Imagine Your Library's Future : Scenario Planning for Libraries and information Organisations

著者名：O'Connor, Steve/Sidorko, Peter

Chandos Publishing（2010/09/25発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781843346005
• eISBN：9781780630465

Description

In this information age it is widely recognised that, in order to maintain relevance and to gain a competitive edge, libraries and other organisations in the business of information must continuously assess their roles, collections, services and perhaps most importantly, their business practices. Scenarios are a way of predicting and describing a future three to five years away while strongly engaging one's community in choosing the future which is preferable. The horizon in which assessments about future roles change is growing shorter and shorter. While it is almost clichéd to state that change is the only constant, differing scenarios of what libraries might be allow all of us to contemplate futures we might otherwise not allow. Drawing on extensive experience in libraries in different parts of the globe, the authors provide a rich analysis of planning, managing and implementing change in information organisations through scenario planning. Through extensive practical applications, both actual and theoretical, the authors provide a strong background understanding and direct the reader through a planning process that is both readily applicable and innovative for all information organisations, irrespective of their size or client base.- Extensive exploration of what it means to 'shape our futures' rather than having our future shaped for us- Valuable techniques for understanding futures and creating different scenarios- Practical applications are illustrated through examples and real life experience

Table of Contents

DedicationPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of figures, table and case studiesAbout the authorsChapter 1: What are scenarios?The future is not linearWhat is the value of scenarios?The future impacting on librariesWhat is the future and does science fiction predict the future?ChangeAn initial view of the InternetChange of attitudes toward the futureDevelopment of scenarios as a disciplineChapter 2: The complexities of our informational environmentThis chapterWhat is the environment?Libraries and their environmentsDisruptive technologiesBroad disruptive technological impact on librariesIssues in the wider environmentOpen sourceOpen source implicationsDigital contentDigital content implicationsThe author–publisher–library relationshipContent balanceThe future of workImplications for the future of workEmerging trendsChapter 3: The future and the past: models are changingThis chapterThe mirror as a powerful toolLibrary models in transitionConsortia in our corporate livesChanging roles of and pressures on consortiaWhat are we doing, or what is our business model?Future business modelsChapter 4: Understanding choicesThis chapterWhat are choices?Beginning to construct scenarios through choicesKeeping options openChapter 5: Toward a new way of thinkingThis chapterHow to organise for decisionsIs it all straightforward?Confronting samenessResearch as a groupChapter 6: Designing your processThis chapterNot every process is the sameScenario construction beginningsThe suggested processChapter 7: Scenarios and implementationThis chapterPreferred Library ScenarioKeeping the scenario aliveMid-term reviewThe staff in the implementation of the Preferred ScenarioChapter 8: Choice, chance and (less than) certaintyThis chapterChance and randomnessAdoption of riskIssue 1: abundance of dataIssue 2: search engine capabilityIssue 3: avoid group thinkingIssue 4: learn to take risksIssue 5: continue to build a trust metric for the libraryIssue 6: so what is your future?ConclusionChapter 9: Case studiesCase study 1: A major Hong Kong university libraryCase study 2: A major Australian university libraryCase study 3: CAVAL Ltd, Melbourne, AustraliaCase study 4: SOLINET scenariosCase study 5: Public libraryCase study 6: The possible world of library consortiaChapter 10: Implementation and the impact of changeThis chapterChange, demolition and reconstructionThe human side of changeGetting involved and involvementFollowing through and embedding the changeChange and scenario planningFurther readingIndex