This book brings together articles that have appeared in "Technology Connection,""Library Talk," and "The Book Report" magazines over the past five years. All of the articles have important tips, tricks, techniques, and suggestions for building a successful library media program. The book is divided into six chapters,…

This document examines forward planning and the need for political decision-makers to have tools to enable them to prepare for the future. It is based on a survey that revealed that forward planning and other similar approaches are making an increasingly significant contribution to the consideration of educational issues. White Papers, Green…

The focus of this paper is the Educational Resources Information Center's (ERIC's) products and information dissemination. Its purpose is to collect and review existing studies and analyze information: (1) about the effectiveness and appropriateness of the array of products ERIC now produces in meeting user demands and needs; (2) about the styles,…

The paper discusses educational planning for Kentucky Community and Technical College System. A responsive and flexible system of postsecondary education is the most important tool needed to help Kentucky flourish in the early decades of the 21st century. Right now, the proportion of the population with less than a high school diploma is greater…

This report presents cycle four of the strategic planning process at the State University and Community College System of Tennessee. The cycle extends for five fiscal years from 2000 to 2005, and is meant to: (1) provide a blueprint of the systems vision; (2) provide guidelines to facilitate setting system policy and priorities; (3) provide…

In the fall of 1996, as the expansion of Oklahoma's statewide communications and information network (OneNet) became fully implemented, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education began a strategic planning initiative focused on the utilization of technology throughout the state's system of higher education. The planning process began with a…

This document summarizes both the 2000 External Environmental Scan and the 2000 Internal Environmental Scan Report Card for the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) (California). LRCCD consists of American River College (ARC), Consummes River College (CRC), and Sacramento City College (SCC). Report highlights include: (1) total headcount…

Without rapid and substantial improvements in education access and quality, broader poverty reduction efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa will be thwarted. This book argues that at the cusp of the 21st century, the opportunity to address the often intractable problems of education in Sub-Saharan Africa is perhaps greater than at any time in the past two…

This paper describes a World Wide Web strategic planning process at the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) College of Medicine (COM). The process began when a Web Strategic Planning Committee was charged by the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs to craft a comprehensive plan for development of the COM Web site, because the existing Web site…

This document presents a summary of the Parkland College (Illinois) Institutional Effectiveness model, designed to provide a measure of how well Parkland's instructional support units are achieving their stated goals and document how they contribute to the College's mission. The assessment format includes the following steps: (1) evaluating the…

Despite widespread support for out-of-school time programs, many of these programs rely on time-limited core funding and struggle to find new funds to sustain their programs and initiatives as initial grants expire. This report provides concrete tips and examines ways out-of-school time initiative leaders have succeeded in replacing initial seed…

This report summarizes outcome measurements pertaining to 10 mission and strategic planning focus goals of Westchester Community College (New York). Topics include accessibility, academic programs, faculty, lifelong learning, sensitivity to a diverse community, facilities and physical plant, marketing and recruiting, retention, revenue enhancement…

This report presents Westchester Community College's Strategic Plan for 1997-2002. Included are the following: a list of the Strategic Planning Committee members; an executive summary; an overview of the planning process; an institutional profile; a demographic and economic outlook for 1998-2008; and a summary of the focus-goals and objectives in…

This unit planning workbook is designed to serve as an implementation guide for managing the strategic planning initiatives articulated in the 1999-2003 Strategic Plan. Salem Community College's strategic plan aims towards allowing the college to enter the 21st Century as an active agent in the advancement of the Salem County community. This…

This Massachusetts Long-Range Plan was developed to set broad strategic direction for the use of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, to inform Massachusetts libraries of these directions, and to meet the statutory requirement. This plan details specific goals and objectives that support the stated mission: to provide every resident…