Evaluating the strategic plans of public libraries: An inspection-based approach

Buchanan, Steven; Cousins, Fionnuala

doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2011.11.004

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“…Effective strategic planning is crucial to facilitating cohesive and coordinated responses to ever changing contexts including libraries, archives and other repositories (Buchanan and Cousins, 2012). The existence of a community for enhancing professional efficacy is therefore critical for the management of archives.…”

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Factors affecting the satisfaction of an online community for archive management in Taiwan

Hsu

Chen

Fan

et al. 2015

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the richness of information and the satisfaction of participants in an online community regarding archive management in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach – An investigation was deployed to attendants in 20 training courses created by the National Archives Administration (NAA) in Taiwan for records staff on the topic of digital preservation. The responses were collected from respondents who were participating in an online community for archive management. Through structural equation modeling method, this study examined the effects of channel richness, information transparency and accessibility of archive to brand image and trust and then continued to the satisfaction of professional participants to archive management in an online community. Findings – Appropriate disclosure of information regarding archiving can effectively improve the satisfaction of participants in the online community to archive. Channel richness of communication, information transparency and accessibility of archive significantly affect the brand image of archive and the trust of participants to archivists and finally affect the satisfaction of participants in the online community towards archive management. Practical implications – The larger the amount of information exchanged, the more the trust among participants and the better brand image of the archives. The more trust and brand image exists among participants, the more satisfaction they will obtain from archive management. Originality/value – The results can provide a strategic direction for managers of the national archive and the online community in government agencies to allocate resources for enhancing the information richness and the image of archive as well as achieving the satisfaction of participants in the professional community.

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confidence: 99%

Factors affecting the satisfaction of an online community for archive management in Taiwan

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Chen

Fan

et al. 2015

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“…Few previous studies have compared the strategic plans between various kinds of libraries and reported that there are similarities in prioritizing strategic issues for libraries (Buchanan and Cousins, 2012;Furrer et al, 2008;McNicol, 2004). These studies, only for academic library strategic plans, emphasized human resources, the link between library aims and academic activities and library contributions as a common strategic priority (McNicol, 2005).…”

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“…These studies, only for academic library strategic plans, emphasized human resources, the link between library aims and academic activities and library contributions as a common strategic priority (McNicol, 2005). The significant point is that the similarity between libraries plans does not mean they have unified strategies (Buchanan and Cousins, 2012;Piorun, 2011). Some previous literatures discussed the factors that influenced libraries' mission, vision, values and goals as the main section of strategic plans.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Libraries' stakeholders are one of the important factors, and all demands of the stakeholders should be considered in the process of strategic planning (Pontrandolfo, 2009). Paying attention to current shortages and available facilities is regarded as one of the influential factors in developing the vision (Buchanan and Cousins, 2012;McNicol, 2005).…”

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Exploring the common factors affecting the strategic plans in Iranian academic libraries

Panahi

Ghalavand

Sedghi

et al. 2020

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PurposeOne of the important processes for success or failure of strategic plans in academic libraries is identifying different dimensions and factors affecting library activities and services. However, more previous studies focusing on strategic planning processes and few research have explored perspectives of academic library managers in factors affecting designed strategic plans. This article aims to identify the common factors affecting the strategic plans in Iranian academic libraries.Design/methodology/approachAfter adopting a qualitative survey design, 28 Iranian academic library managers were interviewed. Purposive snowball sampling method was used to select the libraries’ managers, and the data analysis was done using the thematic analysis method by MAXQDA 10.FindingsThe study revealed three main themes including personal, professional and organizational factors that effect on academic libraries’ strategic plans. Users' expectations and librarians' personality characteristics were identified as two sub-themes for personal factors. In term of professional factors, scientific achievement of libraries and communication skills are the most important factors. Academicals factors, managerial factors and budget alignment are most important organizational factors that affect the Iranian academic libraries’ strategic plans.Originality/valueIranian academic libraries use different approaches for developing their strategic plans. However, by revealing the common affecting factors by academic library managers, the study provides an opportunity for better controlling the academic libraries' strategic plans progresses.

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“…As can be seen from the above, collaboration is evident but limited in the digital domain, which is surprising, given previously noted digital trends and preferences. Additional insight into this situation is provided by an evaluation of the strategic plans of twenty-eight of the thirty-two public libraries discussed above [67]. 6 In an approach derived from Chance and Williams [68], the study found that approximately half of the strategic plans were variously incomplete, contradictory, or uncoordinated, and it recommends that Scottish public libraries improve not only their completeness of plans but also their precision, specificity, explicitness, coordination, consistency, and overall mapping to library services.…”

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Digital Library Collaboration: A Service-Oriented Perspective

Buchanan

Gibb

Simmons

et al. 2012

The Library Quarterly

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Collaboration in the digital domain offers an opportunity to provide enhanced digital services and extended reach to the community. This article adopts a serviceoriented perspective through which it considers environmental drivers for digital library collaboration; discusses emergent collaborative partnerships across UK educational institutions, social services, health services, private industry, and cultural sectors; considers associated challenges; and identifies best practices. Existing and potential synergistic relationships are explored across the broader cultural sectorin particular, with the respective processes of libraries, museums, archives, arts and broadcasting organizations comprehensively identified and mapped (commonality), and the relationship to service-oriented architecture highlighted. The degree of digital service collaboration is also explored through an indicative review of Scottish public library websites, encompassing thirty-two regional library networks and including the National Library. Collaboration is found to be evident but limited in the digital domain, with strategic and architectural recommendations made.

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Evaluating the strategic plans of public libraries: An inspection-based approach

Cited by 16 publications

References 19 publications

Factors affecting the satisfaction of an online community for archive management in Taiwan

Factors affecting the satisfaction of an online community for archive management in Taiwan

Exploring the common factors affecting the strategic plans in Iranian academic libraries

Digital Library Collaboration: A Service-Oriented Perspective

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