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TITLE Strategies 2001: Colorado Libraries in the 21stCentury. Strategic Plan for Library Services inColorado, March 1996.
INSTITUTION Colorado Council for Library Development, Denver.;Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. StateLibrary and Adult Education Office.
PUB DATE Mar 96NOTE 25p.
PUB TYPE Reference Materials Directories/Catalogs (132)Reports Descriptive (141)
EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Academic Libraries; Access to Information; Elementary
Secondary Education; Higher Education; *ImprovementPrograms; Institutional Cooperation; LeadershipResponsibility; *Library Planning; *Library Services;Long Range Planning; Public Libraries; SchoolLibraries; Shared Library Resources; *StatewidePlanning; *Strategic Planning
IDENTIFIERS *Action Plans; *Colorado
ABSTRACTThis document describes an action plan developed by
the Colorado Council for Library Development (CCLD) Long RangePlanning Committee. Before devising "Strategies 2001," the committeeanalyzed current strengths and weaknesses in Colorado libraryservices, created a collective vision of future library services forthe state, and developed plans for achieving that vision. The visionfocuses on patrons having reliable and multifaceted access toinformation and receiving materials and answers promptly andcordially. The action plan itself lists in narrative format specificstrategies for achieving objectives in leadership, services, andresource sharing, then charts the accompanying responsibilities ofColorado library professional organizations and of libraries at thelocal, state, and system levels. Appendices include a glossary ofterms and definitions, a list of current library planning documentsand intellectual freedom statements, a list of Strategies 2001committee members, and a short history of library planning inColorado. (BEW)
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3TIzATE..cL.5 2001Colorado Libraries in the 21st Century
Strategic Plan for Library Services in ColoradoMarch 1996
cdeWilliam T. RandallCommissioner of EducationState of Colorado
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Colorado Department of EducationMission Statement
"To lead, to serve, and to achieve quality education for all"
Our mission is to provide leadership and service to Colorado'seducation community and, through collaboration with this community,to promote high-quality learning envitnnments, high performancestandards, and equitable learning opportunities for all Colorado'sdiverse learners.
Colorado State Board of Education
Patricia M. Hayes, Chairman Englewood, 6th Congressional District
Thomas M. Howerton, Vice Chairman Colorado Springs, 5th Congressional District
John Evans. Parker, Member-at-Large
Royce Forsyth Denver, I st Congressional District
Patti Johnson Broomfield, 2nd Congressional District
Clair Orr Kersey, 4th Congressional District
Hazel F. Petrocco Pueblo, 3rd Congressional r !strict
William Randall, Commissioner of EducationNancy Bolt, Assistant Commissioner, Colorado State Library and Adult Education Office
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COLORADO COUNCIL FOR LIBRARY DEVELOPMENTLong Range Planning Committeec/o Southwest Regional Library Service SystemP.O. Drawer BDurango, Colorado 81302
March 1996
Dear Readers:
When Carole Arnold. then chair of the Colorado Council for Library Development, asked me to head a committee thatwas to develop a long ranae plan that took Colorado libraries into the 21st century, I said no. The project was too big.too many people needed to be involved, there were too many issues, and the future was too amorphous. Finally I said
yes.
I originally wanted to call the final product "Stratethes 2001: A Library Odyssey." not only because of the connectionto the Kubrik film, but also because of its allusion to a journey and an adventure. The committee which prepared theplan, made up of 24 people representing a multiplicity of library sizes and types from all over the state. had manyadventures. At times we thought w e might be Lost in Space. but by October discovered we were on The Final Frontier.Strwegies 2001 is a plan for all types and sizes of Colorado libraries. Please keep a couple of things in mind whenreading it:
* The plan is intended to outline broadly. not provide details. Members of the Colorado library community willprovide the deta" -rid serve as the implementation and evaluation arms of the plan. Individual librarians andschool library me(.1a specialists, trustees. library workers, statewide committees, professional associations: thesearc the change agents who will make Strategies 2001 a reality.
* We have included an Action Plan that suagests ways in which some of the players are proceeding.
* With telecommunications connectina us electronically and ACLIN (the Access Colorado Library and Informa-tion Network) unifying our collections. Colorado is now both a collection of individual libraries as well as onegreat --virtual library." The plan's purpose is to strengthen both our individuality and our unity.
Thanks to the committee of 24 people who worked diligently to put Strategies 2001 together. You will find their namesin Appendix C. Thanks to the Sacred C'ows Committee. which reviewed state-funded library programs in light of theirrelevance to library needs in the 21st century. Thanks also to Ann Joslin of the Idaho State Library, who served as thecommittee's facilitator throughout the process: she kept us on task and on time. And many thanks to members of theColorado library community, who questioned. commented and critiqued this document at every step in its journey.
It is now up to all of us to make Strategies 2001 a true library odyssey.
Sincerely,
S. Jane Ulrich, Chairperson
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I
Introduction 3
Vision and Strategic Directions 4
Vision 4
Assumptions 4
Goals and Strategies 5
Services 6
Resource Sharing 7
Leadership 5
Action Plan 8
Appendix A Glossary and Definitions 1 3
Appendix B Library Planning Documents and
Intellectual 1 eedom Statements 1 4
Appendix C Strategies 2001 Committee Members 1 5
Appendix D A History of Library Planning in Colorado 1 6
* 3TIZATE4L5 2001
INTRODUCTION
The Colorado Council for Library Development (CCLD)Long Range Planning Committee's membership wasexpanded in 1994 in order to plan for Colorado libraries'entry into the twenty-first century. Twenty-four represen-tatives from the state's diverse multi-type library commu-nity collaborated to develop a plan to be used by all typesof libraries.
They had some instructions from CCLD Chairman CaroleArnold:
* Make the plan visionary in nature. Don't get toobogged down in details. The Colorado librarycommunity will be the action groups; they willdetermine the HOW and WHO of the long rangeplan, as well as details of its implementation.
* Do not re-invent the wheel. Lots of good, solidplanning work has already been done by the varioussegments of the Colorado library community.
THE COMMITTEE'S CHARGE
* Analyze the current environment for libraryservices and current strengths and weak-nesses in library services for the people ofColorado.
* Create a collective vision of future libraryservices for the people of Colorado in theyear 2000 and beyond.
