Planning Documents

Board of Directors Retreat (September 2005)

• Retreat Summary

Board of Directors Retreat (August 2004)

• Retreat Summary
• Working Documents (August 2004)

DISCUS Academic

• FY 2004/05 proposal developed for the Commission on Higher Education for funding digital content and statewide union catalog.

• SCAVL Proposal, April 2, 2004  -- to Commission Subcommittee for the SC Academic Virtual Library
• SCAVL Transmittal  to Public University Presidents by Dr. Ronald R. Ingle, CCU,  (April 8, 2004)
• SCAVL-FAQ - a one-page document with key talking points (Revised, April 28, 2004)
• SCAVL and Technical Colleges (April 8, 2004)
• SCAVL Background - background information on proposal to Commission Subcommittee (April 2004)
• Comparable Programs -- Comparisons to other projects in the South East region (April 2004)
• Title-By Title comparisons  (April 2004)

Initial Plan, September, 2003 -- to the Commission Finance Committee.

Statewide ILS Planning

Coordination furthers the PASCAL goal of developing state-wide resource sharing.

ACCESS South Carolina

A preliminary proposal developed for the Commission on Higher Education for funding PASCAL initiatives. (May 2002)

Proposed Dues Structure

A financial plan for raising approximately $80,000 to support consortial operations.

Strategic Plan

Prefaced by the Mission Statement (see below), the Strategic Plan will include an assessment of the opportunities for cooperation identified in the November 2001 meeting.

• Instructions to Coordinators
• Call for Volunteers
• Integrated Library System Status Survey Results
• Press Release
• Update to PASCAL Strategic Plan (December 03, 2003)

Mission Statement

Drafted by David Cohen with assistance from Oakley Coburn, Mary Smalls, Peggy Smith, and Bud Walton, this mission statement was revised and approved by the combined Executive Committees on 23 February 2001.

Consultant's Report

Kate Nevins, executive director of Solinet, facilitated a discussion during the the November 9, 2000, joint meeting of the Library Directors Forum and the Library Directors Council. Her report summarizes those discussions and makes recommendations for further action.

Original Strategic Planning Proposal

The proposal that initiated our planning process and led to our November 2000 meeting.