St. Louis Medical Librarians’

1997-98 Strategic Plan

Mission:

To facilitate healthcare information access in the Greater St. Louis area and to promote the professional development of its members.

Goal #1

To facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and resources, which support easy access, and prompt delivery of health care information.

Objective I.1 in March 1998 a Union List will be offered.

Objective I.2: Content for the SLML web page will be evaluated and changes/additions made.

Objective I.3 Cooperative Collection Development Committee will continue to identify analytical tools to help librarians evaluate purchases.

Objective I.4 It was determined that a strategic planning committee should be formed in the year 2000-2001.

Goal #2

To promote the professional development of SLML members.

Objective II.1 the Advocacy Committee will identify and disseminate information about relevant education opportunities offered by various groups and institutions throughout the area.

Objective II.2 By the end of October 1997 the CE Committee, with the aid of Strategic Planning, will identify and plan for CE offerings for the 1997/98-program year.

Objective II.3 the Program Committee will finalize program activities for the 1997/98-program year, as was detailed in the committee’s report.

Objective II.4 MCMLA will be held in September 1997

Generic Strategies

Finance:

Develop annual budget.

Provide financial reports at board meetings.

Provide an annual treasurer’s report to the membership.

Governance:

Bylaws

By December 1997, place a complete (and permanent) copy of the Revised Organizational Bylaws in the SLML Archives and on the SLML Web site

Procedure Manual

By December 1997, place a complete (and permanent) copy of the Procedure Manual in the SLML Archives and on the SLML Web site

By March 1998, review and consider the 1996/1997 committee chairs' suggested revisions of the Procedure Manual

By March 1998, make revisions to appropriate sections of the Procedure Manual as needed

By May 1998, present these revisions to the Board of Directors for approval

By July 1998, distribute Board approved changes to the membership with instructions for deletion and insertion in their copies of the Procedure Manual

Membership:

By December 1997 a Membership Directory will be produced and distributed. Membership Directory updates will be distributed in the newsletter.

Nametags for all members will be available.

Nominating:

By April 1, 1998 the nominating committee will submit a slate of officers to the membership by mail. The announcement of the officers will be made at the Annual Business meeting.

Communication:

Fostering listserv use as discussed in the committee reports.

The SLML web page will be used to disseminate information.