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ACRL Strategic Plan 2005
Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors, January 16 ,2000
Overview
Through the active efforts of ACRL members, ACRL Sections, ACRL Chapters Council, and partners:
- Public policy and legislation manifest the core values of academic librarians in serving the needs of society in learning, teaching, and research.
- The system of scholarly communication ensures wide access, reasonable pricing, permanence, and fair use.
- The core values of academic librarianship are reflected in higher education.
- Educators and the general public widely recognize that information literacy is a fundamental competency for life-long learning and information literacy is incorporated into the curricula of higher education and the workplace.
- Research by librarians influences developments in higher education, information technology, and related areas.
- Libraries and institutions of higher education use ACRL standards and outcomes measures to assess and improve the effectiveness and future direction of academic libraries.
Core Values
- Equitable and open access to information
- Service
- Intellectual freedom
- Cooperation, collaboration, and sharing of resources
- Commitment to the profession of librarianship
- Fair use
- Education and learning
- Commitment to the use of appropriate technology
- Knowledge as an end in itself
- Conservation and preservation of knowledge
- Diversity
- Scholarly communication and research
- Global perspective
Mission
ACRL enhances the effectiveness of academic and research librarians to advance learning, teaching, and research in higher education.
Vision
- ACRL is the leading professional organization of choice for promoting, supporting, and advancing values of academic libraries to the higher education community.
- ACRL's organizational structure and systems facilitate maximum membership participation.
- ACRL supports the professional growth of members through a diverse and widely disseminated array of programs and publications that integrate new formats and delivery options.
- ACRL members are leaders in librarianship, higher education, scholarly communication, and civic development. They are culturally and ethnically diverse; have a broad range of knowledge and expertise; and represent academic librarians and professionals in related careers.
- ACRL's initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning, and research environment.
- ACRL members are valued, welcomed, respected, and connected within the association.
Strategic Directions
1.0 Society recognizes the contributions that academic and research libraries and librarians make in higher education, scholarly communication, and civic development.
Goals
1.1 Librarians understand their roles as information leaders in their institutions.
1.2 Librarians and other members of the scholarly community, including campus academic officers, students, and faculty recognize the importance of the library to teaching, learning, and scholarly communication.
1.3 ACRL increases its efforts to promote academic librarianship.
1.4 Society recognizes information literacy as a fundamental competency for life-long learning.
1.5 Academic librarians identify and agree upon core competencies for their profession.
Strategic Directions
2.0 Academic librarians advocate for public policy, legislation, and institutional change that enhance the values and contribution they make to learning, teaching, and research.
Goals
2.1 ACRL improves its ability to function as an authoritative and influential advocate for academic libraries.
2.2 ACRL enhances the visibility, credibility, and favorable resolution of issues affecting academic libraries at the federal, state, and local levels.
2.3 Skills of academic librarians are developed and librarians are seen as leaders in institutional change and improvement of learning and teaching practices.
2.4 ACRL facilitates increased collaboration between academic librarians and all sectors of higher education.
2.5 ACRL strengthens its partnerships with other information-related or higher education organizations.
Strategic Directions
3.0 ACRL is an inclusive organization serving academic librarians and other information professionals in related professions.
Goals
3.1 Participation within ACRL continues to include librarians from diverse populations.
3.2 ACRL will expand standards and guidelines to include statements on inclusiveness.
Strategic Directions
4.0 Academic and research librarians are continually engaged in learning for their professional development and growth.
Goals
4.1 Leadership skills among academic librarians are strengthened. "Every librarian a leader" is fully realized.
4.2 Academic librarians are effective and productive professionals who make significant contributions to their organizations, librarianship, and higher education.
4.3 Members are supported in the development of their scholarly research skills through training and nurturing and providing mechanisms for publishing.
4.4 Programs are developed at local, regional, state, and national levels using new formats and delivery.
Strategic Directions
5.0 ACRL is a national and international interactive leader in creating, expanding, and transferring the body of knowledge of academic librarianship.
Goals
5.1 ACRL firmly establishes its position as a leader in research.
5.2 The speed of dissemination of research and effective practices in academic librarianship is increased.
5.3 Research that involves all of ACRL's organizational units is expanded and supported so that the value of contributions units make to the profession and higher education is demonstrated.
5.4 Collaborative research and development projects that may involve risk, but whose results promise to make a positive difference to ACRL and its members, are developed and supported.
Strategic Directions
6.0 ACRL is an effective and a dynamic organization that continually enhances its capacity to create its future and assess and improve its performance in carrying out its mission.
Goals
6.1 Data about member and nonmember needs and interests is collected and analyzed on a regular basis. Actions are taken to address and meet these needs and interests.
6.2 Relevant benchmarks to which ACRL aspires are established.
6.3 Assessment and evaluation of association programs and activities are expanded.
6.4 Organizational audits are conducted and the organizational structure is reviewed to determine if it lends optimal support for the strategic directions.
6.5 The strategic planning process for the association becomes an integral part of operations and member leader activity.
Strategic Plan Resources
Planning Roles
Policies for Implementation
Units' Activities Summary Form
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