* Develop a strategic plan for the future oflibrary service provided to the people ofColorado by libraries of all types. This planwill focus on what must be accomplished,rather than detailing at length all specifics ofhow it will be achieved.
The Planning ProcessThe group first met in July 1994 to
design a "process map" for developing astrategic plan for the future of libraryservices to the peor le of Colorado. Inthe process map, the Planning Commit-tee identified phases for developing theplan, and desired results or products,activities, stakeholders, and a time framefor each phase.
Following the process map, thePlanning Committee held five moremeetings between September 1994 andJuly 1995 to develop a vision, analyze the current environmentand needs, create a first draft, review input from the librarycommunity, and revise the plan. Between meetings, PlanningCommittee members did research, met in sub-committees todevelop background papers, and drafted and revised portions ofthe strategic plan.
The result of this planning process is a strategic plan for alltypes of libraries. The Committee received input from manyother members of the Colorado library community. Plans areunderway for publicizing the plan and continuous revision willtake place between now and 2001.
Building Blocks for Strategies 2001The Committee analyzed existing plans and documents
already produced by various segments of the library community;these are to be found in the appendix section. Concurrently,planning documents in partner disciplines, such as telecommuni-cations and education, were examined, as well as other states'long range plans. Futurist Kim Long, author of the AmericanForecaster Almanac, spoke to the Committee about 21st centurysocietal and informational trends. Each member of the Commit-tee represented a different constituency and took responsibilityfor helping integrate its viewpoint into the final product.
The plan is intended for all different types and sizes oflibraries, school library media centers, and library agencies. It isintended to be used by the state's library community in a varietyof ways.
The timeline for thc plan is from date of adoption, November1995 until January 2001.
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VISION AND STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
VISIONBy the year 2001 ...
Every person in Colorado has equal and consistentaccess to information through a seamless web oflibraries. These libraries promote and participate in aglobal network of libraries and information providers.The word "library" is synonymous with informationaccess, whether people travel there physically orelectronically.
Everyone in Colorado:* has open and reliable access to library services
free from censorship, physical barriers, timedelays, or restrictions imposed by distance;
* receives materials and answers immediately.provided by welcoming, knowledgeable staffthrough user-friendly technology and relevantlibrary collections and resources;
* uses a variety of access points and types oflibraries without restriction;
* depends on library access, services and staff,whose costs are both clear and defensible;
In order to accomplish this, libraries:* support people's individual growth and contribute
to an informed and productive citizenry;
* help people solve problems. stimulate theirimaeinations, enrich thcir lives, and supportrecreational interests;
* support professional, economic, and culturaldevelopment:
* anticipate trends in their own service communities,society as a whole, and an evolving technologicalenvironment;
* provide leadership in the midst of change.
ASSUMPEONS
No library can accomplish any of Strategies 2001 alone. Itis essential that public, academic and special libraries, andschool library media centers, work together to meet theneeds of their constituents.
Strategies 2001 states what the committee envisionslibraries to be in the future; some libraries have a furtherdistance to go than others to accomplish that.
Strategies 2001 is a tool. It reflects best practices forlibraries. As libraries move into the future, the committeeencourages them to implement these practices.
Implementation of Strategies 2001 is voluntary. Some partsof this plan may not apply to all libraries.
Libraries receive assistance from Regional Library ServiceSystems, the State Library, and professional associations toimplement this plan.
The term "library entity" has been selected to mean aca-demic, public and special libraries, school library mediacenters. Systems and the Colorado State Library.
Each library entity has its own primary constituency:public libraries: a geographic communityacademic libraries: students, faculty, and other staffschool library media centers: students, faculty andother staffspecial libraries: constituents of their parent institution.
Somc library entities expand their services beyond theirprimary constituency. Such expansion is encouraged in thisplan.
As used in this plan, the word "library" means an institution,including its staff, governing authoritie::. and/or advisorybodies, who work together to achieve these goals.
.5TIZATE_clE..6 2001
GOALS AND STRATEGIES
* LEADERSHIP
By the year 2001. ..
Libraries anticipate trends in their own service communities,society as a whole, and an evolving technological environment.They provide leadership in the midst of change.
STRATEGIES
"Libraries anticipate trends andprovide leadership
in the midst of change."
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I. Each library entity develops and implements a plan for itsown growth and development.a. The library's plan is based on the unique needs of its
specific constituency as well as its relationship to thelarger information community.
b. Library plans address applicable standards and guide-lines and have an active timeline for meeting or exceed-ing the standards.
2. Appropriate statewide groups develop and disseminateguidelines, standards, plans and laws to provide guick.ncein planning.
3. The Colorado library community regularly assesses andreviews state-funded services provided to libraries whichhelp them serve their constituencies.a. The State Library, Regional Library Service Systems
(Systems), and the Colorado Resource Center (CRC)establish accountability measures to assist in theplanning and evaluation of their services.
b. Strategies 2001 is used by the State Library, ColoradoCouncil for Library Development (CCLD), Systems,and the CRC as a guide in the use of federal and statefunds.
c. The State Library. Systems. and CRC, with representa-tion from the Colorado library community, jointlyevaluate the acquisition, allocation and distribution ofstate funding.
d. The State Library. Systems, and Colorado LibraryResource Sharing and Information Access Board play aleadership role in facilitating the connection of Coloradolibraries to the state and national information infrastruc-ture.
e. The State Library, Systems, CRC, Colorado LibraryAssociation and other professional associations cooper-ate to seek funding for statewide programs.
f. Statewide and cooperative interregional projects arcdeveloped, funded, and implemented.
g. The role of the Colorado Resource Center, as well asother libraries which serve as regional or functionalresource centers, is examined in the nontext of thecurrent economic and technological environment.
h. The Colorado Library Resource Sharing and Informa-tion Access Board (CLRSIAB) works with locallibraries and Systems to achieve an effective balancebetween ownership of, and access to, informationresources for Colorado residents.(1) The CLRSIAB annually evaluates and analyzes
current resource sharing practices among Coloradolibraries.
(2) The CLRSIAB works to make the resource sharingprocess consistently efficient and effective.
