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COMING SOON
Creating a Staff-Led Strategic Plan
A Practical Guide for Libraries

KATY B. MATHUEWS AND RYAN A. SPELLMAN
With dwindling budgets to pay for consultants and a growing interest in collaboration
across the organization, libraries are increasingly taking a do-it-yourself approach to
strategic planning.
This book takes a step-by-step approach to grassroots strategic planning for libraries of all
types. The authors, who led a successful strategic planning process at their own library,
provide practical advice and detailed information to guide library personnel through their
April 2023, 220pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 own process. Topics include aligning with institutional and community values, creating
Paperback: 978-1-4408-7911-1 vision and mission statements, researching stakeholder needs, conducting environmental
$65.00, £49.00, €57,00
eBook: 978-1-4408-7912-8 scans, collaborative drafting of the plan, communication strategies, and implementation
and assessment of the plan. Each chapter helps librarians create a strategic plan for a
KATY B. MATHUEWS , PhD, is the senior broad spectrum of libraries, including K–12, post-secondary, public, and special libraries. A
director of administration at Ohio University unique feature of the book is its emphasis on the ways in which different library types can
Libraries in Athens, OH. collaborate to meet shared goals.
RYAN A. SPELLMAN is a library support This book is a one-stop-shop, providing everything library staff will need to create a
specialist in the User Services Department strategic plan without searching for additional sources.
at Ohio University Libraries’ Alden Library in
Athens, OH. FEATURES
• Understand the components of a strategic plan
• Learn steps to complete a staff-led strategic planning process

COMING SOON
Making Virtual Reality a Reality

Designing Educational Initiatives in Libraries with
Emerging Technologies

ALISON VALK, XIMIN MI, AND ASHLEY L. SCHICK
As educational curricula and research evolve to include advanced technologies, libraries
must offer programming with these emerging technologies in mind, including the use of
virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Valk, Mi, and Schick present readers with
tools for assessing their level of organizational readiness to begin such programs and, more
importantly, how to sustain them with limited budgets, expertise, and resources.
April 2023, 190pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Building on their own experiences, the authors teach readers how to develop technology-
Paperback: 978-1-4408-7897-8
$55.00, £41.00, €48,00 rich classes, assess student projects, and overcome technical hurdles. They spotlight
eBook: 978-1-4408-7898-5 this kind of programming as integral to building strategic partnerships in an educational
environment. Readers will learn how to adapt and design programs or initiatives in which
ALISON VALK is the instructional the necessary technologies are rapidly changing, not only in higher education institutions,
coordinator and multimedia librarian but also in K–12 schools. Worksheets and resources assist readers in reflecting on their
for the Georgia Tech Library.
own work and developing educational programming to suit their organizational needs.
XIMIN MI is the data visualization librarian
at the Georgia Tech Library. FEATURES
ASHLEY L. SCHICK is an artist and • Teaches readers to develop courses and programs including immersive technologies
art educator. • Identifies free and low-cost resources
• Helps instructors evaluate devices

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