A report published by OCLC describes the changing priorities of librarians in Germany, The Netherlands and the UK. This is the first time that an OCLC survey has focused solely on European librarians.
The report explores some of the changes that librarians are anticipating in the way their libraries will be used. A separate report is available for each of the participating countries.
Top priorities for academic libraries
Germany
- Licensed electronic collections/e-books
- Future of higher education and the library’s role
- Visibility of the library’s collection
Netherlands
- Licensed electronic collections/e-books
- Digitisation projects
- Visibility of the library’s collection
UK
- Licensed electronic collections/e-books
- Future of higher education and the library’s role
- Facilities issues
Top priorities for public libraries
Germany
- Addressing literacy
- Access by mobile devices
- Access to new technology for the library
The Netherlands
- Visibility of the library’s collection
- Forming community partnerships
- Demonstrating library value to local government
The UK
- Demonstrating library value to funders
- Forming community partnerships
- Addressing literacy
The reports are free to download and feature interesting visualisations and figures.
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