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1. Introduction
2. Scenario planning for libraries
3. Perception matters more than reality
4. Value that is not valued is not valuable
5. Patrons do not need librarians as much
6. The cool eye of the future
7. The rear vision view
8. The future is not linear
9. Planning is an essential element of success
10. Choices
11. Make change your friend
12. Receiving different messages
13. Path tunnel gets narrower
14. What is scenario planning?
15. Imagination and stories
16. Future files
17. Extinction summary
18. Development of imagination
19. Principles of disruption
20. Disrupted models
21. At the crossroads...
22. Principle: Focus on the user
23. User focus
24. Principle: Strengths?
25. Digital and physical libraries
26. Dwell on what we think that we are good at
27. Predictions
28. Other dimensions
29. Inevitability?
30. Future focus and Strategic thinking
31. Service organisations challenges
32. Creating a preferred scenario
33. Publishing cycle
34. Creating a scenario
35. Creating a scenario - outsourcing example
36. Avoid group thinking
37. Re-conceptualising: Search
38. Re-conceptualising: Content
39. Re-conceptualising: Organisations
40. Re-conceptualising: Skill
41. Does not need to be spanking new!
42. Plan not for tomorrow
43. Imagine your library's future
44. Do not dismiss opportunities
45. Information exponentials
46. Thank you

Topics Covered

• Pressure for change in libraries globally
• Analysis of the environment of the digital information world
• Disruptive forces on technology
• Digital information
• Scenario planning
• Application of scenario planning to libraries and publishing environments
• Development of scenarios
• Future options

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• Libraries in a Digital Age

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Publication History

• Published on March 29, 2012
• Archived on June 22, 2023

Financial Disclosures

• Mr. Steve O'Connor has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.