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Strategies

Although the Libraries do not have a formal strategy statement, the "directions"/"strategies" statements developed for the Advisory Council for University Libraries in 1998 and the fall of 2000 (August, September, and October) come closest to serving that purpose.
 
 


Definition:

Strategy defines what an organization is, what it does, and why it does it [the mission] through a pattern of:  purposes, policies, programs, actions, decisions, or resource allocations.
 

Evaluation Criteria:

An effective strategy must meet several criteria:

1. Deals with the strategic issue it is supposed to address

2. Fits with the organization's philosophy and core values

3. Works technically

4. Addresses concerns of key stakeholders

5. Furthers the organization's pursuit of the common good
 
 

John M. Bryson, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations:  A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement, rev. ed. (San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass, 1995), 32-34.