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      Future-making in the Present
      https://www.acohen.com/blog/future-making-in-the-present/
      Published: October 24, 2025 16:17
      What if your library became the place where your organization’s future is invented daily? What if, instead of housing yesterday’s knowledge, it generated tomorrow’s breakthroughs? These questions, posed by Schmidt…
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      Implementing a Library Needs Assessment
      https://www.acohen.com/blog/implementing-a-library-needs-assessment/
      Published: September 29, 2025 17:44
      Implementing a Needs Assessment for Library Development Implementing an effective needs assessment is foundational to any successful library development project. This process goes beyond simply gathering data—it’s about deeply understanding the community…
    
  
    
      Transforming Libraries and Education: Blueprint for Community-Centered Learning Spaces
      https://www.acohen.com/blog/transforming-libraries-and-education-blueprint-for-community-centered-learning-spaces/
      Published: September 26, 2025 20:44
      The question “How can you transform a library?” arrives at a pivotal moment in our collective understanding of what libraries can and must become. Drawing from extensive research and post-pandemic insights, we’re witnessing a fundamental shift from…
    
  
    
      AI enablement and design technology
      https://www.acohen.com/blog/library-technology-planning/
      Published: June 12, 2025 14:00
      What is library technology planning? Why do we need it? AI enablement is part of Library Development. Indeed, library technology has been a transformative part of the development of a modern library. The rapid pace of AI technological advancements shows no…
    
  
    
      Innovation Matrix and Framework
      https://www.acohen.com/blog/innovation-matrix-and-framework/
      Published: May 30, 2025 15:01
      Understanding this history is crucial to avoiding repeating past mistakes and building upon successful strategies. We recognize that the library’s role is not static, but rather a continuous adaptation to the needs of its community. The Innovation Ambition…
    
  
    
      Special Collections and Archive Strategies
      https://www.acohen.com/blog/special-collections-and-archive-strategies/
      Published: March 21, 2024 20:35
      Our team engages in a multifaceted process for archive and special collections books, which involves conducting space use analysis, following best practices, and providing training. Archival work actively contributes to sustaining library resources and…
    
  
    
      Building an AI Library
      https://www.acohen.com/blog/building-an-ai-library/
      Published: March 8, 2024 21:10
      Consider AI as an expert system. AI is a launchpad, a foundation upon which further enhancements and refinements to your programming strategy can be built. Indeed, this email marks the beginning of an exciting journey – We developed a prototype AI Expert…
    
  
    
      AI, Virtualization and Education Service Strategies
      https://www.acohen.com/blog/ai-virtualization-and-education-service-strategies/
      Published: February 17, 2024 21:18
      We have started to use AI to reimagine education service planning. We are starting to use AI, virtualization and education planning strategies in combination. Now, we harness our own library documents and knowledge. This new engine delivers strategic…