Environmental Scanning

Environmental Scanning

Barbara Holland
ISBN13: 9781466658882|ISBN10: 1466658886|EISBN13: 9781466658899
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch288
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Holland, Barbara. "Environmental Scanning." Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 2955-2964. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch288

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Holland, B. (2015). Environmental Scanning. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition (pp. 2955-2964). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch288

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Holland, Barbara. "Environmental Scanning." In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 2955-2964. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch288

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Abstract

To capsulize the future needs of library users, Management must consistently collect, analyze and diffuse information on trends that are internal and external affecting user behaviors and needs. Environmental Scanning is an organizational practice of screening external demographic, cultural, social, political, technological and legal trends in an effort to foresee and meet the needs of users in the future. This article examines environmental scanning, futures research, peripheral vision, and corporate/strategic foresight as tools for strategic planning, and assisting Managers in making better decisions concerning libraries, businesses and other organizations.

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