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Assessment and Continuous Planning: The Key to Transformation at the University of Texas Libraries

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Pages 424-435 | Published online: 20 Aug 2012
 

ABSTRACT

Academic libraries are under continued pressure to provide quality services and resources in support of the educational needs of their institutions while experiencing shrinking budgets and calls for greater accountability. Since 2010, the University of Texas at Austin Libraries (“UT Libraries”) has been embedding in its organization a data-driven and data-supported continuous planning process that utilizes the Balanced Scorecard. The collection and analysis of assessment and performance data have been integrated into both the planning and evaluation phases of its strategy development. This article will provide a case study of how UT Libraries is employing assessment activities and continuous planning to transform itself through increased accountability and transparency, while empowering all staff to participate in charting the future of the organization.

Acknowledgments

Portions of this article are from the previous case study by Meredith Taylor, “Strategy Development at the University of Texas Utilizing the Balanced Scorecard” (presentation, 9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, York, UK, August 22–26, 2011).

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