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Library Technology Industry Reports

Marshall Breeding authored the annual Automation Marketplace feature published in the April 1 issue of Library Journal from 2002-2013 and the Library Systems Report published by American Libraries beginning in 2014. The full text of each of these articles is availble from Library Journal and American Libraries.

2025 Library Systems Report: Companies see platform upgrades, new leadership, and AI enhancements
2025 Library Systems Report: Companies see platform upgrades, new leadership, and AI enhancements
2024 Library Systems Report: Companies focus on developing practical solutions
2024 Library Systems Report: Companies focus on developing practical solutions
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2023 Library Systems Report: the advance of open systems
2023 Library Systems Report: the advance of open systems
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2022 Library Systems Report: An industry disrupted
2022 Library Systems Report: An industry disrupted
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Library Systems Report 2021: Advancing library technologies in challenging times
Library Systems Report 2021: Advancing library technologies in challenging times
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Library Systems Report 2020: Fresh opportunities amid consolidation
Library Systems Report 2020: Fresh opportunities amid consolidation
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Library Systems Report 2019: Cycles of innovation
Library Systems Report 2019: Cycles of innovation
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Library Systems Report 2018: New technologies enable an expanded vision of library services
Library Systems Report 2018: New technologies enable an expanded vision of library services
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Library Systems Report 2017: Competing visions for technology, openness, and workflow
Library Systems Report 2017: Competing visions for technology, openness, and workflow
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Library Systems Report 2016: Power plays
Library Systems Report 2016: Power plays
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Library Systems Report 2015: Operationalizing Innovation
Library Systems Report 2015: Operationalizing Innovation
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Library Systems Report 2014: Competition and strategic cooperation
Library Systems Report 2014: Competition and strategic cooperation
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Automation Marketplace 2013: The Rush to Innovate
Automation Marketplace 2013: The Rush to Innovate
Automation marketplace 2012: Agents of Change
Automation marketplace 2012: Agents of Change
Automation marketplace 2011: The New Frontier: The battle intensifies to win hearts, minds, and tech dollars
Automation marketplace 2011: The New Frontier: The battle intensifies to win hearts, minds, and tech dollars
Automation marketplace 2010: New Models, Core Systems
Automation marketplace 2010: New Models, Core Systems
Automation marketplace 2009: Investing in the Future
Automation marketplace 2009: Investing in the Future
Automation marketplace 2008: Opportunity Out of Turmoil
Automation marketplace 2008: Opportunity Out of Turmoil
Automation marketplace 2007: An Industry Redefined
Automation marketplace 2007: An Industry Redefined
Automation marketplace 2006 : reshuffling the deck
Automation marketplace 2006 : reshuffling the deck
Automation marketplace 2005 : gradual evolution
Automation marketplace 2005 : gradual evolution
Automation marketplace 2004: migration down innovation up
Automation marketplace 2004: migration down innovation up
Automation marketplace 2003: the competition heats up
Automation marketplace 2003: the competition heats up
Automation marketplace 2002: capturing the migrating customer
Automation marketplace 2002: capturing the migrating customer