New Report Examines What’s Next for Academic and Research Libraries
NMC
Horizon Report reveals the top trends, challenges, and technology developments
disrupting academic and research libraries worldwide.
The
New Media Consortium (NMC), University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Chur,
Technische Informations bibliothek (TIB), ETH Library, and the Association of
College & Research Libraries (ACRL) are jointly releasing the NMC Horizon
Report > 2017 Library Edition at the ACRL 2017 Conference. This is the third
edition of the NMC Horizon Report that explores the realm of academic and research
libraries in a global context.
This
report describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, a 15-year-old
ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging
technologies poised to influence learning, teaching, and creative inquiry. Six
key trends, six significant challenges, and six important developments in
educational technology are placed directly in the context of their likely
impact on the core missions of academic and research libraries.
Top
10 “Sound Bites” from the Report
1. Each topic is placed into one
or more of six meta-categories that reflect movements in academic and research
libraries
2. The Introduction looks back at
the topic sets for the past three library-focused editions of the NMC Horizon
Report
3. The topics in the report were
selected by a diverse panel of 75 experts.
4. The Executive Summary presents
10 highlights capturing the big picture themes of educational change that
underpin the 18 topics.
5. Semi-finalists — topics from
the cutting room floor that almost made the report — are listed.
6. The report illuminates
examples of compelling trends, solutions, and technology initiatives in
practice at academic and research libraries.
7. Three new challenges to the
NMC Horizon Project were proposed by the panel and voted into the report.
8. Big Data and Digital
Scholarship Technologies are both considered on the “near-term horizon” for
widespread adoption.
9. Artificial Intelligence and
the Internet of Things are poised to amplify the utility and reach of library
services.
10. The inclusion of topics such
as Patrons as Creators and Improving Digital Literacy shed light on library
professionals’ roles as deeper learning guides.
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Knowledge Repository
Khaitan & Co
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