San Joaquin Valley Library System
Technology Plan for July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2007
IV. Review and Evaluation
The Technology Plan and the Long Range Strategic Plan are informally reviewed annually as part of the budget development and CLSA Plan of Service process. Based on available funding, anticipated staffing levels and emerging new projects, specific projects identified in both plans are implemented, deferred, or set aside as no longer needed or not feasible in the foreseeable future.
Effectiveness of each project is assessed as appropriate through staff or public feedback, either directly to system staff or through member library customer feedback channels. Special projects and grant-funded initiatives have their own separate evaluation channels.
V. Budget
Annually the System develops its budget for the following fiscal year. As system policy, the full costs of anticipated services and purchases are funded each year, including the undiscounted cost of all telecommunications services. Savings in telecommunications costs from the e-rate program and the California Teleconnect fund contribute to a fund balance which is used to fund replacement of equipment, telecommunications services and other services the following year. Allocation of the fund balance to various programs depends on the health of local library budgets and the priorities developed during the funding process. Each member library also maintains a computer reserve fund to support the cost of replacement of system-owned servers and network equipment, local PCs and peripherals, software upgrades, and annual license and software maintenance costs.