Envisioning future academic library services: initiatives, ideas and challenges, ISBN 978-1-85604-691-6
30/06/11
libraries of the future
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Libraries of the future: Using the scenarios
Institutions or sector bodies can use the LotF scenarios to plan for the future. Scenarios are stories of possible (rather than predicted) futures, and can be used to help deal with uncertainty and to anticipate real-world behaviour. They create mental models which can be shared between people,[...]
Libraries of the Future
The Libraries of the Future project was established to help those running academic libraries to plan for the future.
The project produced three scenarios which represent possible futures for higher education in the UK: the Wild West the Beehive, and the Walled Garden.[...]
Libraries of the future: Developing new strategies
The steps involved are:
Decide on the approach and select the scenarios.
Do the strategic planning.
Once a strategy has been developed, the institution should establish, continually monitor and review early indicators that suggest which scenario might[...]
Libraries of the future: Scenarios for 2050
Scenarios for 2050
Long-term Scenarios
Scenarios are not predictions about the future; rather they describe possible futures. The workshops held to inform the Libraries[...]
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