT Analysis
• The next step after an environmental scan
• Internal Factors
-Strengths-Weaknesses
• External Factors-Opportunities-Threats
Involvement & Collaborationo staff & parents
Communityo promotes and strengthens Live Oak School
community
Strengths
Imagine library as an academic center Physical space
• serve students, staff, school community
Technology• digital information resources
• other technologies
Opportunities
• Physical space• collection growth & teaching space
• Understaffing• no support for middle school program
Threats
To foster a love of reading
To support all students• In academic growth• In personal growth
To prepare all students• For future success!
Our Mission Statement
Our Vision Statement To have a range of high quality
material for the students –
Why???• To broaden their perspectives • To inspire them • To engage them • To promote insight
To embody these values for our students
Curiosity
Diversity
Quality
Intellectual freedom
Academic integrity
Individuality
Community
Our Values Statement
We conducted an environmental scan
This led us to a SWOT analysis
We defined our new Mission, Vision and Values statements
So now what?We need goals to fulfill our statement!
The Next Step?
Strategic Goal #1Develop a plan to enhance the
library’s physical space.
Objective 1.1 Develop plan for proper teaching space.
Objective 1.2 Reduce crowding in the Library.
Objective 1.3 Improve monitoring of the non-fiction area.
Objective 1.4 Provide for collection growth.
Develop a plan to integrate e-books.
Objective 2.1 Explore forming a consortium of K-8 private schools to form a communal e-book library.
Strategic Goal #2
Conduct a User Survey.
Objective 3.1 Survey students in 3rd to 8th grade to determine reading patterns and preferences.
Strategic Goal #3
Increase awareness of Library’s critical role in student achievement and information literacy.
Objective 4.1 Publicize library’s role in student achievement and educate parents and faculty about the library’s information literacy curriculum.
Objective 4.2 Address Middle School information literacy.
Strategic Goal #4
Develop strategic partnership with middle school learning center and reading specialist.
Objective 5.1 Meet weekly with middle school reading specialist to develop joint programs and support student
achievement goals.
Strategic Goal #5