... only Public libraries Innovation Library management COVID-19 Library advocacy Worst-case scenario planning The year 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone not just libraries. News of a pandemic started filtering through news channels at the beginning of the year and while our...

...Fu-Hsuan Chuang; Hui-Chuan Weng; Pao-Nuan Hsieh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore innovation barriers in academic libraries. Through analysis of barriers to innovation, the authors can further elucidate the nature of innovation in academic library settings, which can help remove...

...Sania Awais; Kanwal Ameen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current status of innovations in the university libraries of Pakistan because the desire for reshaping the university libraries is now necessary to fulfill the mission of higher education, i.e. to be competitive...

...Sania Awais; Kanwal Ameen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current status of innovations in the university libraries of Pakistan because desire for reshaping the university libraries is now the necessity for full filling the mission of higher education, i.e. to be competitive...

...Holt Zaugg; Melissa C. Warr Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the efforts to set up a creativity, innovation, and design (CID) studio within an academic library. This paper will describe the reasons for creating a CID studio, assessment of the pilot study, and next steps. Design...

... institutions to achieve their missions; that will position us in the mix as innovative, fearless leaders, and help us engage our constituencies to make the case for us in our blended digital/print world. Libraries are looking for ways to retain the sense of their original mission to collect, preserve...

...Wu Jianzhong; Xuyan Chen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and examine the necessities and potentials for transition of a library from paper‐based paradigm to all media paradigm in the new changing age; and to recount the innovation efforts made by Shanghai Library aimed...

...JoAnne Sparks; Linda O'Brien; Joanna Richardson; Malcolm Wolski; Sanja Tadic; Joanne Morris Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on “turning a new page” (TNP), a business improvement initiative undertaken by Scholarly Information & Research (SIR). The aim is to embed innovation...

...Julia Leong; Craig Anderson Purpose The paper aims to demonstrate a range of approaches to promoting innovative thought and action which can be applied in a variety of organisational contexts. Design/methodology/approach The paper describes strategies adopted by one large academic library...

... This Dutch case study describes an innovative academic professional learning programme and its development through a process of intensive stakeholder consultation and co‐creation. Findings Market analysis and stakeholder consultation revealed that traditional professional development programs...

... long tail and the virtual one have converged into cities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Public libraries Collections management Innovation In 2006, Chris Anderson, following the success of his blog devoted to the same topic [1] , published a book entitled The Long...

...Jennifer Rowley Purpose The purpose of this paper is to argue the case for libraries to develop a more holistic and strategic approach to their innovation activities, with a view to enhancing their innovation performance, and innovation capabilities. Design/methodology/approach Whilst...

...Ada Scupola; Hanne Westh Nicolajsen Purpose The purpose of this article is to investigate whether management and employees in academic libraries involve users in library service innovations and what these user roles are. Design/methodology/approach The article first reviews the literature...

...Guo Jing; Chen Jin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose the strategic choice of innovative university library, including its definitions, structure framework. As a case study, the construction practice and idea development of the innovative library in Shanghai Jiao Tong University...

... of human thought that can lead to new ideas and innovation (Burke, 1994). Much has been written to attempt to un‐ravel the differences between creativity and innovation. One argument is that innovation is about the implementation of new ideas and practices (Martins and Terblanche, 2003...

... and culturally. Peter Edward Sidorko can be contacted at: peters@hku.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Library management Leadership Librarians Professional education Innovation Hong Kong The range and complexity of challenges facing libraries and librarians today...

... as new business models emerge. There are strategies that these organisations might adopt to limit the effect of such technologies and/or preferably transform them into sustaining technologies. © Company 2004 University libraries Higher education Publishing Obsolescence Innovation...

... theory Innovation Creativity Libraries involved in technological developments today are complex organisations having multiple missions and goals. This is unprecedented. For centuries libraries had built up paper databases of their book and periodical collections, which they called catalogues...

.... The problems touched on include preparing staff for change and innovation, the differences between leaders and managers, and the new managerial culture introduced by the Internet, which implies decentralisation and self‐management. The article will hopefully contribute to worldwide discussion about...

...Erdmute Lapp Summarizes the central goals of the German government report Information as Raw Material for Innovation, and focuses on the challenges for libraries that result from this programme. Suggestions are presented for project co‐operation between libraries and their clients/partners...