4. Librarians and their governing authorities and/or advisorybodies arc leaders with their own constituencies, activelyadvocating library service and information access.a. Each library entity assertively markets and/or publicizes
its services.b. Representation from diverse segments of a library
entity's constituency is sought for governing boards,advisory boards, committees or task forces.
c. Librarians and library governing authorities belong toprofessional and community organizations and attendlocal, state, and/or national library conferences.
d. Library entities actively support intellectual freedom,adhere to the Library Bill of Rights and its relateddocuments, copyright law, and appropriate ethicsstatements (see Appendix B), and advocate theirimportance to their constituents.
e. Librarians work to keep themselves and their governingauthorities apprised of new developments in the profes-sion.
5. Decision makers at all levels provide sufficient resources toattain quality library services for all Colorado citizens.a. Advocates for individual library entities successfully
achieve adequate financial support to better serve theirconstituencies.
b. The state legislature appropriates increased funding toimprove statewide library services.
c. Statc funding is provided for library entities whoparticipate in designated programs and meet or worktoward applicable guidelines or standards.
d. Decision makers having oversight for library entitiesunderstand and support the role and importance oflibraries and school library media centers.
6. Library entities forge partnerships to expand and enhancelibraries and library services.a. Library entities form cooperative alliances with busi-
nesses, community agencies, and other libraries.b. Library entities finance cooperative projects through
creative uses of both public and private funds.
* SERVICES
By the year 2001 . . .
Every person in Colorado receives library materials and answersquickly, provided by welcoming, knowledgeable staff throughuser-friendly technology and relevant library collections andresources. Libraries contribute to people's lives as informed andproductive citizens; help them solve problems, stimulate theirimaginations, enrich their lives. They support individual growth,recreational interests, and professional, economic, and culturaldevelopment.
"Libraries help people solve problems,stimulate their imaginations,
enrich their lives."
STRATEGIESI. Libraries develop collections, programs, and services to
meet the diverse needs of their individual constituencies.a. Library entities serve their constituents without restric-
tions based on age, gender, race, sexual orientation.religion, or economic status.
b. Library entities actively reach out to identify and servespecific g-,-)ups with special library needs, such aslanguage and reading level.
c. Library entities form partnerships with local, state. andregional organizations.
d. All services in each library entity are accessible to allusers.
2. Collections, programs, and servicesin library entities help people solveproblems, stimulate their imaginations,
and enrich the quality ofcultural, academic,economic, and govern-mental life.a. Every library entitydevelops and imple-ments a collectiondevelopment plan whichreflects the needs of itsconstituents.b. Libraries provide
access to information in a wide variety of print, non-print, and electronic fotmats.
c. Libraries provide programs that develop a lifelone habitof reading, learning, and problem-solving.
3. Library staffs continuously update their professional skills inorder to provide the highest level of service to theirconstituencies.
a. The State Library. Systems, CCLD, and state professionalassociations work in concert to develop a statewidecontinuing education plan that identifies training neededto implement this strategic plan.
b. Statewide, regional, and local entities deliver effectivecontinuing education activities with emphasis on coop-erative endeavors.
c. Library governing/funding authorities provide sufficientfinancial support and opportunities for staff developmentand continuing education.
d. Higher education institutions in Colorado provideacademic training for American Association of SchoolLibrarians/National Council for Accreditation of TeacherEducation certification of library media center specialists.
e. CCLD and the State Library ensure in-state access to anAmerican Library Association accredited graduate librarydegree program.
4. Library entities enable users to find, evaluate, and useinformation to their best advantage and as independently aspossible. in accordance with their individual missions.
5. School districts adopt and implement the principles ofinformation literacy, ensuring students access to bothprofessional staff and current resources.a. The State Library and the Colorado Educational Media
Association develop standards for library media centerprograms.
b. Library professional organizations develop legislation tostrengthen the role of school library media centers inpublic education.
LIBRARIES IN COLORADO
* 245 main or branch public libraries
* 42 college and university libraries
* 174 special libraries in government agencies,non-profit organizations and companies
* 1,300 school library media centers
ELINAccess Coiorado Library& information Network
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* RESOURCE SHARING
By the year 2001 . .
Every person in Colorado has equal and consistent access to in-formation through a seamless web of libraries which participatein a global network of libraries and information providers.People use a variety of access points and types of librarieswithout restriction. They depend on library access, services andstaft whose costs are both clear and defensible. The word"library".is synonymous with information access, whether Onetravels therc physically or electronically.
"Library entities work in concertto meet the information needs
of their constituencies."
STRATEGIESI. Library entities are vital links to resources on the global
information network.a. Library entities work in concert to meet the information
needs of their constituencies.b. Library entities provide direct or mediated access to the
information resources of the Internet for their users.c. Librarians and media specialists are prepared to be
navigators for their constituents on the Internet as wellas other electronic information resources.
d. Library entities arc vital partners in localand reizional community information
systems.e. Libraries entities, throu2hMOOStateL1NC, connect constituencies to
state aovernment and nonprofittit oreanizations' information.
\yr,f. Library entities have the technical
ca pacity that allows constituents accessto electronic resources.
2. The Access Colorado and Library Information Network(ACLIN) provides aneasily used, vital sourceof information about andaccess to library,community and govern-ment resources.a. Holdings of Colorado
library entities are ondatabases available through ACLIN.
b. Local, state, federal and non-profit information re-sources are available on ACLIN.
c. Global search is developed and implemented on ACLIN.d. ACLIN is accessible from all libraries, prominent
community locations, homes and offices.e. Access to ACLIN remains free to the citizen, although
selected resources on the network may be available onlyfor a fee.
f. ACLIN is evaluated to ensure its accountability.
3. Libraries and library users request and receive informationand materials by the most effective and cost-efficientmethods.a. Library entities participate in thc Colorado Library Card
Program to allow their users borrowing privileges acrosstown, county. and state.
b. A materials/information request subsystem is developedand implemented on ACLIN, including requests initiateddirectly by constituents.
c. Efficient mechanisms deliver materials and informationbetween and among libraries statewide. both electroni-cally and physically.
d. Library entities request materials from the closestverified location in a manner that distributes the lendingworkload.
