Mayor's Office Project

PLO:

PLO 3- Analyze and engage in the changing cultural, educational, and social roles and responsibilities of librarians/information professionals and the environments they work in within the global society

Professional Standards/Competencies

ALA Core Competences

1F. Identify social, public, information, economic, and cultural policies and trends of significance to the library and information profession on the local, regional, national, and international levels

6E. Engage in evaluation and assessment of programs, services, and partnerships, with input from the community being served

AAM Core Standards

Museum identifies the communities it serves, and makes appropriate decisions in how it serves them
Museum strives to be a good neighbor in its geographic area
Museum strives to be inclusive and offers opportunities for diverse participation
Museum asserts its public service role and places education at the center of that role
Museum demonstrates a commitment to providing the public with physical and intellectual access to the museum and its resources

AAM Code of Ethics

Programs support the museum's mission and public trust responsibilities
Programs are accessible and encourage participation of the widest possible audience consistent with the museum's mission and resources

Project Description

The Mayor’s Office Project was completed for LIS 60040: Information Institutions & Professions. As part of the project, I had to choose an information institution, research it, and evaluate how well it would be able to thrive in a changing information environment to determine whether it should be considered an outstanding institution. For my project, I chose to research and evaluate the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In determining how well the Boston Museum of Fine Arts would be able to thrive in a changing information environment, I had to identify some of the issues and trends affecting the institution and evaluate its mission, goals, policies, and programs in order to determine whether the museum was addressing them and assess how successful they were. Using all of the information I had gathered, I then created a presentation that provided an overview of the museum and my findings and discussed why it should be considered an outstanding institution.

Through this project, I was able to recognize and learn more about the changing cultural, educational, and social roles and responsibilities of information professionals, as well as identify some of the major trends currently affecting information institutions. I also gained experience in evaluating and assessing programs and services.

Presentation

Institution Snapshot.docx

Institution Snapshot

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