Academic Library Futures

"We need an agile, imaginative, and engaged staff. We need people who are not afraid of jettisoning traditional activities in favor of new ones. We must have people who can learn constantly, foster change, and create new kinds of collections and services. Some of these people are already in our buildings, others will need to be hired. We must train, support, and encourage them....

In the end, we all came away from this meeting with a profound sense that things must change. Academic libraries might just have a window of opportunity to leap into a future where we add value to our institutions in ways we've never imagined before or are only beginning to envision. But that window may already be in the process of slamming shut." [Library Journal]

"Public libraries might just have a window of opportunity to leap into a future where we add value to our communities in ways we've never imagined before or are only beginning to envision. But that window may already be in the process of slamming shut."

"School libraries might just have a window of opportunity to leap into a future where we add value to our institutions in ways we've never imagined before or are only beginning to envision. But that window may already be in the process of slamming shut."

"Special libraries might just have a window of opportunity to leap into a future where we add value to our organizations in ways we've never imagined before or are only beginning to envision. But that window may already be in the process of slamming shut."

I'm with Roy - the glass is half full.