This presentation was provided by Starr Hoffman of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for a NISO virtual conference held on April 20, 2016.

1. PLANNING THE PLAN
Collaboratively Aligning Strategic Plan Initiatives & Assessments
Dr. Starr Hoffman
Head, Planning & Assessment
UNLV University Libraries

2. State of the Plan
• October 2015
• New strategic plan
(7/2015)
• UNLV’s “Top Tier” initiative
• Assessment = vacant
• Data Framework revision

3. From Strategic Plan to Assessment Plan
University “Top Tier” Goal
Libraries’ Strategic Plan:
Corresponding Goal
Libraries’ Strategic Plan:
Supporting Objectives
Libraries’ Strategic Plan:
Measures of Success
Division Initiatives -> Assessment Plan

4. University “Top Tier” Goal
Libraries’ Strategic Plan:
Corresponding Goal
Libraries’ Strategic Plan:
Supporting Objectives
Libraries’ Strategic Plan:
Measures of Success
Division Initiatives -> Assessment Plan

5. Assessment Alignment (in stages)
Pre-
Collaboration
• Created spreadsheets
• Assessment-owned
• “Low-hanging” assessments
(surveys, counts)
Dean’s
Directs
• Spreadsheet exercise
• Took ownership
• Gaps
Library
Council
• Spreadsheet exercise
• Took ownership
Follow-Up
• Collated into Plan
• Divisional meetings

6. Spreadsheets for Exercises

7. Spreadsheets for Exercises

8. Spreadsheets for Exercises

9. Spreadsheets for Exercises

10. Spreadsheets for Exercises

11. Spreadsheets for Exercises

12. Spreadsheets for Exercises

13. Assessment Alignment (in stages)
Pre-
Collaboration
• Created spreadsheets
• Assessment-owned
• “Low-hanging” assessments
(surveys, counts)
Dean’s
Directs
• Dean & 6 members
• Spreadsheet exercise
• Took ownership
• Gaps
Library
Council
• Spreadsheet exercise
• Took ownership
Follow-Up
• Collated into Plan
• Divisional meetings

18. Assessment Alignment (in stages)
Pre-
Collaboration
• Created spreadsheets
• Assessment-owned
• “Low-hanging” assessments
(surveys, counts)
Dean’s
Directs
• Dean & 6 members
• Spreadsheet exercise
• Took ownership
• Gaps
Library
Council
• Spreadsheet exercise
• Took ownership
Follow-Up
• Collated into Plan
• Divisional meetings

20. Assessment Alignment (in stages)
Pre-
Collaboration
• Created spreadsheets
• Assessment-owned
• “Low-hanging” assessments
(surveys, counts)
Dean’s
Directs
• Dean & 6 members
• Spreadsheet exercise
• Took ownership
• Gaps
Library
Council
• Spreadsheet exercise
• Took ownership
Follow-Up
• Synthesized into Plan
• Divisional meetings

22. Strategies for Alignment
• Collaborative participation
• Leverage existing infrastructures
• Facilitate ownership across the Plan
• Highlight divisional involvement
• Ownership responsibility
• Point out gaps
• Directly align library goals & institutional goals
• Diverse portfolio of assessments
• Data Framework (manual)
• Involves all library areas
• New data, new assessments

23. ?
Any questions?
Dr. Starr Hoffman
Head of Planning & Assessment
University Libraries
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
starr.hoffman@unlv.edu
702.895.4369