The New Media Consortium (NMC) has released the Horizon Report – Library Edition 2015. It is available at
http://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-horizon-report-2015-library-edition/
The report identifies trends accelerating technology adoption in academic and research libraries in three time “horizons” and also notes challenges impeding technology adoption and important developments in technology for academic and research libraries.
Some of the findings are that “Increasing Value of the User Experience” and “Prioritization of Mobile Content and Delivery” are key short-term impact trends driving changes in academic and research libraries over the next one to two years. The “Evolving Nature of the Scholarly Record” and “Increasing Focus on Research Data Management” are mid-term impact trends expected to accelerate technology use in the next three to five years; and “Increasing Accessibility of Research Content” and “Rethinking Library Spaces” are long-term impact trends, anticipated to impact libraries for the next five years or more. The report contains much more, including links to initiatives in libraries.
Disclosure – I participated on the advisory panel for this report.
Joan Lippincott
CNI
