St. Louis Medical Librarians

1998-1999 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 1999, 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 be officially de-activated.

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 opportunities to promote the St. Louis Medical Librarians and promote professional growth opportunities throughout the year.

Objective II.2 By the end of September 1998 the CE Committee, with the aid of Strategic Planning, will identify and plan for CE offerings for the 1998/9 program year.

Objective II.3 By the end of September 1998 the Program Committee will identify program activities for the1998/9 program year.

Generic Strategies

Finance:

Develop annual budget by October 15, 1998.

Establish sub-committee to make recommendations about subsidizing CE programs. .

Governance

Update as needed.

Bylaws

Update as needed.

Procedure Manual

Update as needed.

Membership

By December 1998 a Membership Directory will be produced and distributed. Membership Directory updates will be distributed in the newsletter.

The Membership Directory on the Web page will be updated by January 1999.

Nominating

By April 1, 1999 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.

Publish SLML newsletter on the home page at least 3 times during the year.

The SLML Web Page will be updated during the year.