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1 Overview of the Technology Plan Approval Process |
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Know Who Your Technology Plan Approver Is |
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Know When Your Next Technology Plan Is Due |
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Document Review at Least Annually |
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Starting the Next Technology Plan |
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Checklist---Questions to Ask Your Plan Approver |
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2 Introducing Your Library and Community |
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Authority to Conduct E-Rate Business for the Library |
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The Technology Planning Team |
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Anytown Public Library System Technology Plan---First Draft |
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Mission Statement---Best Practice |
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Vision Statement---Best Practice |
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Census Data---Best Practice |
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Draft Agenda for Technology Planning Committee Meeting---1 |
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3 Determining Technology Hardware, Software, and Training Needs |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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What the Technology Plan Approver Needs to Find |
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Presenting the Needs and Needs Measures |
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Anytown Public Library System Technology Inventory---Determining Needs |
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Needs Measures Summary List |
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4 Goals, Objectives, and Evaluation |
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25 | (12) |
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25 | (1) |
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USAC Expanded List of Required Elements |
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Goals, Objectives, and Evaluation Overview |
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Finding the Library's Goals |
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Goals and Objectives Example |
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Sample Process to Establish a Goal and Its Objectives |
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Make Objectives Measurable |
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Match Objectives to Goals |
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Anytown Public Library System Goals and Objectives---Building a Framework |
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Objectives Defined and Matched to Goals |
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Evaluation of Goals and Objectives |
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Keeping a Technology Inventory---Important Considerations |
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38 | (1) |
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Online Databases, Automation Software, and Other Software |
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44 | (1) |
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Anytown Public Library System Technology Inventory---Describing the Library's Network |
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6 Realistic Strategies, Implementation, and Plan Evaluation |
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49 | (8) |
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49 | (1) |
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Documenting Realistic Strategies |
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Strategies for Identifying a Need for Library Hardware |
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Implementation Strategies |
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51 | (1) |
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Strategies for Adoption of New Services |
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Strategies for Ending a Service |
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Strategies for Evaluating the Technology Plan |
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Any town Public Library System Strategies---Definition and Evaluation |
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54 | (2) |
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7 Three-Year Budget, Income, and Implementation |
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57 | (10) |
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57 | (1) |
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Technology Budget---Best Practice |
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Identifying Information That Belongs in the Technology Budget |
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58 | (1) |
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Implementation Plan Examples |
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Example of a Really Bad Implementation Plan |
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Example of a Good Implementation Plan |
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Anytown Public Library System Technology Plan Budget---Expenses and Implementation |
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62 | (3) |
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63 | (1) |
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8 Final Document Presentation and Plan Evaluation |
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67 | (1) |
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USAC Guidance on Technology Plan Deadlines |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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Document Requirements for Consortia or Consultants |
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Anytown Public Library System Technology Plan---Submission for Approval |
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Assembly and Delivery of the Technology Plan |
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72 | (1) |
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Approval Documentation and Retention |
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73 | (1) |
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Appendix. Anytown Public Library System Technology Plan |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (12) |
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76 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (3) |
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VIII Technology Inventory |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (3) |
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Attachment A Computer Inventory |
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Attachment B Network and Peripherals Inventory |
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Attachment C Database and Software Inventory |
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Attachment D Budget and Income |
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Attachment E Technology Plan Update Form |
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| Index |
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| About the Author |
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