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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Emily Sheketoff [mailto:esheketoff@alawash.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 21, 2011 12:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> alacro-l@ala.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] Submit Your Ideas on IMLS's Strategic Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'><img width=144 height=66 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC42F0.3307B870" alt="IMLS logo"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=midboldbrown align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>Submit Your Ideas on IMLS's Strategic Plan</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=copy><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>Washington, DC</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) wants your ideas on how it can carry out its statutory responsibility “to support museum, library, and information services to meet the information, education, research, economic, cultural, and civic needs of the people of the United States.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=copy><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>We are currently working on a five year strategic plan. The plan is required by the Government Performance and Results Act and the Administration has asked agencies to focus on three performance improvement strategies:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Using performance information to lead, learn, and improve outcomes; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Communicating performance coherently and concisely for better results and transparency; and <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Strengthening problem-solving networks, inside and outside government, to improve outcomes and performance management practices.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=copy><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>Your input is needed to help us examine all our grant programs, research, and leadership initiatives to assure that we continue to meet the evolving needs of the American public.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=copy><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>Through discussions with the National Museum and Library Services Board, IMLS stakeholders, and the public, we have developed five strategic questions to help envision future services. Using a social media tool called <a href="http://imls.ideascale.com/"><span style='color:#0D6573'>IdeaScale</span></a>, we are inviting the public to suggest answers to these questions, read the comments others have provided and vote on the ideas that have the greatest merit. The comment period will continue until Friday, August 12. <a href="http://imls.ideascale.com"><span style='color:#0D6573'>http://imls.ideascale.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=copy><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>Please share this message with your networks so that together we will shape the future of IMLS. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=copy align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>Five Strategic Questions</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=copy><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'>How can IMLS leverage its resources, position, reputation and relationships to...</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Promote effective public access to physical and digital content?</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Promote policy that sustains information access for the American public?</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Support lifelong learning for a competitive workforce and engaged public?</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Promote museums and libraries as community anchor institutions?</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Achieve excellence in public management?</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>