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It is a dynamic group that discusses current issues and longer term plans for OD.    <\/p>\n<p>LLAMA LOMS activities are at each ALA convention.  The groups  discuss current events, history and the organizational culture of libraries. <\/p>\n<p>ACA is a representative for the &#8220;library as place.&#8221;  We are concerned with strategic planning, organizational development and library space plans.  The strategic planning process is a useful way to integrate OD in the long term.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Kirkpatrick\u2019s four levels of evaluation for assessing training effectiveness is a useful model for organizational development (OD). 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