Tag Archives for Libraries Trend
Trending: IFLA Releases 2017 Trend Report Update
Libraries have a vital mission to provide access to information to all. In a changing world, this work is essential, allowing users to be informed, and empowered to build better lives for themselves and their communities. But libraries in turn … Continue reading
The three types of library professionals who absolutely must read the new ACRL/OCLC Academic Library Impact report
The report’s introduction includes a key question, familiar to librarians: “How well can academic library administrators and staff demonstrate that the academic library is useful to students?” Read More
Canadian Librarians: Creating innovative strategies on their path to success – Interview with Stephen Abram
Canadian Library Month occurs every October and during this time librarians have the chance to celebrate their activity and users have the chance to reflect on the important role libraries play in their lives. To learn more about libraries in … Continue reading
What the 21st-Century Library Looks Like
In the internet age, librarians are focusing less on books and more on teaching. Is something getting lost in the transition? Read More
ALA 2017 Spotlight: Four Questions with Skip Prichard
“Academic libraries are supporting digital scholarship, data mining, research data management, and so much more. So libraries are thriving. And that’s because librarians never stop thinking about what’s next.” Read More
Top Library Tech Trends
From virtual reality to gamification to security techniques, libraries are using the latest technology to engage patrons, increase privacy, and help staffers do their jobs. Read More
NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Library Edition
A video summarizing the point on the NMC Horizon report, detailing the trends, challenges, and developments in technology and the five-year impact that they have on academic and research libraries. Read More
Horizon Report > 2017 Library Edition
The NMC Horizon report charts and identifies six key trends, six significant challenges, and six developments in technology and its five-year impact on innovative practices and technologies for academic and research libraries across the globe. Read More
7 Big Tech Trends That Are Changing the Way We Make Things
At Singularity University’s Exponential Manufacturing Summit, the manufacturing discusses the quickening pace of change and look at big themes like how to sift, identify, and make use of the latest technologies and tools to get nimble, break old habits, and … Continue reading
2016 top trends in academic libraries: A review of the trends and issues affecting academic libraries in higher education
Every other year, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Commitee produces a report on top trends in higher education as they relate to academic librarianship. So far the 2016 report discusses trends like research data services, content provider mergers, digital … Continue reading