Hi, Looking to the past with Licklider and the report he wrote for ALA may be a good place to start: https://www.worldcat.org/title/libraries-of-the-future/oclc/917396523&referer=brief_results Have seen some videos on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jSfdG_45iqA and especially this one https://youtu.be/aMWDnvRBKiw indicating that artificial intelligence and machine learning will be utilized in many future ILS products. Just some future thoughts. Brent Ferguson, MLS Librarian, Elkhart Public Library (574) 274-7445 [https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jSfdG_45iqA/maxresdefault.jpg]<https://youtu.be/jSfdG_45iqA> Augmented Reality with Wayfinding and metadata in the Library<https://youtu.be/jSfdG_45iqA> Final prototype of Wikitude Augmented Reality book finding and metata data app.This project is a result of the collaboration between Mandal Public Library an... youtu.be ________________________________ From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Margie Huth <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2021 3:26 PM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [CODE4LIB] ILS Consultant Recommendation Hello! We're interested in hiring a consultant to help us do some visioning work around the future of our ILS/ LMS, and also to do an environment scan of the ILS market and help make recommendations about whether it makes sense for us to move to a new ILS, and if so, what good options might be, based on the visioning work. Has anyone worked with a consultant you would recommend on this type of project? Thanks! Margie Huth Systems Librarian The Seattle Public Library