Poluru, LalithaVaghora, PrabhaNaveen, Kantubhuktha Surya2022-11-282022-11-282022-119789381232101http://ir.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/1944/237813th International CALIBER-2022, BHU, Varanasi, UP, 17-19 November 2022Libraries have a long history of providing access, information services and preserving resources either independently or in collaboration. Emerging technological trends support innovative services as per the users’ requirements. Hence, an effort is made to conduct a pilot study to map the ‘Trends’ that were identified and organized into seven categories: Society, Technology, Education, the Environment, Politics (and Government), Economics, and Demographics (STEEPED) by the Library of the Future an initiative of American Library Association with a few selected Libraries of Design institutes in United States of America, Canada and Mexico to understand the confluence of emerging trends with innovative services, for creating equal opportunities and providing more inclusive spaces and services to the patrons.en-USLibrary InfrastructureEmerging TrendsInnovative ServicesDesign LibrariesUSACanadaMexicoArticle