Journal Article: “Academic Libraries’ Stance Toward the Future” (Preprint)
The following article (preprint) is scheduled for publication in portal:
Title
Academic Libraries’ Stance Toward the Future
Authors
Andrew M. Cox
Stephen Pinfield
Sophie Rutter
Source
portal: Libraries and the Academy
Vol. 19, No. 3
Abstract
The literature about academic libraries takes a strong interest in the future, yet little of it reflects on academic libraries’ underlying stance toward the years ahead: is there a sense of change or continuity? Is there optimism or pessimism? Consensus or divergence? This article explores these questions using data from interviews with a broad range of practitioners, commentators, and experts. Some see libraries as fundamentally unchanging, while others perceive innovation as a given. There is little consensus about upcoming trends. Some interviewees doubt libraries’ ability to deal with change, but others feel considerable optimism.
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See Also: Additional Preprints From Vol. 19, No. 3.
Filed under: Academic Libraries, Data Files, Interviews, Libraries, News
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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