SMART's Five-year Plan, 2004/2005 to 2008/2009

Goals and Objectives

Goal 1: To bring information about innovations and developments in SMART's areas of concern, as identified in the SMART statement of purpose, to the attention of the NYLA membership.

Objectives:

1a. To continue to provide a variety of excellent, relevant programs at each annual NYLA conference, and at regional workshops.

1b. To continue to hold the Rudi Weiss memorial lecture, which is to be of interest to the enire library community, at each annual NYLA conference.

1c. To aid members of the library community in New York state through disseminating appropriate information that supports the concerns of this Section, both in print form and on our website.

Goal 2: To sustain the viability of SMART as a Section of NYLA.

Objectives:

2a. To increase the number of NYLA members who belong to SMART.

2b. To increase the visibility and awareness of the contributions of SMART to NYLA and its membership.

2c. To increase the involvement of SMART members in the activities of the Section.

Goal 3: To increase the level of expertise, within the library community in New York state, within SMART's areas of concern.

Objectives:

3a. To coordinate a mentoring program.

3b. To provide a variety of professional development opportunities at each NYLA conference and through other SMART programs and activities.

3c. To support professional development by technical services groups in New York state through a program to award grants.

Approved by the SMART Executive Board on October 20, 2004.