In this Issue

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This special issue explores the possibilities of what academic libraries might become or cease to be in a speculative future. Experts from different sectors of the academic library ecosystem were asked to share their visions of the future, with the intention of providing insights that might fuel the creation of vital futures for academic libraries and librarians.
—Damon E. Jaggars

We Can Imagine the Future, But Are We Equipped to Create It?

Damon E. Jaggars
pp. 319-323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0014
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The University as a Fully Integrated and Distributed Platform: A Vision

Johanna Drucker
pp. 325-328
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0016
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Imagine! On the Future of Teaching and Learning and the Academic Research Library

Kelly E. Miller
pp. 329-351
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0018
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Start a New Fire: Measuring the Value of Academic Libraries in Undergraduate Learning

Frank Menchaca
pp. 353-367
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0020
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Staying True to the Core: Designing the Future Academic Library Experience

Steven J. Bell
pp. 369-382
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0021
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Reenvisioning Teaching and Learning: Opportunities for Campus IT

Malcolm Brown
pp. 383-391
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0022
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Collection Directions: The Evolution of Library Collections and Collecting

Lorcan Dempsey, Constance Malpas, Brian Lavoie
pp. 393-423
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0013
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Access to Everything: Building the Future Academic Library Collection

Michael Levine-Clark
pp. 425-437
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0015
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Diversity, Social Justice, and the Future of Libraries

Myrna Morales, Em Claire Knowles, Chris Bourg
pp. 439-451
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0017
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Librarian as Futurist: Changing the Way Libraries Think About the Future

Brian Mathews
pp. 453-462
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0019
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