Steven Bell
 

American car makers are doing well.  The industry is leveraging technology to offer sophisticate products that meet the needs of modern travelers.  Despite today’s success some auto manufactures are looking ahead to a world where other forms of transportation may dominate.  Ford Motors is a good example—it looks to a future where it provides mobility and that means more than just the traditional internal combustion engine vehicle or even an electric or driverless models. 

What can librarians learn about innovation from Ford and other organization that can imagine how they will continue to thrive in a world that no longer wants what it offers today?  Can we envision a bookless library? How do we define our business in a way that will still be relevant 100 years from now as it is today?  Join Steven J. Bell as he explores this the exciting topic of library innovation in both public and academic libraries.  

Steven J. Bell is an academic librarian at Temple University where he is assistant university librarian.  He studies, speaks and writes about higher education, leadership, design thinking, user experience, and educational technology.  He is a co-founder of Blended Librarians Online Learning Community.  He authors weekly columns for Library Journal Academic Newswire, “From the Bell Tower” and “Leading from the Library.” He writes at Designing Better Libraries, a blog about design thinking and library user experiences.  For more information about Steven Bell or his projects, go to http://stevenbell.info