Identifying Future Trends
Description: Maintaining a knowledge of trends in librarianship is an important aspect of the profession. This assignment required research on forecasting the future of librarianship and applied that research to a creative exploration of one of the trends: experiential retail. In this futuristic assignment, library patrons can preselect library resources before arriving at the library. There are also thematic rooms, including a true crime room, which is featured in this assignment.
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​​MLIS SOL #3: Interpret and apply basic and applied research to improve their professional practice.
MLIS SOL #5: Integrate evolving technologies and theories that underpin their design, application, and use with library and information services.
MLIS SOL #6: Analyze current and historical trends to forecast future directions of the library and information field.
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