By James Michalko
Annual RLG Partnership Meeting 2009 What's shaped this meeting? You Survey says: Updates Previews Talk & Personalize Network H1N1 TETs Orientation RLG Partnership goal Research capabilities Impact Venue where we can collaboratively design future services and programs build focus on shared priorities and concerns increase operational efficiencies adapt services to network flows create and establish future services In support Research brings system-wide outlook international perspective evidence-gathering problem-solving prototyping leadership engagement Context changed user behavior and expectation redundant, inefficient library operations increasing emphasis on unique resources imperative to aggregate: achieve scale,harness network effects Challenges and risks TETs Systemic change service expectations financial imperatives DEFINE FUTURE RESEARCH LIBRARY SERVICES: REVITALIZE OUR VALUE PROPOSITION TRANSFORM OUR CURRENT OPERATING PRACTICES AND PROCESSES: IMPLEMENT SYSTEMIC CHANGE Orienteering Sessions Seminar-style Pack Privilege Tough Economic Times "Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do things that you couldn't do before." NOT just remedy Opportunity: Reorganize Restructure Reinvent Tag - RLGPartners
Opening remarks