Steady state – constant change: the evolution of libraries in learning

Abstract

The paper first outlines some of the key characteristics of the English HE sector. It then looks at UWE and its library service as it is now, before moving on to how the library service needs to adapt to help the University meet itsstrategic objectives within the context of the wider HE environment. This includes looking at organisations and structures; the implications for library and other staff: the skills they will need to have or develop; the motivation and disposition they will be required to demonstrate; and, so on. It concludes by looking at some possible ways forward for libraries in the longer term.