Working Together for a Working Together for a Vibrant Vibrant

Future of the FDLP: Future of the FDLP:FDLP State Forecasts and FDLP State Forecasts and

State Focused Action PlansState Focused Action Plans

Cherie Givens, David Walls, Cynthia Etkin, Mark Ames

LSCM FDLP Forecasting Project Team Members

The Start of Collaborative The Start of Collaborative VisioningVisioning

Special Thursday, October 20, 2011, session on shared visioning

Open discussion of ideas and how to work collaboratively

Shared vision of the Future of the FDLP

FDLP Forecast Study Project Page (http://www.fdlp.gov/project-information) FDLP Connection Newsletter articles Transcript of the day’s events are on the FDLP

Desktop

Importance of this StudyImportance of this Study

Moving into a digital future Needs of users are changing and how

they access information Need a clear vision based on

consensus about the future direction Want to know, document, and

represent voices of all library types

GoalsGoals Understanding of pressing issues, goals, and

viewpoints of FDLP members of all library types

Documenting the needs, vision, and environment in which individual FDLP depositories exist and at the state level

Documenting the goals and initiatives of states and multi-state Federal Depository regions to determine how GPO can best complement these efforts

FDLP Library ForecastsFDLP Library Forecasts

Pilot-tested 30 FDLP Members including Members of Council

Incorporated feedback and modified questionnaire accordingly

Further and deeper than biennial surveys, previous efforts

FDLP State ForecastsFDLP State Forecasts Areas:Areas:

Economic Demographic Collection Management Preservation Issues Education Affiliations and Community Marketing Opinion on the benefits of current LSCM

projects Future Roles

FDLP Forecasts and State Focused Action FDLP Forecasts and State Focused Action PlansPlans

Meeting to discuss issues at the state level - Collaborate Assessing and documenting state/multi-state Federal

Depository Region level goals and initiatives for the next five years

Sharing your responses with GPO by June 30, 2012 Your library’s FDLP Forecast Your State’s FDLP State Forecast Your State/multi-state Federal Depository Region level

State Focused Action Plan

FDLP Forecasts and State FDLP Forecasts and State Focused Action PlansFocused Action Plans

Working Together at the State/ Working Together at the State/ Depository Region Depository Region LevelLevel

Identify groups that can coordinate Regionals State Libraries State GODORT Groups

GPO facilitated online discussions

GPO’s Next StepsGPO’s Next Steps

Quantitative and qualitative data analysis GPO research and software specialists Secondary research review Comparative analysis of biennial responses,

Needs Assessment Targeted interviewing Focused interviewing or focus groups Issues identified in the data

How to ContributeHow to Contribute Individual Library/ State/ Multi-state

Federal Depository Region FDLP Library Forecast Questionnaire

available electronically State level meetings to produce an FDLP

State Forecast for each state State/multi-state Federal Depository

Region level discussions to identify goals and initiatives

When and WhereWhen and WhereNow through June 30, 2012

•Virtual Forums hosted by GPO through April 2012

Sharing what we learnSharing what we learn Plan to share preliminary findings

throughout the process Progress reports in the monthly FDLP

Connection E-Newsletter Preliminary quantitative findings to be

shared with the community at the 2012 Fall Depository Library Conference

Shaping the FutureShaping the Future

A Direction for Change Proof is in the numbers Data supports change (specifics,

charting a course) Documenting your experience Documenting the value of FDLP

collections and services

Informing the FDLP National Informing the FDLP National PlanPlan

Your responses will inform the FDLP National Plan Most pressing issues State focused goals Initiatives GPO projects most beneficial to users

and FDLP libraries

QuestionsQuestionsContact:Contact:

askGPO at http://www.gpo.gov/askgpo/ask.htm

or Cherie Givens cgivens@gpo.gov,

orDavid Walls dwalls@gpo.gov,

orMark Ames mames@gpo.gov