A Shared Future: Advancing Institutional Goals by Aligning Library, Unit, and Campus Strategic Plans
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Date
2020-09
Authors
Stark, Alexandra
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Nazarbayev University Library
Abstract
Higher education is undergoing radical change due to heightened competition,
increased globalization, and changing student populations. Universities are using
mission and vision statements to provide clarity for everyone in the institution
during this period of change and uncertainty. Strategic plans are created to
provide a pathway for the institution to reach a desired future which addresses
the diverse challenges and opportunities impacting higher education. However,
without collective commitment to the organizational goals and objectives by all
units and departments, strategic work becomes siloed and serves to create a
separation between campus administration and faculty and staff.
This paper explores methods and strategies library units and departments can
use to align themselves with organizational strategic plans in order to demonstrate
value to campus leadership and advance institutional goals. To further examine
institutional alignment, this paper will demonstrate alignment methodology in
practice through the University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries’ E-Learning Plan
as a case study. The University of Wisconsin - Madison’s Chancellor launched an
initiative to offer online undergraduate degrees starting Fall 2020. The Libraries’
created the E-Learning Plan to shift information literacy instruction and library
services online and to be responsive and proactive to the changing campus
landscape.
Challenges, successes, and emerging best practices from the creation of
the E-Learning Plan are considered. Librarians and professionals can apply
observations and lessons learned from the development of a unit plan that aligns
with campus initiatives and campus-level strategic plans to their own institutions
and libraries.
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Strategic Planning, Leadership, E-Learning