4. Colorado libraries of all types carrying a significant shareof the resource sharing burden in the state are recognizedand funded.MAJOR RESOURCE SHARING ACTIVITIES
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* Colorado Library Card
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* Courier service
* Interlibrary loan
* Colorado Resource Center
* Regional Library Service Systems
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thic
s st
atem
ents
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taff
and
trus
tees
kee
p th
emse
lves
appr
ised
of n
ew d
evel
opm
ents
inth
e pr
ofes
sion
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vide
trai
ning
to tr
uste
es th
roug
hout
the
stat
e;P
rovi
de a
ppro
pria
te d
ata
to lo
cal l
ibra
ries;
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rdin
ate
stat
ewid
e P
R c
ampa
igns
;T
ake
lead
ersh
ip in
adv
ocat
ing
for
role
of l
ibra
ries
onth
e in
form
atio
n hi
ghw
ay.
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in m
embe
r lib
raria
ns, b
oard
s, a
ndad
min
istr
ator
s;A
dvoc
ate
adeq
uate
fund
ing
for
Sys
tem
s, m
embe
rs,
and
info
rmat
ion
acce
ss;
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sult
with
mem
bers
on
plan
ning
.im
plem
enta
tion,
and
eva
luat
ion;
Dis
sem
inat
e in
form
atio
n,
CLA
:P
rovi
de a
nd s
uppo
rt th
e lo
bbyi
stef
fort
s;P
rovi
de a
nd s
uppo
rt In
telle
ctua
lF
reed
om e
ffort
s;S
uppo
rt A
LA's
legi
slat
ive
effo
rts
for
libra
rians
;P
rese
nt n
cw d
evel
opm
ents
at
conf
eren
ces
and
wor
ksho
ps;
Adv
ocat
e ad
equa
te fu
ndin
g fly
libr
ary
agen
cies
and
pro
ject
s.
CE
MA
:W
ork
to p
rom
ote
libra
ry s
ers
ice
and
info
rmat
ion
acce
ss to
all
scho
ols
and
scho
ol d
istr
icts
;W
ork
with
oth
er li
brar
y en
titie
s to
activ
ely
prom
ote
libra
ry is
sues
that
are
impo
rtan
t to
all l
ibra
ries.
CLR
SIA
H: A
dvoc
ate
for
expa
nded
acce
ss to
info
rmat
ion
thro
ugh
libra
ryre
sour
ce s
harin
g
Mar
ketin
g C
ounc
il: P
rom
ote
info
imat
ion
prof
essi
onal
s an
d th
eir
skill
s.
I5
Fun
ding
Gov
erni
ng a
utho
rity
prov
ides
suffi
cien
t res
ourc
es to
atta
inqu
ality
libr
ary
sers
ices
.G
over
ning
aut
horit
y un
dei s
tand
san
d su
ppor
ts th
e ro
le a
ndim
port
ance
of l
ibra
ries.
With
CLA
, adv
ocat
e fo
r lib
rarie
s to
sta
te g
over
nmen
tan
d se
ek in
crea
sed
fund
ing
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k ad
equa
te fu
ndin
g to
res
pond
to S
yste
mm
embe
rs' n
eeds
;C
onsu
lt w
ith m
embe
rs in
ann
ual a
nd e
vent
rel
eted
fund
-rai
sing
;T
rain
mem
bers
in b
udge
t dev
elop
men
t and
pres
enta
tion.
CLA
: Adv
oca
te a
dequ
ate
fund
ing
for
libra
ry a
genc
ies
and
proj
ects
.
I6
For
gepa
rtne
rshi
psI i
brar
y fo
rms
coop
erat
ive
allia
nces
with
bus
ines
ses,
ctim
mun
ity a
genc
ies,
and
oth
erlib
rarie
s,Li
brar
y fin
ance
s co
oper
ativ
epr
ojec
ts th
roug
h cr
eativ
e us
es o
fpu
blic
and
priv
ate
fund
s.
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clo
p pa
rtne
rshi
ps w
ith o
ther
sta
te a
genc
ies
and
nonp
rofit
in d
evel
opin
g da
taba
ses
kr A
CLI
N.
See
k ou
t par
tner
ship
pos
sibi
litie
s;C
oord
inat
e cr
eativ
e fu
ndin
g fo
r pr
ojec
ts.
CLA
: Enc
oura
ge d
es e
lopm
ent o
fpr
ojec
tsC
EM
A: S
eek
out p
artn
ersh
ippo
ssib
ilitie
s w
ith o
ther
pro
fess
iona
las
soci
atio
ns
Obj
ectiv
eLo
va! l
ibra
ry R
espo
nsib
ility
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te li
brar
y R
espo
nsib
ility
Sys
tem
Res
pons
ibili
tyP
rofe
ssio
nal O
rgan
izat
ions
SE
RV
ICE
S I.
Mee
ting
dive
rse
need
s of
cons
titue
nts
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ary
sers
es
cons
titue
nts
NA
nho
ut r
estr
ictio
ns b
ased
on
age,
gend
er, r
ace,
sex
ual o
i ien
tatio
n,re
ligio
n, o
r ec
onom
ic s
tatu
s.Li
brai
y ac
tisel
y re
ache
s ou
t to
iden
tify
and
set-
% e
spe
cific
gro
ups
st, i
th s
peci
al li
brar
y ne
eds
such
as
lang
uage
and
rea
ding
leve
l.Li
brar
y fo
rms
part
ners
hips
%su
itlo
cal,
stat
e, a
nd r
egio
nal
orga
ni/a
tions
;Li
brar
y se
rs ic
es a
re a
cces
sibl
e to
all u
sers
Fac
ilita
te s
ervi
ces
to b
lind
and
phys
ical
lyha
ndic
appe
d:P
rovi
de A
mer
ican
s w
ith D
isab
ilitie
s A
ct a
ssis
tanc
e:A
ssis
t loc
al li
brar
ies
and
libra
ry o
rgan
izat
ions
inus
ing
avai
labl
e da
ta o
r su
rvey
ing
user
gro
ups;
Coo
rdin
ate
part
ners
hips
with
sta
tew
ide
ethn
icor
gani
zatio
ns.
Tra
inin
g m
embe
rs in
iden
tifyi
ng a
nd a
nsw
erin
gne
eds;
Info
rmat
ion
diss
emin
atio
n;C
onsu
lting
on
proj
ects
as
need
ed,
CLA
: Pre
sent
trai
ning
opp
ortu
nitie
s at
conf
eren
ces
and
wor
ksho
ps.
