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Strategic Plan 2019-2024
About ALAO Strategic Plan 2019-2024
Approved July 19, 2019Mission Statement
The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) exists to develop, promote, and improve library and information services in Ohio’s higher education community, to advance the interests of academic librarianship and the personnel of academic libraries, and to provide leadership and advocacy for the educational and policy concerns of the academic library community in Ohio. ALAO strives to adopt environmentally sustainable practices in all areas of the association. ALAO is a chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and generally ascribes to the ACRL’s strategic Plan for Excellence.
Focus Areas and Objectives
Focus 1: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
GOAL: ALAO will exemplify equity, diversity, and inclusion in daily practices, foster those practices in its membership, and position members to become effective advocates on important issues facing the profession.
Focus 2: Expanding our Horizons
GOAL: ALAO will position itself as a regional leader for an array of professional development activities, expanding and innovating upon its well-revered suite of programming.
Focus 3: Efficient and Purposeful
GOAL: ALAO will build upon partnerships, management best practices, and sound organizational strategy to refine practices that position ALAO as current, efficient, and valuable.
Review Procedure
The strategic plan will be reviewed each year at the annual board retreat. The Past President will be responsible for drafting an annual report to share with the membership that describes strategic plan activities for the past year.
