John M. Cohn and Ann L. Kelsey, with an introduction by Keith Michael Fiels
| ISBN: 9781555706814 Published: 2010 8.5 x 11 | 163 pp. | $99.95 Request an Exam Copy |  WorldCat record
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Careful and systematic planning is essential to the success of your library’s technology implementation efforts. This complete, clear, and easy-to-follow guide takes a highly practical, hands-on approach to thoroughly prepare public, academic, school and special libraries to develop and implement a technology plan in the library.
Following a foreword from Executive Director of the American Library Association Keith Michael Fiels, authors John M. Cohn and Ann L. Kelsey provide a comprehensive introduction to the key concepts and elements in technology planning and the changing technological landscape affecting today’s libraries. There is clear advice to help you best define your plan’s scope, purpose and funding requirements, along with step-by-step guidance for developing an effective technology plan - from gathering data and identifying institutional needs, to determining priorities, identifying objectives, outlining costs, and writing the actual plan. A five-step model plan is included to provide readers with a start-to-finish example of the development process, and the authors also advise on how to implement the new plan and evaluate its success.
The accompanying CD-ROM includes over thirty-five time-saving, sample technology plans and RFPs. Each plan is specifically targeted to public, academic, school, or special libraries, and can be easily replicated or adapted for use in your own institution. An array of figures, checklists, and examples are included throughout the book to help reinforce important concepts, and a comprehensive webliography lists further related resources.
Following a foreword from Executive Director of the American Library Association Keith Michael Fiels, authors John M. Cohn and Ann L. Kelsey provide a comprehensive introduction to the key concepts and elements in technology planning and the changing technological landscape affecting today’s libraries. There is clear advice to help you best define your plan’s scope, purpose and funding requirements, along with step-by-step guidance for developing an effective technology plan - from gathering data and identifying institutional needs, to determining priorities, identifying objectives, outlining costs, and writing the actual plan. A five-step model plan is included to provide readers with a start-to-finish example of the development process, and the authors also advise on how to implement the new plan and evaluate its success.
The accompanying CD-ROM includes over thirty-five time-saving, sample technology plans and RFPs. Each plan is specifically targeted to public, academic, school, or special libraries, and can be easily replicated or adapted for use in your own institution. An array of figures, checklists, and examples are included throughout the book to help reinforce important concepts, and a comprehensive webliography lists further related resources.
"Beginning with an overview of how integrated library systems (ILSs) are possibly going to change with the advent of Web 2.0 and advice that any technology plan has to remain flexible enough to accommodate the unforeseen, this practical guidebook takes one through the process of creating one, working to implement it, and finally how to review it."
-- SciTech Book News, June 2010
"The chapter 'A Model Two-Day Process for Developing a Basic Strategic Plan" is especially useful, as is the accompanying CD-ROM with over 25 examples of plans from different kinds of libraries."
-- American Libraries, May 2010
"A comprehensive wealth of information for libraries in need of creating or updating a technology plan...Highly recommended."
-- Library Journal Starred Review, February 2010
-- SciTech Book News, June 2010
"The chapter 'A Model Two-Day Process for Developing a Basic Strategic Plan" is especially useful, as is the accompanying CD-ROM with over 25 examples of plans from different kinds of libraries."
-- American Libraries, May 2010
"A comprehensive wealth of information for libraries in need of creating or updating a technology plan...Highly recommended."
-- Library Journal Starred Review, February 2010
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