Oklahoma Library Association Long Range Plan

2009-2010

MISSION:  The purpose of the Oklahoma Library Association is to strengthen libraries, library services, and the librarianship in Oklahoma.

Goal One: To strengthen Oklahoma libraries and services

Objective 1: Advocate effectively for Oklahoma libraries and librarians at the local, state, and national levels

Strategy 1.1: Provide OLA membership with information about impending legislation via the OLA email list, Web site and wiki. (other social media?  Is that feasible Anne?)
Responsible Groups: Executive Board, Legislative Committee, Web Committee, OLA Membership

Strategy 1.2: Refine the strategy used to distribute information and legislative needs to OLA members in a timely manner for advocacy in their local communities.
Responsible Groups: Executive Board, Legislative Committee, OLA membership

Strategy 1.3: Support the Oklahoma Department of Libraries in their efforts to increase funding and strengthen services to libraries in Oklahoma
Responsible Groups: Executive Board, Legislative Committee, Marketing and Communication Committee, OLA membership

Strategy 1.4: Build awareness of Oklahoma libraries’ contributions to the state’s economic, social, and cultural well-being.
Responsible Groups: Executive Board, OLA President, Marketing and Communication Committee, OLA membership

Strategy 1.5: Mentor OLA members in effective advocacy strategies through workshops, conference programs and other appropriate means.
Responsible Groups: Executive Board, Legislative Committee, OLA leadership

Objective 2: Safeguard the public's trust in Oklahoma libraries

Strategy 2.1: Monitor confidentiality issues and needs and report to the OLA Executive Board and general membership via an annual report.
Responsible Groups: Intellectual Freedom Committee, Legislative Committee, OLA membership

Strategy 2.2: Support legislation upholding free inquiry and access to information for all.
Responsible Groups: Intellectual Freedom Committee, Legislative Committee, Government Documents Roundtable, OLA membership

Objective 3: Support local Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma (FOLIO)

Strategy 3.1: Partner with FOLIO in their efforts to increase and strengthen FOLIO groups in Oklahoma and encourage all OLA members to join FOLIO.
Responsible Groups: FOLIO Board, Executive Board, OLA membership

Goal Two: To strengthen librarianship in Oklahoma

Objective 1: Increase OLA membership and participation

Strategy 1.1: Create awareness of OLA in specific library communities (e.g., public, school, academic, and special libraries)
Responsible Groups: Membership Committee, Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists (OASLMS) Division, Public Library Division, University and College Division, Marketing and Communication Committee, Career Recruitment and Retention Committee, and Web Committee

Strategy 1.2: Continue and develop programs for communicating with potential members and librarians in recruitment settings and at regional meetings, but study past locations and target areas of higher attendance/interest
Responsible Groups: Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists (OASLMS), Public Library Division, Career Recruitment and Retention Committee, Legislative Committee, University & College Division

Strategy 1.3: Develop a process for identifying new hires and target them for recruitment into OLA. Have such a program in place by June 30, 2010. What’s the process?
Responsible Groups: Membership Committee, Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists (OASLMS) Division, Public Library Division, Marketing and Communication Committee, Career Recruitment and Retention Committee, University & College Division

Strategy 1.4: Increase library school student involvement in OLA, for example, through participation in social networking, conference activities, committee work, and Matrix Camp –address the future of Matrix Camp here? Stress immediate benefits of OLA participation for students in library school orientations.
Responsible Groups: Membership Committee, Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists (OASLMS) Division, Public Library Division, University and College Library Division, Library Education Division

Strategy 1.5: Investigate developing a formal program for outreach to Tribal Libraries. Submit a report to the Executive Board on the advisability and feasibility of such a program by June 30, 2010.  How do we expand/add/change this to meet next years goals?
Responsible Groups: Tribal libraries, Archives, and American Indian, Membership Committee, Career, Recruitment and Retention.

