- What will a library be tomorrow?
- A hybrid, multimedia space for knowledge access and activation - as has been the case for much of its history.
Magic mushrooms artwork on the ceiling of Dokk1, Aarhus
- Living in a material world
- Ravensbourne, a specialist arts and design institution, has officially launched the first partnership materials library in the country.
- Visualising library enquiries - a graphic arts project
- Wissenskosmos is a public real-time visualisation of enquiry activities inside the Saxon State and University Library Dresden.
- What libraries should look like…
- Is Scandinavia setting the trend? A story from Germany traces the influence of new thinking about the future of libraries and how they are changing lives.
- Rethinking the staff workplace
- Ensuring that libraries are also great places for staff to work in begins with understanding how libraries are changing to address new user needs.
- Libraries as the 'third place'
- A Guardian feature on France's public libraries describes the changing social role of libraries as the 'third place' next to home and workplace.
- Design thinking toolkit for libraries
- A new Design Thinking Toolkit for Libraries has been published and is free to download and use. It puts people and ideas at the centre of its methodology.
- Library futures and trends
- The first ever Horizon Report for libraries has been released by New Media Consortium (NMC). We present a summary of the key trends identified in the report.
- The rise of the bookless library
- The library of Florida's newest university joins a growing number of bookless libraries in a technology-rich learning and information environment.
- Makerspaces in libraries
- A survey reveals the growing provision of makerspaces in libraries, offering everything from 3D printing and digital music recording to arts and crafts.
- Libraries reinvent themselves for the 21st century
- Library leaders are adapting to the shift from physical to digital services by re-imagining the library as an engaged community centre.
- The university library of the future
- A Canadian report looks at the changing face of the university library - fewer books, more hi-tech learning spaces, and robotic delivery.