St. Louis Medical Librarians

1999-2000 Strategic Plan

Mission:

The mission of the St. Louis Medical Librarians is 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 2000 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: A Strategic Planning Committee will be formed in the 2000/2001 business year.

Goal II

To promote the professional development of SLML members.

Objective II.1: By September 1, 1999, the Continuing Education Committee will identify and plan CE offerings for the 1999-2000 year.

Objective II.2: By September 1, 1999, the Program Committee will identify and plan program activities for the 1999-2000 year.

Generic Strategies

Finance

To support its mission, SLML will generate income from multiple sources, operate in a fiscally sound manner, and allocate resources to programs and committees.

The Treasurer will develop the annual budget by October 15^th, 1999.

The Finance Committee will investigate alternate forms of income.

Governance

The Governance Committee shall examine recommendations and make changes to the Procedure Manual. The Committee will make approved changes to the By-laws as necessary.

Membership

The Membership Committee shall revise and publish the membership list.

By December 1999, a Membership Directory will be produced and distributed.

Nominating

The Nominating Committee shall be responsible for all elections.

By April 1, 2000, 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.

Communications

The Communication Committee shall be responsible for the dissemination of information of interest to members.

The Committee will foster listserv use.

The SLML Newsletter will be published on the web site three times during the year.

The SLML Web Page will be updated during the year.