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Mission and VisionSLA Winter Meeting

January 2003

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Bold Ideas

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SLA Currencies of Value

• Products & Services

• Generates revenue  • Knowledge

• Returns Product & Personal Development 

• Intangible Benefits

• Returns participation and loyalty, a sense 

of community and mutual support 

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Need 

• Shared direction

• Shared values

•

Shared goals

• A template for progress and 

the future• Elevator speech that is

meaningful 

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Is It Broke? 

• Vision doesn’t mention members 

• Members have no voice

•

Mission and vision conflict • Shopping list 

• Too complicated 

• Too esoteric • Doesn’t tell a story  

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Mission

• What’s in it for me?  • Subject focus • Professional synergy • Collaboration • How does it drive our decisions • How does it influence our products and services 

• Does it meet the collective needs? 

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ARMAARMA International is the associationfor information managementprofessionals. Its mission is to provide

education, research and networkingopportunities to informationprofessionals to enable them to usetheir skills and experience to leveragethe value of records, information, andknowledge as corporate assets and ascontributors to organizational success.

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Library Association of Alberta

The Library Association of Albertastrengthens the library community in

Alberta by effectively providingresponsive member services,advocating for libraries and

cooperating with partners.

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SLA’s Current Mission  To advance the leadership role of 

our members in putting knowledgeto work for the benefit of decision-

makers in corporations,government, the professions, andsociety to shape the destiny of our

information and knowledge-basedsociety.

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Ideas

• Drop “advance the leadership role” and replace with “promote the value of our  profession and our members’ 

contributions”  • Drop “in putting knowledge to work”  

• Destiny – is that an okay word, what 

do we mean? • Folks have said this is not “down to 

earth”  

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Mission Statementdeveloped by Barbara Kaufman

Our Mission

The Special Libraries Association promotesthe contributions of our members as

critical information partners in a globaleconomy.

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Vision

• The vision is the how or why

• Mental model that teams can use

• We do this for (how do our members line up

here?)– Access

– Advocacy

–

Professional Development– Networking

– Partnering (strategic alliances and growth?)

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SLA Vision Statement

 Vision and ValuesOur vision is to be know as the leading professional association in the informationindustry – a catalyst in the development of the information economy, and a strategicpartner in the emerging information society.

Committed to professional excellence, we value:

• Our clients and our ability to respond to their needs adding value to informationservices and products

• Continuous learning and professional development

• New paradigms of information service and delivery, and the opportunities theyprovide for our continued role in the information economy

• The use of technology to enhance our jobs, our organizations, and society

• Opportunities for networking – for us to meet, communicate, and collaborate• The leadership role of the Special Libraries Association

• The Association’s efforts to help us strengthen our roles as information leaders in ourorganizations and in our communities

• The role of the Association in the development of information policies

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Vision Statementdeveloped by Barbara Kaufman

Our Commitment

 We facilitate

Connections: Networking opportunities among

members and with other knowledge experts

 A ccess: Members-only access to…. 

R esources: A wide range of resources including…. 

Education and Professional Development: Opportunitiesfor life long learning including SLA’s future oriented Annual Conference and …. 

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Library Association of AlbertaVision

The Library Association of Alberta isproactive, financially responsible

organization with a growing, active and

informed membership, open to everyone.The LAA is an effective advocate,promotes intellectual freedom, provides

continuing education and collaborated with

others interested in achieving excellence inlibrary and information services.

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Power Words

Develop Expand Create Do Facilitate

Make Educate Incorporate Solidify Integrate

Involve Apply Market Produce Promote

Solve Fulfill Access Fund Encourage

Support Collaborate Change Invent Act