Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $285 (nonmember, $335)
Attendance Maximum: 25

Instructor(s): Joy H. P. Harriman, AHIP, unit associate director, Library of the Health Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University-Odessa

Offered: Friday, May 19, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

A formal business plan is as important for an established library, regardless of size, as it is for a new project. Serving four functions, it helps to clarify, focus, and research the library or project's development; provides a considered and logical framework for the library to develop and pursue strategies; serves as a basis for the discussion of the library's success; and offers a benchmark against which actual performance can be measured and reviewed. While the plan is unique, most plans follow a well-tried and tested structure. General advice on preparing a plan is universally applicable. Participants will learn the components of the business planning process and the basic format of a plan and discuss key factors in creating an effective plan.