Clark State Library’s vision is to enhance student achievement, engage in outreach and encourage collaboration among the students, faculty and staff of Clark State College (CSC). This vision supports CSC’s vision by providing reading materials and information literacy workshops to ensure the academic success of our students.
The vision of Clark State College is to build a community that empowers individuals to experience intellectual growth by creating opportunities for them to be accepted, challenged, held accountable, rewarded, and transformed. CSC’s mission is to serve a diverse population of learners by providing access to high-quality, learning–centered education and services while fostering individual and community success.
Clark State Library supports the educational curriculum of its host institution by
In the fall of 2013, Clark State College began a strategic planning process; the final product was the result of a campus-wide collaborative effort. The 2014-2020 Strategic Plan serves as a roadmap to lead Clark State into the future and to ensure that the college is focused on student success and serving its community. Clark State College Library in the summer of 2016 developed a four-year strategic plan designed both to contribute to and to help its host institution fulfill the goals of its strategic plan.
Goal 1: Increase enrollment, student success engagement, retention and completion.
Goal 2: Improve communication and collaboration within the College and with our diverse communities, businesses, and industries.
Goal 3: Develop quality academic, community and support programs by creating an innovative learning environment.
The Library’s strategic plan reached fulfillment during the spring of 2019 when the Director of Library Services delivered his report “Information Literacy as a Foundation for Student Success” on the findings of his longitudinal information literacy study to the Clark State 2019 Student Success Conference one year ahead of schedule.
The development of the Clark State Library’s new strategic plan was suspended from the spring of 2020 to the spring of 2022 due to the logistical and operational challenges posed by COVID-19. After CSC returned to its normal hours of operation, the Library in May 2022 developed another four-year strategic plan to compliment the 2022-2026 Clark State College Strategic Plan.
(937) 328-6022 library@clarkstate.edu 570 E Leffel Lane Springfield Ohio 45501
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