Mid-cycle Review (MCR)

& Library Review

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Library Self Study

Strategic Directions

Review Process

External Review &

Report

Final Report to Provost & Associate Provost,

Resources

Library Review

July -Sept 2011

Oct 2011 – Feb 2012

March - June

Summer 2012

Fall 2012

Overall approach

• Engaged• Open• Iterative• Evolving• Listening• Synthesizing• Strategic & forward looking

Change 1.0 & 2.0

“…What happens to learning as we move from the comparative stability of the twentieth century to a more fluid and dynamic new century, where technological innovation is inciting almost constant change?”

Campus context

• Mid-Cycle Review (MCR)• Foundational pillars• MCR - 3 key strategic goals

• Campus narrative & story

• “Life cycle” planning• Accountabilities framework

• Annual planning & priorities process• Aligning our resources with our

strategic directions• Integrating with campus directions &

plans

The Library Review sets the stage for:

Campus Consultation Document

• MCR 3 key goals• Mid-Cycle Review foundational pillars• 5 Life Cycle planning working groups • Library Mission Statement - redraft• Ongoing engagement & consultation

Feedback – who we heard from

• Executive Council members• Deans• Department heads• Faculty, students and staff• Four ARL and CARL University Librarians

Feedback – what we heard• Our four strategic directions resonate• A focus on all four strategic areas is important• Alignment of Library’s strategic directions with the

University’s MCR key goals is very good to see• Partnerships are key, e.g. in “online learning”• Our mission statement still needs work• Some things need clarification• Extent of engagement in Library Review is excellent• Ongoing engagement & communication are critical

Frameworks

• Strategic• Operational• Organizational• Accountability / assessment 

Moving forward

• Implementation issues• Annual planning & priority setting• Priority setting

• Framework for prioritizing• Strategic directions as touch-stones

• Organizational structure issues• Assessment & accountability

framework(s)• Communications framework(s)

Some Next Steps

• The Working Group Reports• 31 recommendations

• Blend of strategic, operational, goals, etc.

• Need to review & prioritize etc.• Create our story – and tell it!• Mission Statement - a crisp revised

version based what we have heard• A succinct one or two pager

Next steps

The report to the Provost will address• Strategic directions & mission statement• Key feedback• Next steps

 Time frames/staging/etc.

• AUL, Head Special Collections, Head of Acquisitions, etc.• Things we can do asap, sooner rather than later

 Ongoing engagement & listening

• Sallie Ann Keller provided a brief

presentation followed by a question and answer period

Questions