Produce an argument that addresses “Strategic Planning for Community Building.” If at all possible, try to use “debate” style. In part one, take one position, and in part two, take a different approach. {Discuss Article #2 – Barron, D., R. Williams, S. Bajjaly, J. Arns, & S. Wilson (2005) The Economic Impact of Public Libraries on South Carolina}
Mandatory Articles to use:
1. Strategic Planning for Community Building – Lyn Hopper
2. Barron, D., R. Williams, S. Bajjaly, J. Arns, & S. Wilson (2005) The Economic Impact of Public Libraries on South Carolina
3. Nelson, S. (2008). Strategic Planning for Results. Chicago: American Library Association, 2008. For the Public Library Association
Your briefing paper should be 6 pages, not counting title page, table of contents, references, bibliography, etc. If you need to exceed that page number, that’s fine, but don’t exceed it by much.
A common duty of a policy professional is to “brief” other decision makers about a particular issue (Strategic Planning for Community Building), situation, or scenario. The purpose of “briefing” is to provide a clear and concise exposition of the situation or issue, any policy dimensions and implications, and recommendations for action. Common elements of briefing include:
• a clear statement of the topic of the brief;
• a relevant and brief background to the issue(s);
• a concise analysis of the issues, policy implications, and policy options;
• conclusions & recommendations for action;
• any “annexes” or appendices with supplemental information (for example a table of statistics) that you feel the decision maker might find useful but which is not necessary to an understanding of the issue.