How do some of the largest libraries in North America see their near-term future? This is part two of an investigation of that question. (Also see: Strategic Planning Efforts at ARL Libraries, Part 1.)
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) currently has 123 member libraries in the US and Canada. Below is a partial list of strategic planning Web sites at ARL libraries. This list was complied by a quick look at ARL libraries’ home pages, supplemented by limited site-specific Google searching. Web sites were included if the library’s strategic plan included the years 2004 and/or 2005.
- Brigham Young University (2002-2007)
- Duke University (2000-2005)
- George Washington University (2002-2005)
- Indiana University Library System (2004-2007)
- McMaster University (2004-2007)
- Queen’s University (2002-2005)
- Stony Brook University
- University at Albany (2004-2005)
- University of British Columbia (2004-2007)
- University of California (2004)
- University of Connecticut (vision of 2005)
- University of Hawai’i at Manoa (2003-2010)
- University of Iowa (2004-2009)
- University of Kentucky (2004-2006)
- University of Manitoba (2001-2004; 2004-2007)
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2004-2005)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Virginia Tech University
- Wayne State University (2003-2008)