University LibraryFall 2010 Faculty Retreat

Retreat Goals• Develop guiding principles

for FY 11 budget decisions

• Gather feedback for FY 12 strategic planning process

Campus Review

• Campus approach to strategic planning

• Tactical goals for campus• How other units on campus are

conducting strategic planning• Campus directions and areas of

emphasis

Current priorities and strategic investments

• University Library Strategic Plan (May 2006, linked from Library Staff website)

• New Service Models http://www.library.illinois.edu/nsm/background/service_imperatives.html

Reasonably scoped goals from our previous strategic plan

• Develop a robust assessment culture

• Organize the Library’s research capabilities, content, expertise, and services into the Center for Health Information Support

• Develop and deliver a scholarly communication initiative

Vague/overly broad goals from previous strategic plan

• Collect materials in all formats• Improve facilities

Current priorities and investments (NSM program)

• Increase intellectual access and control of content

• Develop new service spaces and programs to meet observed changes in teaching and learning

• Develop new services combining technology and library expertise

Scoping Goals

Meaningful goals are:• Specific• Actionable• Measurable• Realistic• Don’t apply to everything we do• Connect to measurable/defined campus

needs

Examples from other Institutions

NCSU:“the future mission central needs for the

NCSU Libraries are in digital media (and the management of them, we are starting to talk about digital asset management again), the opening of the Hunt Library, connecting with stakeholders (faculty and donors right now), and digital scholarship.”

Examples from other Institutions

Penn State:(

http://libraries.psu.edu/psul/admin/stratplanjune08.html#budgetplan)

• Accelerating the Transition to a Digital Collection

• The Knowledge Commons at University Park

• Cyberinfrastructure, e-Content, and Data Stewardship

Break

Round Table Topics

• Faculty/Staff hiring• Allocation and management of

collections• Developing proposals for the Library/IT

fee• Allocating operational resources

Round Table Ground Rules

• This is brainstorming: evaluate scope of ideas, but don’t eliminate ideas

• Discussions have to result in articulated principles that enable decision makers to make choices between two otherwise equal options.

• Everyone rotates with your group to each table

Report Outs

Follow Up

• Faculty will have a chance to rank priorities post-retreat http://allyourideas.org/

• Priorities will be used in the budget decision making processes for FY2012

FY 11 Budget Process

• Jan 2011: Draft Library IT Fee Proposal• Feb-Mar 2011: GA Allocation Plan• Mar-Apr 2011: Budget Presentation to

Campus

• Mid Spring 2011: Faculty Hiring Plan Review

• Early Summer 2011: Student Wage Budget

FY 12 Strategic Planning Process

• Develop plan by June 2011• Steps• Stakeholders• Opportunities for faculty

participation