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Shoaf, Eric C. – Library Administration and Management, 2001
Discusses the need for strategic planning in university libraries and describes the planning process, based on experiences at Brown University. Explains the role of task forces that were formed to address six main issues: service to users, collections, educational role, technology, staff development, and facilities and space. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Collections
Download full textBundy, Alan – 2000
This paper considers innovation in academic libraries. The first part explores the definition and nature of innovation and the literature relevant to academic libraries in particular. In the second part, the outcomes of a search of library World Wide Web sites and a survey of International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Cox, Catherine; Chiang, Win-Shin – 2000
This library technology plan from Mission College in California establishes the goals, objectives, strategies, and implementation plans of the library in developing and maintaining its technical capabilities and electronic resources. The goals are organized into four categories: information resources, instructional resources, infrastructure, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication
Kaufman, Paula; And Others – 1984
This self-study was initiated at the Columbia University Libraries (CUL) to establish the foundations and appropriate mechanisms for the future planning, development, and implementation of public services at CUL. Following completion of an inventory and an interim report, which include background data on CUL, Columbia University, research…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Automation
Cotta-Schonberg, Michael – 1995
This report describes Copenhagen (Denmark) Business School Library's (CBSL) use of performance measurement to manage the quality of library services and facilities. The CBSL quality management program consists of: a statement of strategic goals of development and operation, including a focus on users, good service, efficient internal functions,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
Andrews Univ., Berrien Springs, MI. James White Library. – 1995
The strategic plan for the James White Library of Andrews University uses the phrase "beyond walls," rather than the catchphrase "library without walls," to acknowledge that printed matter is here to stay but that the paradigm in which it operates is open to innovation and exploration. The fundamental changes taking place in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Buildings, Facility Expansion
