Método de gestão para Biblioteca Universitária baseado no balanced scorecard

Abstract

The Globalized society has become centered in the application of information and of knowledge so that the High Education Institutions (IES) are affected by such social changes once they already have information as raw material. The university library has become a strategic equipment for the implantation of new sorts of management in the IES. In such context, we aim, with this research, to develop the management strategic method, adapted for university libraries, particularly in the Health and Science Library of the Federal University of Ceará-UFC, proposed by Kaplan and Norton (1997): the Balanced Scorecard – BSC. The methodology used for the elaboration of the method proposed the accomplishment of 9 (nine) stages: define the selected organizational unity; establish or define the organization vision and mission; proceed to the swot analysis; determine global strategies; define perspectives; select strategic objectives; define indicators and goals for each objective; suggest strategic actions and working out of the strategic map. The implantation process was described through the analysis of the four perspectives: social responsibility perspective, of the clients, of the internal processes and of learning and growing. The evaluation of results was positive concerning strengthening to subsidies to improve the strategic management of the UFC- Health and Sciences Library and to serve as a parameter for other High Education Institutions (IES) university libraries. Thus, it was concluded that the method used presented effective results for the library analyzed while it is used as inspiration for deepening the strategies determined as essential for the institution consolidation and growing. It also encourages the continuous search for learning and excellence for the social accomplishment of the university library mission.