Strategic planning for the 1990s: a challenge for change

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Pao, Miranda Lee | Warner, Robert M.

Affiliations: School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

Abstract: Strategic planning is presented as a vehicle for change. Essential characteristics include definition of goals, assessment of external opportunities and pressure, analysis of existing capabilities and potential resources, formulation of a strategic plan, and implementation of an appropriate course of action. Specific problems in strategic planning within the context of schools of information and library studies are discussed. Questions raised during a strategic planning session are offered as typical concerns facing our educational institutions.

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-1989-7303

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 263-271, 1989