The decision to precede further formal team development with strategic planning does not preclude staff from working collaboratively together to address specific problems or opportunities. Maureen Sullivan will be at Brown on February 23-24 to begin the strategic planning process. It is intended that staff beyond LC be involved in our process, either in the February session or through the possible later development of targetted task forces. We will design our strategic planning process with guidance from Maureen based on her extensive experience consulting with other libraries on strategic planning. Members expressed interest in concepts such as establishing an ongoing infrastructure for planning, setting vision and prioritizing major goals, and developing a continuous series of targeted plans.
Information is critical to the strategic planning process.
It will likely be ready for use by units throughout the Library in February. Bonnie reported that she and Peggy Mutter were invited, along with about twenty other University staff members, to breakfast with President Gee. She felt his remarks were inspiring. She proposed that he be invited to make a presentation for the full Library staff. It was also noted that plans are moving ahead with the Room 104 renovations and this project will be active throughout this year.