If libraries are civic institutions that structure society’s relationship to knowledge, and generative AI is poised to reshape discovery whether libraries act or not, will library leaders will develop...

Daniel W. Rasmus on Strategy for Libraries: My 2026 Computers in Libraries Presentation: Strategies for the Win Strategy is supposed to give you confidence about the future, yet most strategic plans are already obsolete by the time the ink dries. In an era when artificial intelligence, geopolitics, and funding realities all shift faster than conference programs can be printed, libraries cannot afford five‑year plans that sit on a shelf. In my 2026 Computers in Libraries session, “Strategies for the Win,” I argued that strategy is not a glossy document or a once‑a‑cycle retreat; it is an evolving story organizations tell themselves about who they are becoming and which obstacles they are willing to name and overcome.