Soaring to Excellence 2008

Mapping the Library Landscape: Every library worker a trendspotter

Finding the Trends That Matter: Get Your Environmental Scan On

Broadcast date: October 26, 2007

Speakers: Steven Bell and Catherine Wilt

People Watching With a Purpose: Meeting Needs Before They Need It

Broadcast date: February 8, 2008

Speakers: Ann P. Bishop and Nancy Kranich

Trends, Fads or Folly: Spotting the Library Trends That Really Matter

Broadcast date: April 11, 2008

Speakers: Tom Peters and Lori Bell

All teleconferences are 90 minutes in length - Noon to 1:30 pm Eastern Time

It is critical to our future to have the ability to identify the trends that will impact our libraries and our users. We need to plan to adequately put into place the resources, services and staff capacity that will allow us to remain agile and proactive in serving our user communities. A trendspotter is someone who is capable, by virtue of keeping up with information from a variety of sources (mostly outside of librarianship), of identifying current and coming trends, and communicating and sharing that information with colleagues. It doesn’t have to be only the library director. All staff can and should play a role in spotting the trends.

Earn college credit for this series through the LTA Program at College of DuPage! Contact Linda Slusar for more info.

About this Series

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