Abilene Christian University ● Abilene, Texas ● July 17 -19, 2008
Readings for the 2008 Institute
Devotionals on Friday and Saturday mornings (and Session 2):
Session 1: "Staying ahead of the future": Gaining insight from "strategic foresight"
Copeland, D. (2006, September). "Preparing the Team for Strategic-Foresight Work." Futurist, 40(5), 23-24
Hines, A. (2006, September). "Strategic Foresight: The State of the Art." Futurist, 40(5), 18-21.
Inayatullah, S. (2007). "Which future for libraries?" foresight, 9(3), 54-57.Link to full-text.
Session 2: Nouwen & Senge's
"Shared Vision" (from Fifth Discipline)
: Comparative insights on founding and nurturing a common vision for a
changing environment
Senge, P. M. (2006). The Fifth Discipline: the Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. New York: Doubleday/Currency. [We will read chapter 10, "A Shared Vision" pp. 191-215.]
Session 3: A discussion of recent LibQual+ experiences and findings with reference to library assessment in general
Saunders,
E. Stewart (2007). "The LibQUAL+ Phenomenon: Who Judges Quality?"
Reference & User Services Quarterly, 47(1), 21-24.
Session 4:
Staffing for change: New and revised job
descriptions, education, and (re-)training for the dynamic information
environment
Lankes, R. D. (2008, June). "You are the future of libraries: No pressure." A Path to the Future presentation given at the University of Maryland Libraries, College Park, MD. Link to full-text.
Session 5: "Collections in transition, transience, and tumult"
Session 6:"Succeeding ourselves": Cultivating future leadership in our libraries
"Looking to the Future: Succession Planning, Continuing Education and the 8RS Study." (2005) Feliciter,
51(1), 31-35.
Singer, P.,
Goodrich, J., & Goldberg, L. (2004, October 15). "Your
Library's Future." Library Journal,
129(17), 38-40.