[LIBRARYDIR] Strategic Planning / Strategic Plans

[Bruce Hattendorf]

All areas of our college, including the library, do an Annual Administrative Plan (AAP). The form is built into an Access database. I’m not sure that the AAP amounts to a full strategic plan, but it asks each admin unit to set annual SMART Objectives (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timebound) that are aligned to College-wide strategic objectives and core themes. The form also asks for a continuous improvement plan for each objective and has a field for linking the objective to a budget request (along with a budget request justification). We’re supposed to go into the Access database quarterly and assess each objective as “on track, delayed, at risk, deferred, complete, or withdrawn.” The database allows the college to pull reports on how AAP objectives support each college-wide strategic goal.

At annual budget planning time, Cabinet reviews budget requests from the AAPs and prioritizes them according to alignment with college strategic priorities and budget availability.

The system still has some bugs, but it allowed us this past year to get a few library priorities on the college’s budget radar and to clearly show how our priorities for the year align to college priorities.

All members of the library staff have input on the AAP objectives.

Bruce J. Hattendorf, PhD (he/him/his)
Dean, Center for Equity, Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Peninsula College
(360) 417-6238
bhattendorf at pencol.edu

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Following! I would love to know who participates in creating a strategic plan in your library, and how is connects to your college's strategic plan, guided pathways initiatives, and DEIB initiatives. Thanks for getting the conversation going, Greg! Claire

Claire Murata, MLIS
Associate Dean, Library and Learning Resources
Edmonds College
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On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 9:46 AM Bem, Greg via LIBRARYDIR <librarydir at lists.ctc.edu<mailto:librarydir at lists.ctc.edu>> wrote:
Hello! Our library is looking at planning for its next chapter. I am wondering if anyone can share a little bit about how strategic planning works in your library. Examples of documents and other structures, or general wisdom, would be very welcome!

Thank you,

Greg

Greg Bem, MLIS
Faculty Library Coordinator
Library
Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology
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425-739-8100 xt.8898
http://www.lwtech.edu/campus-life/library

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