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 languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Apr 24 2014
Event16th Distance Library Services Conference - Denver, CO
Duration: Apr 24 2014 → …

Conference

Conference16th Distance Library Services Conference
Period4/24/14 → …

Keywords

  • scenario planning
  • distance learning library services
  • distance learners
  • library services
  • academic libraries

Disciplines

  • Library and Information Science

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