CE
MA
: Pro
vide
inse
rvic
es to
mem
bers
to h
elp
them
iden
tify
thei
rco
nstit
uent
s an
d th
eir
need
s
S 2
Mee
ting
intit
rmat
ion
need
;
prin
t. no
n-pt
mt.
a
l)ey
clop
s an
d im
plem
ents
aco
llect
ion
des
elop
men
t pla
n th
atre
flect
s th
e ne
eds
of it
sco
nstit
uent
s,P
IM id
es a
cces
c to
info
nmtio
n in
a sy
ide
yarie
ty
and
elec
tron
ic li
umat
s.P
ros
ides
pro
gram
s th
at d
es c
lop
alif
elon
g ha
bit o
f rea
ding
, lea
rnin
g,an
d pr
oble
m s
oly
ing.
Pro
s id
e in
litrm
atio
n in
a y
arie
ty o
f for
mat
s fo
r bl
ind
and
phys
ical
ly h
andi
capp
ed:
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s id
e ac
cess
to li
brar
y ho
ldin
gs a
nd in
form
atio
nda
taba
ses
in e
lect
ioni
c fo
rmat
s ov
er A
CLI
N:
Pris
ide
acce
ss to
sta
le p
ublic
atio
ns th
at m
jght
not
othe
rwis
e be
mai
labl
e;P
ros
ide
acce
ss w
info
rmat
ion
and
mat
eria
ls to
adi
Yer
se p
opul
atio
n in
pris
ons
and
stat
e ho
spita
ls.
Tra
inin
g m
embe
rs in
new
pro
duct
s an
d se
rvic
es;
Dis
sem
inat
ing
info
rmat
ion
abou
t tre
nds
and
issu
es:
Con
sulti
ng o
n pr
ojec
ts a
s ne
eded
;S
uppo
rtin
g st
ate-
wid
e in
itial
ises
.
CLA
: Pro
vide
trai
ning
opp
ortu
nitie
sfo
r ta
rget
ed n
eeds
.C
EM
A: D
isse
min
ate
info
rmat
ion
abou
t tre
nds
and
issu
es
NC
ontin
uing
educ
atio
n
Sta
lis c
ontin
uous
ly u
pdat
e th
eir
prof
essi
onal
ski
lls in
ord
er to
pros
ide
the
bigh
e.a
ks e
l of
sets
ice
to th
en c
onst
ituen
ts.
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tees
ot-
s..le
suf
ficie
ntfin
anci
al s
uppo
rt a
ndop
port
uniti
es fo
r st
all
des
eli m
men
t mid
con
tinui
ng
educ
atio
n.
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k w
ith S
yste
ms
to d
eyel
op a
sta
tew
ide
CE
pla
n.W
ork
on jo
int p
roje
cts
to (
laye
r C
E;
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ure
as a
dabi
lity
of M
aste
r of
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rary
Sci
ence
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and
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iona
l Cou
ncil
for
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tatio
nor
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cher
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catio
n (N
('AT
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prog
ram
s,P
ros
ide
scho
lars
hips
to g
radu
ate
scho
ol a
nd C
I:ey
ent
s,
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p S
tate
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rary
sta
ll sk
ills
upda
ted
to p
ros
ide
lead
ersh
ip.
Par
tner
in d
esel
opin
g C
F..
long
ran
ge a
nd a
nnua
lpl
ans;
Ass
ess
need
s of
mem
bers
, bot
h to
pica
l and
inte
nsify
leve
l:A
ntic
ipat
e ne
eds
of m
embe
rs;
Coo
pera
te in
pro
vidi
ng C
E:
Nos
ide
for
RLS
S s
tall
CE
.
CLA
: Pro
vide
Con
tinui
ng E
duca
tion
oppo
rtun
ities
.C
EM
A: P
rovi
de C
E a
t ann
ual
conf
eren
ce a
nd th
roug
h as
soci
atio
npu
blic
atio
ns; p
rovi
de C
E o
utre
ach
prog
ram
s as
nee
ded
by m
embe
rshi
p
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lato
inm
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y y
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les
user
s to
lind
, ey
alua
te,
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use
infit
rinat
ion
to th
eir
best
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ittag
e an
d .1
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depe
nden
tl!
as p
ossi
ble.
Sch
ool d
istr
ict a
dopt
s ,in
dim
plem
ents
into
rmat
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ruid
chne
s
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sem
inat
e in
hum
atio
n to
sch
ool s
uper
inte
nden
tsan
d ad
s oc
ate
schi
ml d
istr
ict a
dopt
ion
of in
form
atio
nlit
elac
y gu
idel
ines
Enc
oura
ge m
embe
rs to
be
lead
ers
in in
form
atio
nlit
erac
y;'Ir
ani m
embe
rs in
sup
port
ing
info
mat
ion
liter
acy,
CLA
: Edu
cate
and
pro
vide
res
ourc
esfo
r lib
raria
ns to
pro
mot
e in
form
atio
nlit
erac
y.
CE
MA
:E
ncou
rage
mem
bers
to b
e le
ader
s in
info
rmat
ion
liter
acy;
Con
tinue
CF
. tra
inin
g on
impl
emen
tatio
n of
info
mia
tion
liter
acy
guid
elin
es;
Pro
vide
lead
ersh
ip in
dev
elop
men
t of
intim
atio
n lit
erac
y ru
bric
s:A
dvoc
ate
scho
ol d
istr
ict a
dopt
ion
ofm
tbrm
atio
n lit
erac
y gu
idel
ines
._.
Obj
ectiv
eI.o
cal I
,ibra
ry iZ
espo
nsib
ility
Sta
te 1
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ry R
espo
nsib
ility
Sys
tem
Res
pons
ibili
tyP
rofe
ssio
nal O
rgan
izat
ions
S 5
. Prin
cipl
esor
info
rmat
ion
liter
acy
Mt
sello
ols
Coo
rdin
ate
deve
lopm
ent o
f sta
ndar
ds fo
r sc
hool
libra
ries
and
legi
slat
ion
to s
tren
gthe
n sc
hool
bin
arie
s.W
ork
vs it
h C
LA &
CE
MA
to s
uppo
rt le
gisl
atio
n to
stre
ngth
en s
choo
l Itb
rary
med
ia c
ente
rs.
Ser
ve o
n co
mm
ittee
s to
dev
elop
sta
ndar
ds;
Tra
in m
embe
rs in
inte
rpre
tatio
n, im
plem
enta
tion,
and
eval
uatio
n of
pro
gres
s;S
uppo
rt le
gisl
atio
n co
ncer
ning
prin
cipl
es.
