Technology Planning

Tech Planning 4 Your Mission

• What’s Involved in Technology Planning
• How to Conduct a Technology Assessment
• Preparing for Disaster
  • If you have the time, look at TechSoup for Library’s Six-Step Technology Planning Tool.
  • If you don’t have much time, you might check out TechSoup donation partner, Mobile Beacon’s What’s Involved in Technology Planning, which boils things down to three questions:
    • What does your group plan to do with computers in the next few months?
    • What can technology do for your organization now, six months from now, and a year from now?
    • How do you currently use technology? Dig into all the details: does everyone have access to the information they need, when they need it? What type of device is most practical — computer, tablet, or smartphone?

• WebJunction links to features of technology planning, including basic practices for inventory management (1) defining the library mission and vision, (2) creating goals and objectives, and (3) budgeting expenses. How to help lead your library into the future through effective planning.

• Checklist for a Library Technology Plan

• A Sample Technology Plan (pdf) – Knox

Featured in Implementing Technology Solutions in Libraries, by Karen C. Knox

• TCO/TVO: Total Cost/Value of Ownership      Posted April 3, 2014

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LAN/Network/Equipment Inventory Templates and Samples

1. Library Equipment Inventory Template  5-column format (Excel)

   • Library Equipment Inventory Sample – A sample from one of the SWLS member libraries – 5-column format (Excel)

2. LAN Inventory Template – Knox original Horizontal format (Excel) of IT Inventory Template, by Karen C. Knox, author of Implementing Technology Solutions in Libraries

3. LAN Inventory Template – Based on Knox Vertical format based on IT Inventory Template, by Karen C. Knox (Excel)

4. Network Inventory Template – Source: http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/book/export/html/613

Posted August 12, 2013

 

Staffing & Training

• Sample of suggested Technical Competencies for Circulation Staff

• Generic Worksheet – Staff Assessment & Analysis

• Generic Template – Staff Self-Assessment