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 ...
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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 clich???d 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.
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Add this copy of Imagine Your Library's Future: Scenario Planning for to cart. $41.16, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Chandos Publishing.
Add this copy of Imagine Your Library's Future: Scenario Planning for to cart. $54.49, good condition, Sold by Thesis & Theory Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Port Neches, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Chandos Publishing.
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Good. Highlighting/underlining. Ex-library. This book is in good condition with signs of use/wear/sticker on the covers/spine. As ex-library, there is a barcode on cover and sticker on cover page. Some pages contain underlining and writing, but all... Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Contains: Unspecified, Figures. Chandos Information Professional. Audience: General/trade.
