Please join your colleagues at the annual OCLC Western Members Meetings to discuss this year’s topic — The High Impact Library: Creating Value That Matters.
In a changing world libraries continue to create value for their users and their communities through high-impact service delivery. From our perspective inside the library, it is easy to assume that our services are an indispensible part of the community we serve, whether we define that community as an academic institution, a city or county, a company, or a special community of users. But do we really understand the impact we have on our community?
We will explore the tangible and meaningful ways that libraries are making an impact on their communities, and we will also share methods on how your library can make itself indispensible to your community. We will discuss approaches for defining your community of users, identifying the issues faced by your community, and focus efforts toward interacting with users at all levels and in all areas of the library. The program will also examine partnering with other community leaders and measuring the impact of your efforts.
Join your fellow library members and the staff of OCLC Western as we explore these important topics along with other thought-provoking ideas and, of course, our yearly update on the new and exciting directions of the OCLC cooperative itself.
2009 OCLC Western Members Meetings
Alaska: March 13, 2009 – Kodiak College, Kodiak, Alaska
Oregon: March 23, 2008 – Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon
Washington: March 24, 2009 – Seattle Public Library, Seattle, Washington
Hawaii: March 27, 2009 – East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Southern California: April 7, 2009 – UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Northern California: April 9, 2009 – Alameda County Library Branch, Fremont Main Library, Fremont, California
Idaho: April 23, 2009 – Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Montana: May 13, 2009 – Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Montana
