A Worthwhile Partnership

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Community &Junior College

Libraries Section of NCLA

NC Community College Library

Association

Let’s compare…

Our Mission

The mission of the North Carolina Community College

Library Association is to serve as a statewide voice for

learning resources and services, to advance the cause of

education for all individuals, to promote professional

development and unity of purpose for all personnel involved

in community college library programs, and to encourage

innovations for support of the instructional process.

Serve as statewide voice for learning resourcesAdvance cause of education for all individuals

Promote professional development

Promote unity of purpose

Encourage innovation; support instructional process

NCCCLA.ORG

Related Organizations

CCCLA

CCLINCNCCCS-LSAC

Council of Community College Library Administrators

Community College Libraries in North

Carolina

NCCCS Library Services Advisory Council

Our Mission

To promote statewide cooperation among librarians at

community colleges, junior colleges and technical

institutes, by providing professional development

opportunities through activities, programs and discussion.

To fulfill the objectives of the North Carolina Library

Association.

Promote statewide cooperation

Provide opportunities for professional development

Fulfill objectives of NCLA

NCLAONLINE.ORG/CJCLS

Provide a forum for discussion

Promote research & publication

Provide professional development

Support librarian & library networks

Identify & resolve special concerns

Provide continuing education

Inform about legislationPublish North Carolina

LibrariesProvide scholarships

Recognize outstanding contributors

Active committees

Leadership Institute

Affiliated with ALA and SELA

Concerned with the total library community

Promote libraries, literacy, and intellectual freedom

• Exist for community colleges• Statewide cooperation• Professional development• Conferences (annual /

biennial)• Networking• Forum for discussion

Similarities

• Section of NCLA

• Supports goals of

NCLA

• Membership: 56+

• Money: dues & workshops

• Independent

• Supports educational and instructional goals of community colleges

• Membership: 150+

• Money: dues & conferences

NCCCLA CJCLS

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SWOT Analysis of the Current Situation

Strengths…Both organizations:

• Captures more numbers as two organizations

• The people

• Have representation at NCLA but also independence with NCCCLA

NCCCLA:

• Specific to community colleges and their concerns

• Like having a separate organization

• More open to various types of staff/employees

NCLA / CJCLS:

• Have a voice in a larger organization

• Recognized in all types of libraries

• CJCLS as “pedigree” of NCLAGroup Discussion

Weaknesses…• Hard to keep current with two organizations• Energy is split; one main organization is

needed• Stretched too thin• Lack of money• Divided focus/attention• Higher cost to individuals who join both!!• Confusion with CJCLS for new people• Lack of membership in each organization• NCCCLA lacks strategic vision, business plan,

and marketing strategy

Group Discussion

Opportunities…• Create stronger professional development

opportunities by collaborating

• Bigger voice if we leverage a partnership

• Leadership opportunities

• Collaboration possibilities

• Complement instead of duplicating efforts

• Merge! More strength could be found as one organization.

• Specialized professional development (during off-conference years and at NCLA)

Group Discussion

Threats…• Confusion with acronyms and

understanding goals of each organization

• Getting enough officers to serve on committees for two organizations

• Inactivity• Apathy• No travel funds• Burnout

Group Discussion

PPT & Compiled SWOT Analysis:Will be posted on conference page

Future Considerations: Joint Task Force?Continue the conversation?

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