2. Purpose of Today’s Retreat To take the next steps in identifying tangible and compelling goals for the next few years that move the library forward in addressing changing user needs.
3. Agenda Examine Milner’s mission and vision Conduct an environmental scan of local trends and issues that will increasingly impact our work Review the compiled observations of the doing less/doing more exercise Identifying implications and short-term library goals
4. Vision Milner Library is an essential, integrated element of an Illinois State University education. The faculty and staff of the Library creatively engage students and faculty in the exploration and evaluation of the full spectrum of information resources, fostering faculty research and developing students’ skills and competencies to guide their journey through lifelong learning and innovative scholarship. This should be the big picture of what we want for the future & should encompasses our mission, values, goals and objectives.
6. March of Dimes To improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, infant mortality, and premature birth Intuit Our key goal is to revolutionize the way people do financial work. Outback Steakhouse, Inc. Our key goal is to create a world-class casual dining company that endures.Robert Mondavi Corp. Our key goal is to be the world’s preeminent fine wine producer. VF Corporation Our key goal is to be the world’s largest supplier of fashionable apparel for consumers.Harley-Davidson Our key goal is to fulfill dreams through the experiences of motorcycling.
7. Vision Statement (New) To be the preeminent center of learning, information, culture, and technology in higher education. Milner Library is an essential, integrated element of an Illinois State University education. The faculty and staff of the Library creatively engage students and faculty in the exploration and evaluation of the full spectrum of information resources, fostering faculty research and developing students’ skills and competencies to guide their journey through lifelong learning and innovative scholarship.
8. Our mission is the nuts and bolts of the vision. Mission is the who, what and why of our business existence. Mission Milner Library engages the Illinois State University community in its pursuit of knowledge by advancing virtual and physical access to information and providing its students, faculty, and staff with personal attention, expertise, and services. As an information crossroads that fosters the growth of students and faculty as scholars and citizens, Milner Library’s faculty and staff enrich the university, the community, and the field of librarianship, as well, through meaningful service and scholarship.
9. Mission (Re-phrased) The mission of the ISU libraries is to create and sustain an intuitive, trusted information, cultural, & technological environment that enables learning & the advancement of knowledge. ISU library staff are committed to developing innovative services, programs, space, strategies, and systems that promote discovery, dialogue, learning, the human spirit and empower our students, faculty, staff and community.
10. Goals Enables seamless discovery and access to scholarly information sources. Provides faculty, students, and staff with expert support and training to find, evaluate, manage, and use resources. Creates high-quality spaces for both reflective and collaborative work and study. Leads initiatives to inform and shape the future of libraries as places of learning, culture, and technology.
12. Environmental Scan of Local Trends The following slides provide raw data concerning trends in use of library resources and costs of resources over the last five years. What are the implications?
21. How Do We Get There? Our Task Today: To create priorities for the coming year that are clearly defined concrete achievable and respond to emerging needs
22. Discussion/Activity Each table talks for 10 minutes and identifies 3-4 priority projects. The projects can be in any of the 14 categories. In the end, each table will have a list of priority projects which can be placed in one of those categories. We will then collect the results and identify priorities based on the previous categories.
23. To be the preeminent center of learning, information, culture, and technology in higher education.Categories Digitization Collaboration/Communication/Community Technology Patron Self-Service Instruction Cataloguing/Processing/Workflow Space Innovation Training/Cross Training Special Collections Staffing Logons Collections Weeding Others
25. ISU Library Re-Organization Timetable Summer 2010 Articulate need for new organization al structure August 2010 Dept Heads discuss their perspective on a new structure Sept 2010 Dept Heads submit draft of a new structure Oct 2010 First draft of a new organizational structure Nov 2010 All staff Retreat Identification of strategic issues Dec 2010 All Staff retreat identifying priorities & exploring choices Feb 2011 3rd all staff retreat Discussion of new structure at work Jan 2011 Beginning trial year for new structure/ definition of new roles July/Dec 2011 Complete implementation of new organizational structure 5th retreat March/April 2011 Structure adjustments & action plan implementation May/July2011 Complete transition plan/hiring/priority setting – 4th retreat
