Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Using Scenarios for Future Visioning of a Distance Learning Library Service

Anne Marie Casey; Jon E. Cawthorne; Kathleen Citro

doi:10.1080/1533290X.2014.945834

Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Using Scenarios for Future Visioning of a Distance Learning Library Service

Anne Marie Casey, Jon E. Cawthorne, Kathleen Citro

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Abstract

This article describes the use of scenarios as a tool to assist a large distance learning library service in its strategic planning. Through a description of the scenario process from beginning to end, the authors detail the steps that the library director and the consultant took initially; their missteps; and the successful conclusion. This study of the journey through the scenario process to a new strategic plan should prove useful to library administrators interested in exploring new ways to plan for uncertain futures.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2014.945834
State	Published - Oct 3 2014

Keywords

leadership
scenario planning
strategic planning
organizational development

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations
Library and Information Science

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