6 growing trends taking over academic libraries - MERIS STANSBURY, eCampus News

Spreading digital fluency is now a core responsibility of academic libraries, and Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT) are poised to amplify the utility and reach of library services like never before. These are just two of the revelations part of the New Media Consortium’s (NMC)Annual Horizon Report: 2017 Library Edition. The report, which decides the trends and technologies that will have a dramatic influence on academic libraries in the next 5 years—thanks to a panel of 75 experts composed of library leaders, librarians, technologists, industry leaders, and other key stakeholders from 14 countries—aims to help leaders seeking inspiration, models, and tactical insight around strategy and technology deployment for academic libraries. http://www.ecampusnews.com/featured/featured-on-ecampus-news/growing-trends-academic-libraries/