Library Futures Series

January 8, 2018

In 2012, Johnson embarked on a multiyear exploration of the future of libraries. With the help of an outside consultant, the OSU Library staff and faculty researched and discussed factors influencing research libraries, the changing nature of academic work, and contemporary initiatives being pursued by members of the Association of Research Libraries. The result was the development of a plan to redesign workflows and reporting structures to create an organization that can not only efficently and effectively meet the needs of today's researchers, but also one that is flexible enough to adapt quickly as those needs evolve. The process is documented on the "Library Futures" blog.

Related Materials

• "Priorities and Proposed Organization" presented by Sheila Grant Johnson on July 25, 2013
• Reorganization Chart
• "Workforce Transformation: Possible Library Futures" by Sheila Grant Johnson, published Aug. 15, 2014 by the Association of Research Libraries.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/about/dean-of-libraries/library-futures-series

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