.
.
CLA
: Wor
k w
ith C
EM
A to
sup
port
legi
slat
ion
to s
tren
gthe
n sc
hool
med
iace
nter
s.
CE
MA
:W
ork
with
CS
L in
dev
elop
men
t of
stan
dard
s fo
r sc
hool
libr
arie
s;P
rom
ote
licen
sed
prof
es3i
onal
med
iasp
ecia
lists
in e
ach
scho
ol;
Pro
mot
e st
ate
accr
edita
tion
rule
s an
dre
gula
tions
whi
ch in
corp
orat
e th
eim
plem
enta
tion
of s
tron
g lib
rary
med
ia p
rogr
ams
in e
ach
scho
ol;
Sup
port
legi
slat
ion
prom
otin
g sc
hool
libra
ry m
edia
cen
ters
and
lice
nsed
prof
essi
onal
med
ia s
peci
alis
ts.
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brar
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form
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n ne
eds
ofth
eir
cons
titue
nts.
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ides
dire
ct o
r m
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ted
acce
ss to
the
info
rmat
ion
reso
urce
s on
the
Inte
rnet
;Is
a v
ital p
artn
er in
loca
l and
regi
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com
mun
ity in
form
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stem
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fhro
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form
atio
n re
sour
ces
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e le
ader
ship
rol
e in
con
nect
ing
libra
ries
toA
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N &
the
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rnet
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oord
inat
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tate
with
trai
ning
loca
l lib
rarie
s on
AC
LIN
;E
xpan
d an
d co
ntin
ue S
tate
LIN
C;
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vey
libra
ries
on a
vaila
ble
data
base
s fo
rC
ON
DO
R.
Adv
ocat
e th
e ro
le o
f lib
rarie
s on
info
rmat
ion
high
usay
Lead
mem
bers
in d
evel
opin
g pa
rtne
rshi
ps;
Coo
rdin
ate
fund
ing
thro
ugh
gran
t writ
ing.
fund
rais
ing,
and
bud
getin
g,D
isse
min
ate
inftw
mat
ion;
Tra
in m
embe
rs;
Con
sult
with
mem
bers
.F
acili
tate
par
tner
ship
agr
eem
ents
and
pla
ns;
Adm
inis
ter
proj
ects
;E
ncou
rage
libr
arie
s to
par
ticip
ate.
CLA
:P
rom
ote
and
supp
ort a
dequ
ate
fund
ing;
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sem
inat
e ac
cura
te a
nd ti
mel
yin
fom
unio
n;T
rain
mem
bers
at c
onfe
renc
e an
dw
orks
hops
;E
ncou
rage
par
ticip
atio
n.
C'E
MA
:E
ncou
rage
libr
arie
s to
par
ticip
ate;
Pro
vide
trai
ning
to m
embe
rs.
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SIA
B: F
acili
tate
gro
up c
ontr
acts
for
usef
ul d
atab
ases
.
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2 A
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evel
opm
ent
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ding
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e av
aila
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k fu
ndin
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r A
CI I
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ticip
ate
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valu
atio
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ide
effic
ient
acc
ess
to r
esou
rces
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escl
op g
loba
l sea
rch
stib
svst
ein.
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ure
effic
ient
del
iver
y sy
stem
s ar
e in
pla
ce.
Adv
ocat
e fo
r co
ntin
ued
prov
isio
n of
AC
LIN
as
free
publ
ic S
et s
ice.
Ser
ve o
n go
vern
ing
boar
ds a
nd a
dvis
ory
com
mitt
ees;
Sup
port
the
prot
ect a
nd s
erve
as
advo
cate
s;l.e
ad r
egio
nal e
ffort
s su
ch a
s T
n-pa
th a
nd N
EA
R;
Con
sulti
ng a
nd tr
aini
ng a
s ne
eded
;P
artic
ipat
e in
pro
ject
eva
luat
ion.
CLA
: Pro
vide
AC
'LIN
upd
ate
oppo
rtun
ities
.
CE
MA
: Enc
oura
ge m
embe
rpa
rtic
ipat
ion.
CLR
SIA
R: E
ncou
rage
libr
arie
s to
put
reso
urce
s on
AC
LIN
and
pro
vide
acce
ss fo
r us
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APPENDIX A GLOSSARY AND DEFINITIONS
Access Colorado Library and Information Network(ACLIN) Links the automated systems and online cata-logs of participating libraries and other state and non-profitagencies in a single network.
CLRSIAB see Colorado Library Resource Sharing andInformation Access Board
Colorado Council for Library Development (CCLD)established by the Colorado Department of Education asthe principal advisory body to the State Board of Educa-tion. the State Librarian (Commissioner of Education), andthe Assistant Commissioner. State Library, on library mat-ters. The Council is empowered to study, advise and rec-ommend action on issues pertaining to all types of librar-ies in Colorado.
Colorado Resource Center (CRC) The annual Colo-rado Resource Center contract between the State of Colo-rado and the Denver Public Library is the mechanismthrough which the resources of the state's largest publiclibrary arc made available to all the people of Colorado.Contract funds pay for the Denver Public Library's interli-brary loan services and partially offset the cost of directservice to Coloradans living outside Denver.
Colorado Library Resource Sharing and InformationAccess Board (CLRSIAB) represents the Colorado librarycommunity in the planning. development, and coordina-tion of resource sharing and information access activities.Members are appointed by the Commissioner of Educa-tion and include all types and sizes of libraries. The pur-pose of the Board is to ensure that the people of Coloradoare provided with thc information they want, when andwhere they want it; to plan for resource sharing and infor-mation access: and to advise the Commissioner of Educa-tion on information access policy issues.
Colorado State Library see State Library
Colorado Library Card Program a program that al-lows patrons of participating libraries to check out materi-als from any other participating library without fees orrestrictions.
CRC see Colorado Resource Center
Global search an online searching capability that pro-vides for a single search of all ACLIN library catalogs atonce instead of having to search each individual library orconsortium catalog one by one.
Global information networka telecommunications infrastruc-ture and its networks, by which as many information resourcesacross the globe as possible are linked and accessible.
Goal A direction in which one wishes to go; aim or purpose.
Information literacy an individual's ability to determine his;her information needs, attain the information in multiple and mostappropriate formats, comprehend the information and utilize theinformation appropriately.
