Statistics, Standards, and Strategies: Leveraging Assessment in Library Strategic Planning

Strategic planning is a common undertaking in libraries, intended to identify programmatic areas of intentional growth and pursuit and then the alignment of resources and organizational structure with those initiatives. Assessment data can inform all stages of the strategic planning process. The session will present principles for integrating assessment data into planning processes as well as options for incorporating professional association standards. Attendees will be provided with a framework of practical strategies and be invited to share their own experiences as well