MOBIUS Strategic Plan 2015-2018
Strategic Planning Task Force Members
- Laurie Hathman, Chair, MOBIUS Vice President, Rockhurst University
- Stephanie Tolson, St. Charles Community College
- Kathy Hart, Northwest Missouri State University
- Renee Brumett, Springfield-Greene County Library
- Renee Gorrell, Goldfarb School of Nursing-Barnes Jewish College
- Genie McKee, Maryville University of St. Louis
- Bonnie Postlethwaite, University of Missouri-KC
- Donna Bacon, MOBIUS
MOBIUS Mission: MOBIUS member organizations collaborate to provide quality information resources and services to the membership,
MOBIUS Vision: MOBIUS aspires to be: a preferred gateway to quality information resources without direct costs to end users; a member organization, responsive to the dynamic nature of the global information environment and the challenges of ever-changing technology; a full partner with agencies and information organizations to promote and facilitate learning, personal development, and economic well-being through timely access to quality information; and a community asset that supports the development of educational, cultural, and social values.
Key Assumptions:
- The Strategic Plan will be tied into the financial planning for MOBIUS activities.
- Communication will be a priority between MOBIUS Consortium staff and MOBIUS members.
- Collaborative working relationships will be pursued to encourage cooperation with other entities.
Goal 1: Strengthen funding streams and fiscal viability through strategic expansion of memberships, partnerships and contractual services
Objectives
- Expand memberships and partnerships which reduce costs or add new services
- Explore contractual services
- Explore grants to fund new initiatives; possibly include this as an interest group/ consultants/task force
- Assist members with highlighting the value and Return on Investment of MOBIUS membership
Yearly Priorities
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Year 1: July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 |
Year 2: July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017 |
Year 3: July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 |
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Assist members with highlighting the value and Return on Investment of MOBIUS membership |
Expand memberships and partnerships which reduce costs or add new services |
Explore grants to fund new initiatives; possibly include this as an interest group/ consultants/task force |
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Expand memberships and partnerships which reduce costs or add new services |
Explore grants to fund new initiatives; possibly include this as an interest group/ consultants/task force |
Explore contractual services |
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Explore grants to fund new initiatives; possibly include this as an interest group/ consultants/task force |
Assist members with highlighting the value and Return on Investment of MOBIUS membership |
Expand memberships and partnerships which reduce costs or add new services |
|
Explore contractual services |
Explore contractual services |
Assist members with highlighting the value and Return on Investment of MOBIUS membership |
Goal 2: Investigate existing and emerging technologies and services and adopt those which enhance the user experience
Objectives
- Assess membership needs for new services and implement relevant technologies
- Strengthen membership awareness of the features of new and existing products
- Maintain awareness of the ILS marketplace
- Actively participate in product development with vendors
- Continue the work on the redesign and focus of the MOBIUS website
Yearly Priorities
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Year 1: July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 |
Year 2: July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017 |
Year 3: July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
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Assess membership needs for new services and implement relevant technologies |
Strengthen membership awareness of the features of new and existing products |
Maintain awareness of the ILS marketplace |
|
Continue the work on the redesign and focus of the MOBIUS website |
Assess membership needs for new services and implement relevant technologies |
Assess membership needs for new services and implement relevant technologies |
|
Strengthen membership awareness of the features of new and existing products |
Actively participate in product development with vendors |
Strengthen membership awareness of the features of new and existing products |
|
Actively participate in product development with vendors |
Maintain awareness of the ILS marketplace |
Continue the work on the redesign and focus of the MOBIUS website |
|
Maintain awareness of the ILS marketplace |
Continue the work on the redesign and focus of the MOBIUS website |
Actively participate in product development with vendors |
Goal 3: Expand collaborative collection development and resource sharing
Objectives
- Explore interlibrary loan of eresources
- Explore a consortia or regional institutional repository for digital materials
- Investigate software to support the identification of last copies in the consortium
- Expand out of state courier services
- Develop partnerships which enhance collections
- Expand and refine gathering and analysis of local and consortia usage data
Yearly Priorities
|
Year 1: July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 |
Year 2: July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017 |
Year 3: July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
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Explore interlibrary loan of eresources |
Explore a consortia or regional institutional repository for digital materials |
Expand out of state courier services
|
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Develop partnerships which enhance collections |
Investigate software to support the identification of last copies in the consortium |
Develop partnerships which enhance collections |
|
Expand and refine gathering and analysis of local and consortia usage data |
Expand out of state courier services |
Explore a consortia or regional institutional repository for digital materials |
|
Explore a consortia or regional institutional repository for digital materials |
Develop partnerships which enhance collections |
Investigate software to support the identification of last copies in the consortium |
|
Expand out of state courier services |
Expand and refine gathering and analysis of local and consortia usage data |
Explore interlibrary loan of eresources |
|
Investigate software to support the identification of last copies in the consortium |
Explore interlibrary loan of eresources |
Expand and refine gathering and analysis of local and consortia usage data |
Goal 4: Foster a culture of collaboration and community which engages all members
Objectives
- Develop moderated discussion lists around areas of interests
- Find creative solutions to engage out of state members
- Implement new governance and committee structure
Yearly Priorities
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Year 1: July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 |
Year 2: July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017 |
Year 3: July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 |
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Implement new governance and committee structure |
Develop moderated discussion lists around areas of interests |
Find creative solutions to engage out of state members |
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Find creative solutions to engage out of state members |
Find creative solutions to engage out of state members |
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Develop moderated discussion lists around areas of interests |
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Goal 5: Provide professional development, training and networking opportunities to meet the needs of membership
Objectives
- Strengthen awareness of training on Sierra for new and existing staff
- Utilize Help Desk data to identify training needs of membership
- Develop Sierra training videos on the MOBIUS website
- Expand MOBIUS Conference to include opportunities for interactive virtual participation
- Explore additional scholarship opportunities
- Utilize new and existing partnerships for professional development and networking opportunities
Yearly Priorities
|
Year 1: July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 |
Year 2: July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017 |
Year 3: July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
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Utilize Help Desk data to identify training needs of membership |
Develop Sierra training videos on the MOBIUS website |
Expand MOBIUS Conference to include opportunities for interactive virtual participation |
|
Utilize new and existing partnerships for professional development and networking opportunities |
Expand MOBIUS Conference to include opportunities for interactive virtual participation |
Explore additional scholarship opportunities |
|
Strengthen awareness of training on Sierra for new and existing staff |
Strengthen awareness of training on Sierra for new and existing staff |
Develop Sierra training videos on the MOBIUS website |
|
Develop Sierra training videos on the MOBIUS website |
Utilize new and existing partnerships for professional development and networking opportunities |
Strengthen awareness of training on Sierra for new and existing staff |
|
Expand MOBIUS Conference to include opportunities for interactive virtual participation |
Utilize Help Desk data to identify training needs of membership |
Utilize new and existing partnerships for professional development and networking opportunities |
|
Explore additional scholarship opportunities |
Explore additional scholarship opportunities |
Utilize Help Desk data to identify training needs of membership |