Internet A "network of networks," the Internet is interconnectedcomputers all over the world.
Library an institution, including its staff, governing authori-ties, andlor advisory bodies who work together to achieve mutualgoals.
Library entity academic, public, and special libraries, schoollibrary media centers, Regional Library Service Systems, and theColorado State Library.
Professional associations Colorado's primary professional li-brary associations are the Colorado Library Association (CLA),Colorado Educational Media Association (CEMA), and the Spe-cial Library Association, Rocky Mountain Chapter.
Regional Library Service Systems see Systems
Service communitiesthe constituencies served by a library en-tity.
State Library Colorado State Library A branch of theColorado Department of Education charged with certain powersand duties with respect to other publicly-supported libraries in thestate.
StateLINC a State Library service that makes state govern-ment publications and databases, and nonprofit organizations' pub-lications and databases easier for librarians and their clients to ac-cess by distributing high interest publications for these agencies,aiding in the development of their databases and training librarystaff from participating StateLINC libraries in accessing this infor-mation.
Strategy Important, essential plan for action; the way by whichwe have chosen to achieve a specific result.
Systems Regional Library Service Systems organizations ofpublicly-supported libraries established to provide cooperative in-terlibrary services within a designated geographical area. Therearc presently seven Systems in the state of Colorado.
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APPENDIX B LIBRARY PLANNING DOCUMENTSAND INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM STATEMENTS
CURRENT LIBRARY PLANNING DOCUMENTS
Libraries seeking supplementary aids in planning may look to thefollowing documents, prepared by a variety of segments of theColorado library community. The planning committee examinedthe following plans and used them as building blocks in thepreparation of Strategies 2001.
The Colorado Academic Librag Master Plan, October. 1993First published in 1982 and updated three times "to assesscurrent strengths and weaknesses of academic libraries in theState, and to project the potential roles of academic librariesin support of higher education in Colorado."
Guidelines for Public Libraries in Colorado, in process ofrevision.
First published in 1990, this was to fulfill an objective ofBlueprint for Colorado Libraries. These public libraryguidelines are not standards but tools, intended to modeldesirable actions to help local libraries to improve services.
Colorado Information Power: Guidelines fin. School LibraryMedia Programs, 1989.
Intended to be "a companion piece with InfOrmation Powerthe first national school library media guidelines since 1976."Colorado Information Power is dcsigned to meet the manage-ment needs of school library media professionals in the areasof staffing. planning, budgeting, evaluation and publicrelations.
Impact of School Libray Media Centers on Academic Achieve-ment, 1992.
Provides evidence of the positive impact of library mediacenters on academic achievement in 221 Colorado publicschools. The study indicates the importance of library mediaexpenditures and particularly the staff and collections theymake possible in promoting academic achievement.
Model Information Literacy Guidelines, July. 1994.These guidelines are meant to be a model of professionallyrecommended exemplary practice to enhance student learning.They may be adopted as they are written or adapted to meetlocal needs. The guiding principle bchind their creation was toenable all students to use information and ideas effectively.
Resource Sharing Strategic Plan for Colorado Libraries, 1993.This plan determined "to evaluate and analyze currentresource sharing practices and to consider how best to use theresources of Colorado libraries to make the process moreefficient and effective." ACLIN. Access Colorado Library andInformation Network, the result of the Resource SharingStrategic Plan, provides statewide free access to 175 librarycatalogs and more than 50 information databases. ACLIN hasbecome the cornerstone for future planning for libraryservices to Colorado residents.
Library Services to Ethnic Minority Populations Long RangePlan. 1993.
This plan addresses library services for the increasing ethnic'culturally diverse populations in Colorado: African Ameri-cans. Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. Italso focuses on the need for libraries whose service areasconsist of predominantly white populations to sensitize theirusers to ethnic minorities and their culture.
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM STATEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Library Bill of Rights and all current interpretations
Statement on Professional Ethics
Thc Freedom to Read Statement
The Freedom to View Statement
Library Trustee Code of Ethics
Copies of these documents are available from:
American Library Association50 E. Huron St.Chicago, IL 60611
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APPENDIX C STRATEGIES 2001 COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Steeting CommitteeJane Ulrich, DirectorSouthwest Library SystemP.O. Drawer B, Durango, CO 81302email: sjulrich@frontiennet970-247-4782; fax 970-247-5087courier code: WC - SOUTHWESTSouthwest Colorado representative, Committee Chair
Nancy Bolt, Assistant CommissionerColorado State Library and Adult Education Office201 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203email: nbolt@csn.org303-866-6733; fax 303-866-6940courier code: CC - CSL, DENVER
Carole Arnold, DirectorDolores Public Library, Dolores, CO1993-94 CCLD Chairman
James Brown, PartnerUnited Way, Colorado Springs, COCitizen representative
Katherine Brown, CoordinatorLibrary Development DivisionColorado State Library, DenverColorado State Library liaison
Jody Gehrig, Manager of the Educational Resources Services,Denver Public SchoolsLarge public school representative
Karon Kelly, Manager Information and Support ServicesNational Center for Atmospheric Research Library, Boulder, CO
iSpecial library representative, 1995 CCLD Chairman
Committee MembersRick Ashton, City LibrarianDenver Public Library. Denver. COColorado Resource Center representative
Gordon Barhydt, DirectorCentral Colorado Library System. Wheat Ridge, COCentral metro arca representative
Dan Brassell, DirectorDurango Public Library, Durango. COResource Sharing Board representative
Sharon Gause, Boulder. COSpecial Libraries Association representative
Brenda Hawley, Associate DirectorPikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs, COLarge public library representative
Nancy Knepel, DirectorHigh Plains Library System, Greeley, CONortheast Colorado representative
James LaRue, DirectorDouglas Public Library, Castle Rock, COMedium-sized public library representativeChairman of Sacred Cows committee
Leslie Manning, Library DirectorUniversity of Colorado, Colorado Springs COAcademic library representative
Verl Manwarren, Library Media SpecialistStratton School District, Stratton, CO2r:111 public school representative
Beverly Moore, DirectorUniversity of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, COAcademic library representative
Donna Jones Morris. DirectorArkansas Valley Library System, Pueblo. COCLA representativeSoutheast Colorado representative
Beverly Newbanks, Library Media SpecialistSterling High School, Hugo, COColorado Educational Media Association representative
Jeanne Owen, Director Plains and Peaks Library SystemColorado Springs, COEastern Ce-tral Colorado representative
Janine Reid, Branch ManagerLakewood Library, Jefferson County Public LibraryLakewood, COLarge public library representative
Sandra Scott, DirectorThree Rivers Library System, Glenwood Springs, CONorthwest Colorado representative
Larry Wilkinson, President, Board of TnistcesSan Miguel County Library, Telluride. COWest-Central Colorado representativeTrustee representative
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APPENDIX D A HISTORY OF LIBRARY PLANNING IN COLORADO
Equality of access for all Colorado residents is the commonthread that runs through all of the planning documents in thehistory of Colorado library development.
