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Library Strategic Planning: Workshop 1: SWOT/SOAR

Workshop 1 Agenda

Tuesday, October 4, 10am - Noon, Library Classroom
  • Pre-meeting work: Begin considering/making notes on the SWOT/SOAR matrix; Review budget 5-year trend data. Optional: Read the Chronicle of Higher Education report, The Library of the Future: How the Heart of the Campus is Transforming.
  • Introduction and overview of the planning process. Three-years, five years, and beyond.
  • SWOT/SOAR group exercise. This will be a traditional SWOT analysis but include the "Aspirations" component of SOAR as well. The "Results" component of SOAR will come later in the process.
  • Follow-up: Results of SWOT/SOAR will be collated and shared to LibraryStaff list

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