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Summary:

"Many library project plans, from small projects to institution-wide strategic planning committees, follow a linear trajectory: create the plan, do the plan, then review the outcome. While this can be effective, it also sometimes leads to disregarding new information that emerges while executing the plan, making the outcome less effective. Planning processes can also feel forced and predetermined if stakeholder feedback is not seriously considered. When this happens too many times, people stop offering their honest opinions and new ideas because they have learned that the planners do not really want to hear them. In a concise seven chapters offering illustrations, charts, sample outlines, and many tools and resources, Integrated Library Planning offers a different kind of approach to planning that is both strategic and dynamic. It is fueled by open communication, honest assessment, and astute observation. Voices at the table, near the table, and far from the table are heard and considered. Its perpetual rhythm gives space to consider new information when it emerges and freedom to make changes at a time that makes sense instead of when it is most convenient or expected. The era of fixed-length strategic plans is coming to an end. Five-year strategic plans had already given way to three-year strategic plans, and now we find ourselves needing to plan and function when nothing is certain beyond the present moment. The components of this model might look deceptively similar to the strategic planning practices used in libraries and organizations for decades; however, when implemented as a whole, with a monthly review cycle on a rolling planning horizon and space for regular analysis of information needs and behavior, it has the potential to shatter any previous notions of planning that serve only to satisfy administrators. Integrated Library Planning can help libraries effectively navigate and become agents of change"-- [From EBSCOhost]

Table of Contents:

• Infinite horizons
• Pivoting toward an integrated future
• Foundation and groundwork
• Building a planning structure
• Implementing a monthly review cycle
• Long-term assessment and adjustment
• Stepping into an integrated future

Author/Creator:

Stephens, Myka Kennedy , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Integrated library planning a new model for strategic and dynamic planning, management, and assessment [by Stephens, M.K.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Integrated Library Planning [by Stephens, M.K.] (Chicago, Illinois : Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, 2023 — ISBN 9780838939376; LCCN 2023935834)

Subjects:

Library planning

Library administration

Integrated library systems (Computer systems)

Libraries — Information technology

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references
Description based on: Online resource; title from digital title page (EBSCOhost, viewed May 12, 2023)

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

Z678 .S74 2023eb

ISBNs:

0838939384 (electronic bk.)
9780838939383 (electronic bk.)
9780838939376 (print) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1376933159

Other Control Numbers:

EBC30482976 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp19764136