Libraries are process-intensive organizations. Analyzing and improving processes is a critical skill for all organizational members. This workshop provides participants with the basic tools of process improvement, as well as practice in analyzing real processes. Evaluating the performance of your collection is a key management activity, but the process can be daunting. This workshop is intended to help those who manage collections plan for and implement reasonable assessment projects.
Emphasis is on the practical uses of assessment and on short-cut techniques.
Developing Collection Policies. Collaborative Collections Management. Resource sharing has become one of the key strategies for managing declining materials budgets, and yet most libraries have not exploited the possibilities of collaborative collections management. This workshop examines both the opportunities and challenges. In community planning, participants are able to develop collaborative projects and even draft agreements.