IN THE BEGINNINGThe first plan, The Colorado Plan for Better Libraries, publishedin 1951, listed 14 functions of the State Library including"expansion of library service in Colorado. expansion of countylibraries, a school library consultant. field consultation, adequatetravel funds, purchase of BCR service, adequate salaries,expansion of the news bulletin, legislative reference service byDenver Public Library, preparation of the budget in consultationwith Colorado Library Association committees, state aid forpublic and school libraries, matching funds for the FederalLibrary Demonstration Act, libraries for penal and elewiosynaryinstitutions, preparation and publication of statistical reports onall libraries of the state, and development of standards forlibrarians of the state." The overall goal was to reach the ALA-suggested per capita of $1.50 by 1961.
The Colorado Plan for Better Libraries proposed organization ofa system of district libraries run by state-paid staff and with astate-owned book collection and bookmobiles. County andregional libraries would be branches. Sixty percent of thefunding would come from local governments, 25 percent fromstate funds and 15 percent would be federal money in anticipa-tion of the passage of the Library Services Act of 1956. thepredecessor of the Library Services and Construction Act(LSCA) of 1964.
THE SIXTIESIn 1965. the Colorado Council for Library Development (CCLD,which had come into being with the passage of the LibraryServices and C:snstruction Act of 1964), the State Library. andthe Colorado Library Association developed A Colorado Planfor Library Development. Published in 1967, the plan wasintended to be a general guide for the development of libraryservices in the state. Significant accomplishments of the planwere the formation of seven regional library systems and thccreation of a statewide reference network (SWRN). The rolethe State Library was redefined and its general book collectionwas dispersed to the seven regional systems for distribution topublic libraries.
THE SEVENTIESBy 1972, new needs and new concepts and techniques of libraryservice motivated CCLD and the Colorado State Board ofEducation to update the 1967 plan. In 1976, Libraries Colorado:A Plan for Development was published. It recognized that while
there are public, academic, school and special libraries, there is acommonality among all types of libraries "upon which totallibrary service in the state must be based." Libraries Coloradorecommended continuing education for library personnel, theestablishment of guidelines. networking, and regional libraryservice systems as mechanisms to improve citizen access toinformation and library resources.
Colorado's multitype regional library service systems, estab-lished in 1975, kept the geographic boundaries of their predeces-sors, the public library systems. but expanded their governanceand programs to include all types of libraries. The Coloradosystems became a national model for multitype serviceoricntation.
Libraries Colorado suggested "a partnership of local, state andfederal governments" as funding mechanisms, but assignedprimary responsibility for funding of basic services to thecommunity served by the library.
THE EIGHTIESThe Colorado Academic Libran. Master Plan, which evaluatesstrengths and weaknesses of the state's acadcmic libraries andarticulates their role in support of higher education, was firstpublished in 1982. It has been updated three times since.
Blueprint for Colorado Libraries: Planning for a State ofExcellence, 1988-1992 was developed by the State Library andCCLD. After an extensive survey gathered data from librariesand media centers of all types, Blueprint for Colorado Librariesresulted. The Blueprint recommended specific objectives andactivities for library development based on six goals:( 1) plan-ning, evaluation and research (2) basic service (3) interlibrarycooperation (4) staff education and compensation (5) publicawareness (6) funding. This plan was comprehensive andoutcomes were stated a specific statistical measures.
Two documents growing out of "The Blueprint" are worthnoting. Costs and Benefits: .4n Examination of the Roles.Services and Funding of The Colorado State Libraly, TheColorado Regional Librag Service Systems, and The ColoradoResource Center was produced in 1988 undcr the auspices ofCCLD. Recommendations on services, as an analysis ()I-theircosts, were provided.
The second document, Lihraty Resource Sharing in C'olorado(1988), assessed the statu, :f interlibrary loan, reference referral,and document delivery among libraries in Colorado. Many ofthis document's recommendations have been implemented andthe result is the current resource sharing picture in Colorado.
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THE NINETIESThe 1990s saw the development of several individual plans, allof which contributed to the overall encouragement of librarydevelopment in the state. The decade began with the publicationof Guidelines for Public Libraries in Colorado. This documentprovided guidelines for quality service, an example of what aplan to implement the guidelines would look like, and baselinedata for all libraries to use in their planning.
In 1992, The Colorado Academic Library Master Plan wasrevised, and Keith Lance at the State Library published hisnational landmark study, Impact of School Library MediaCenters on Academic Achievement. In 1993, the ColoradoCouncil for Library Development published the Library Ser-vices to Ethnic Populations Long Range Plan. Also published in
1993 was the Resource Sharing Strategic Plan for ColoradoLibraries, which led to the creation of the Colorado ResourceSharing and Information Access Board, appointed by theCommissioner of Education. In 1994, the school library mediastandards were replaced by the Model Information LiteracyGuidelines.
The publication of all of these individual documents led to theconclusion that one strategic plan that tied them all together wasneeded. The result was Strategies 2001, which drew on the goals,objectives and strategies of the other plans. Under developmentnow, as part of the implementation of Strategies 2001, are stan-dards for public libraries and school library media centers, and acontinuing education long range plan.
The printing of this document was paid for by federal ftmds provided throughthe Library Services and Constmction Act.
CDE does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion,sex, national origin, or age in access to, employment in, or provision of anyof CDE's programs, benefits or activities. The following person has beendesignated to handle inquiries regarding this policy: Director of Educa-tional Equity Programs and Services, Colorado Depatment of Education,201 E. Colfax Avenue. Denver, CO 80203. (303) 866-6676.
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