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Setting priorities for the library’s systems office

Scott P. Muir (Scott P. Muir is DALNET Project Leader, Wayne State University, Technical Services and Systems, Detroit, Michigan, USA.)

Library Hi Tech

ISSN: 0737-8831

Article publication date: 1 September 2001

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Abstract

While many libraries do some form of planning, few take the time to identify, review and establish priorities. The lack of a commitment to setting priorities leads libraries to operate in a manner that does not always reflect the needs of the organization and the people it serves. It can also lead to wasted time, energy and financial resources as the organization focuses its efforts on developments of lesser importance. The priority setting process is not easy, but it will allow the library to understand its organizational needs and allocate resources accordingly. This will also create a situation in which the library can justify and explain the decisions it makes and the work that it is working on currently as being that which is most critical to the organization.

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Muir, S.P. (2001), "Setting priorities for the library’s systems office", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 264-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005888

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