Article
Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Using Scenarios for Future Visioning of a Distance Learning Library Service
Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
10-3-2014
Abstract/Description
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.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2014.945834
Publisher
Routledge
Required Publisher’s Statement
The Version of Scholarly Record of this Article is published in Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning (2014), available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1533290X.2014.945834.
Citation Information
Anne Marie Casey, Jon E. Cawthorne and Kathleen Citro. "Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Using Scenarios for Future Visioning of a Distance Learning Library Service" LondonJournal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning Vol. 8 Iss. 3/4 (2014) p. 181 - 203 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anne_marie_casey/15/
This paper was also presented at the 16th Distance Library Services Conference, held in Denver, on April 24, 2014. Panel presenters were: Anne Marie Casey, Jon Cawthorne, Kathleen Citro and Lynn Prine.