Last year students and faculty at the University of Maryland were asked what would an academic library look like if they were able to design it. In other words, they were asked to imagine the academic library of the future. What did UMD Libraries learn? Here’s a brief video and 22 page report that shares […]
Video and Text Report: University of Maryland Students, Faculty ‘Imagine’ the Academic Library of the Future
Filed by on April 22, 2013
Report: “Creating the Future, a 2020 Vision and Plan for Library Service in New York State”
Filed by on April 30, 2012
via a METRO Report: Deputy Commissioner for Cultural Education and Acting State Librarian Jeffrey W. Cannell [recently] announced that the New York State Board of Regents Cultural Education Committee unanimously and enthusiastically accepted Creating the Future, a 2020 Vision and Plan for Library Service in New York State: Recommendations of the New York State Regents […]
Conference Paper: Public Libraries: "'What and Why Libraries?' Looking At What Libraries Might Look Like and Why We Still Need Them Now and Into the Future"
Filed by on July 12, 2011
This paper will be presented at the World Library and Information Congress: 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in San Juan on August 16, 2011. Conference Paper: “‘What and Why Libraries?’ Looking at What Libraries Might Look Like and Why We Still Need Them Now and Into the Future” Author: Maija Berndtson Library Director Helsinki […]
New Policy Brief from ALA: "Confronting the Future: Strategic Visions for the 21st Century Public Library"
Filed by on June 20, 2011
From an ALA News E-Mail: The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy’s (OITP) latest policy brief breaks down the formidable challenges in store for libraries during the next few decades. The brief, “Confronting the Future: Strategic Visions for the 21st Century Public Library” [The policy brief] was written by OITP Fellow Roger […]
