1 year – solvable
- remain gatekeepers to rich tapestries of information and knowledge
- incorporate new media and technology into strategic planning
- consider open access
- spread digital fluency
- actively defend fundamental values
- expand access and convenience
- foster authentic learning and discovery
- cross-institution collaboration
- value the user experience
- improve accessibility of library services and resources
- improve digital literacy
2-3 years – difficult
- create space for independent study and collaboration
- focus on user-centric design and accessibility
- advance innovative services and operations
- reimagine organizational structure
- spur innovation
- spread digital fluency
- rethink library spaces
- adapt organizational designs to the future of work
- maintain ongoing integration, interoperability, an collaborative projects
- guide big data
- support digital scholarship technologies
- develop an online identity
4-5 years – wicked
- evolve with the research landscape
- track research and patron data
- balance societal shifts
- evolving nature of the scholarly record
- patrons as creators
- research data management
- rebound from economic and political pressures
- embrace the need for radical change
- upgrade library services platforms
- secure artificial intelligence
- incorporate the internet of things
*** Inspired by the NMC Horizon Report: 2017 Library Edition
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