Massachusetts Long Range Plan 2003-2007
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Background/Introduction
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- MASSACHUSETTS-A STATISTICAL OVERVIEW
- NEWCOMER AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT POPULATION
- JOB GROWTH AND UNEMPLOYMENT
- LITERACY
- FAMILY LITERACY
- PUBLIC LIBRARIES
- REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS
- LIBRARY OF LAST RECOURSE
- STATEWIDE SERVICES FOR LIBRARIES
- LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY
- SCHOOL LIBRARIES
- ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
- HEALTH SCIENCE AND HOSPITAL LIBRARIES
- SPECIAL LIBRARIES
- INSTITUTION LIBRARIES
- LIBRARIES SERVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- LIBRARY EDUCATION
- THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY INITIATIVE
- THE PUBLIC LIBRARY INITIATIVE
- 2. Mission Statement
- 3. Needs Assessment
- 4. Goals and Objectives
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- Goal 1: Enhance Massachusetts library resources and their accessibility to residents by building the technological infrastructure needed to link all types of libraries and by promoting preservation and access.
- GOAL 2. Maintain and extend effective library and information services for users by providing library staff with training and support.
- GOAL 3. Emphasize the vital role libraries play in lifelong learning by focusing on the importance of information literacy skills.
- GOAL 4: Strengthen the role libraries play in children's and young adults' learning and their success in life.
- GOAL 5. Provide a full range of services to persons who face special challenges using libraries.
- GOAL 6. Increase public awareness of the intrinsic value of libraries in promoting personal and economic growth for every resident in every community through the wide array of programs and services that libraries offer.
- Massachusetts Long-Range Plan, 2003-2007 - TIMELINE
- A. Priorities, Policies, Procedures, Evaluation
- B. Eligibility Requirements for Participation as a Member of a Regional Library System
- C. Long-Range Plans
- D. Acronyms, Abbreviations and Definitions
- Glossary
- 2003-2007 Steering Committee
List of Figures
List of Tables



