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Chris Sharpe
MLIS 7200
Week 6 Strategic Plan
Summer 2006
Strategic Plan for KennesawStateUniversity's Sturgis Library
Kennesaw State University (KSU) has grown a lot in the past ten years to become the third largest state university in Georgia. It has over 18,000 students and 55 academic programs. KSU has a new president, Dr. Dan Papp, and has added new graduate programs in Teaching and Social work to go along with current graduate programs of Accounting, Conflict Management, Professional Writing, Nursing, Information Science and a few others. A few minors have also been added in past few years and they include Film Studies, Gender Studies and Professional Practice with Hispanic Populations.
Sturgis Library is a four story building located at the center of campus. Along with the library’s resources the building includes a rare book room, art gallery, University Archives, HispanicResourceCenter, and the Presentation Technology Department. The fourth floor of the library also includes the Center for University Learning Department, Math lab and ESL department, however, they will move out of the library this winter 2006 when the new Social Science building is completed. Sturgis library needs to respond to these changes and the growth at KSU by implementing a strategic plan for the next two years. The plan will focus on areas that the library can improve upon in near future.
Planning Committee:
CIO Dr. Randy Hinds
Chief Librarian Robert Williams
Associate Director Dr. David Evans
Assistant Director (Technical) Alan Lebish
Assistant Director (Public Services) Betty Childres
Librarian Dewi Wilson
Librarian Martha Henry-Croom
Librarian Barbara Milam
Library Paraprofessional II Rita Spisak
Plan Process:
The committee will be made up of administrators, librarians and paraprofessionals and will meet a total of four times. The first meeting will break the members into groups: Group A will be Assistant Director Alan Lebish, Librarian Dewi Wilson and Librarian Barbara Milam; Group B will be Assistant Director Betty Childres, Librarian Martha Henry-Croom and Library Paraprofessional II Rita Spisak. These two groups will be assigned to brainstorm ideas on a mission statement, goals and objectives.
The second meeting will have the groups present their ideas. The CIO, Chief Librarian and Associate Director will give their feedback and a discussion will take place on the issue of goals. The third meeting will have the members agree on a mission statement and a set of goals. The last meeting will be the presentation of the strategic plan and include any final adjustments if needed. Dr. Evans and Dewi Wilson will be responsible for the actual writing of the plan as decided by the committee.
The strategic plan will be reviewed by the committee in August 2007 and have a final review during the beginning of 2008. A process for a new five year strategic plan will take place in the Fall of 2008. This new strategic plan should include an analysis using the SWOT (Strength and Weaknesses within the organization and Opportunities and Threats from the outside) technique and consider the PEST (Political, Environmental, Social and Technological forces) situation.
Timeline:
August 2006:Introduction and group arrangements
September 2006:Groups present ideas to committee and discuss issues
October 2006:Finalize mission statement, goals and objectives
November 2006:Present plan
August 2007:Review plan’s progress
January 2008:Finalreview of plan’s progress
Mission Statement:
The Sturgis library supports and advances the teaching and learning activities of the greater KennesawStateUniversity community by providing access to an extensive collection of resources and by providing excellent service to the students, faculty, staff and other members of the KennesawStateUniversity community.
GOALS
Goal 1: Support graduate programs by providing resources and services for graduate students
Objective 1:Build Graduate Library
Action 1: Transform part of the 4th floor of the library into a Graduate Library (May 2007)
Action 2: Purchase resources for Graduate Library
(June 2007 and ongoing)
Action 3: Set up Graduate Library (August 2007)
Objective 2:Promote Graduate Library
Action 1: Produce pamphlets and website describing Graduate Library's collection and services (August 2007)
Action 2: Librarians conduct introduction workshop to graduate faculty (September 2007)
Action 3: Librarians arrange Bibliographic Instruction classes for graduate students (September 2007 and ongoing)
GOAL 2: Improve Electronic Services
Objective 1: Hire new IT librarian
Action 1: Create job description and advertise (December 2006)
Action 2: Interview applicants (January 2007)
Action 3: Hire librarian (February 2007)
Objective 2: Provide space for new computer lab
Action 1: Transform part of 4th floor into a computer lab
(May 2007)
Action 2: IT department will supply computers and equipment
(June 2007)
Action 3: IT will staff computer lab (June 2007 and ongoing)
GOAL 3: Build Film Collection
Objective 1: Increase DVD film collection
Action 1: Seek DVD recommendations from faculty
(January 2007)
Action 2: Prepare space in library reserves (February 2007)
Action 3: Purchase and catalog DVDs (March – May 2007)
Objective 2: Provide improved video viewing area
Action 1: Determine new viewing area space (January 2007)
Action 2: Purchase furniture and equipment (February 2007)
Action 3: Prepare viewing area for use (April 2007)