raamatukogu tulevikust

Huvitav tähelepanek ajakirja Forbes poolt USA teadusraamatukogude kohta: Libraries Are Showing the Way for Everyone. Association of Research Libraries (ARL) koostas tulevikustsenaariumi ARL 2030 Scenarios: A User's Guide for Research Libraries, milles üritatakse välja pakkuda toimetamisjuhiseid, kuid neis ei olda kindlad, et sel ajal teenust pakkuv organisatsioon just kindlapeale on raamatukogu.

"In fact, all kinds of organizations and businesses can use the study in this way: inserting themselves into the stories and asking themselves: do “we” still work? That is, is our value proposition, our business model, our resource or alliance base, still valid? Do our success recipes still apply? If not, what are the necessary new ways to be valuable and to engage with consumers and stakeholders? What would we need to do—how would we need to innovate to transform our organization such that it creates value for future users—given the overwhelmingly powerful external dynamics redefining our operating environment?"