Objective 2: Develop strong leaders in the library community

Strategy 2.1: Continue to involve the graduates of the OLA Gold Leadership Institute in activities, committees, divisions and roundtables throughout 2009-2010.
Responsible Groups: Executive Board and Leadership Institute Committee

Strategy 2.2: Continue to develop and plan the next scheduled OLA Gold leadership institute.
Responsible Groups: Executive Board and Leadership Institute Committee

Objective 3: Promote library education opportunities

Strategy 3.1: Publish class offerings on the OLA web site for accredited library education programs and school library media certification programs
Responsible Groups: Library Education Division

Strategy 3.2: Provide state, regional, and national scholarship information on the OLA web site
Responsible Groups: Library Education Division, Career Recruitment and Retention Committee

Objective 4: Promote diversity of library professionals in Oklahoma libraries

Strategy 4.1: Continue to disseminate scholarship information for potential library and information studies students from underserved populations. How do we identify the underserved?
Responsible Groups: Library Education Division, Scholarship Committee

Strategy 4.2: Recruit members of under-represented groups into the profession.
Responsible Groups: Library Education Division, Membership Committee, Career Recruitment and Retention

Strategy 4.3: Serve as mentors to library and information studies students from underserved populations
Responsible Groups: Executive Board, Library Education Division, Membership Committee

Objective 5: To increase awareness of librarianship as a career among young people.

Strategy 5.1: Investigate the possibility of creating a “Teen Library Association”. Report to the Executive Board on the feasibility of such a program by June 30, 2010.  address this?
Responsible Groups: Career Recruitment & Retention

Goal Three: To improve organization and operation of OLA

Objective 1: Provide Oklahoma library news to OLA members

Strategy 1.1: Determine criteria for news dissemination, prioritizing items for online and for paper distribution
Responsible Groups: OLA Executive Board, OK Librarian Editor, All Division, Roundtable and Committee Chairs

Strategy 1.2: Provide current information on “what’s happening” in Oklahoma libraries: who retired, changed jobs, new hires, etc.
Responsible Groups: OK Librarian Editor, Membership Committee, Career Recruitment and Retention

Objective 2: Continue improvement of OLA office – move to the OLA Handbook?

Strategy 2.1: Periodically review the lease against defined needs and, if adequate, to renew it
Responsible Groups: Executive Board

Strategy 2.2: Provide continuous funding for OLA Office furnishings
Responsible Groups: Executive Board

Strategy 2.3: Continue to build endowment to fully support office rental
Responsible Groups: Executive Board, Endowment Committee

Objective 3: Implement a Technology Plan

Strategy 3.1: Develop a technology plan that addresses, association publications, and training, including all public CE programs on website.
Responsible Groups: Web Committee, Executive Director, Executive Board

Strategy 3.2: Provide continuous funding for technology infrastructure, association publications, and training
Responsible Groups: Web Committee, Executive Director, Executive Board

Strategy 3.3: To evaluate the permanence and organization of OLA online information
Responsible Groups: Executive Director, Executive Board, Web Committee

Strategy 3.4: Evaluate the ever-changing technical needs of the OLA web site
Responsible Groups: Executive Director, Executive Board, Web Committee

Objective 4: Provide adequate staffing – Handbook?

Strategy 4.1: Prepare current job description for Executive Director and develop new job description(s) for part-time clerical staff that include projected challenges in the upcoming decade by June 30, 2010  
Responsible Groups: Executive Director, Executive Board

Objective 5: Continue to improve financial stability of OLA  Move to Handbook or remove?

Strategy 5.1: Progress within the established framework for raising the next goal of $100,000.00 for the OLA Endowment
Responsible Groups: Endowment Committee, Executive Board

Objective 6: Implement a record-keeping plan

Strategy 6.1: Specify management of archival materials
Responsible Groups: OLA Executive Board, OLA Archives Ad Hoc Committee with assistance from OSU staff

Strategy 6.2: Develop plan for dealing with electronic archives
Responsible Groups: OLA Executive Board, Web Committee, OLA Archives Ad Hoc Committee, with assistance from OSU staff

Approved by the Executive Board on February 20, 2009.