On Jun 9, 2006, at 7:49 AM, Steven Carr wrote:
> Here in Arlington (VA), the County's vision says that we are a
> world-class urban community where every individual is valued...how
> do you wrap your arms around the goals in that kind of a statement....
>
> I agree that it is a worthy pursuit to match dollars to goals (one
> of the dictums of my beloved "Planning for Results" process from
> PLA)but it seems that there is a political and professional
> distaste for excluding anything or anyone from our ambitions....
At first glance, I don't know exactly how to get one's arms around
such a large vision statement except through lots of discussions with
everybody involved. There are no perfect answers, it certainly isn't
easy, and the answers change over time. At the same time, the amount
of funding a library's hosting institution provides is a barometer
measuring how well they expect you to be able to fulfill the mission.
--
Eric Lease Morgan
Head, Digital Access and Information Architecture Department
University Libraries of Notre Dame
I'm hiring a Senior Programmer Analyst.
See http://dewey.library.nd.edu/morgan/programmer/.
Received on Fri Jun 09 2006 - 11:55:03 EDT