Foresighting information technology in university libraries of Iran in the 1404

The purpose of this study is the foresight of IT in university libraries of Iran in 1404. The research was done by using future research approach. The research method was Delphi study. In order to determine the components, a questionnaire was prepared. Using this questionnaire the importance of each component of the information technology foresight was evaluated from the perspective of the members of Delphi panel in two rounds. The Delphi panel consisted of experts, professors and managers in field of library, Information science, IT and foresight experts. Among them 25 expert were selected by using purposeful sampling. Findings: The results indicate that Academic Libraries in the future will expand its electronic resources and extend networks in the fields the use of the Intranet and its infrastructure development. The results of the study indicate that the future of academic libraries will increase accessible broadband to Internet and benefit the local intranet and use of geographic information systems will be in the online environment as an important resource for the academic community. The results of this study illustrates impact of the trends affecting on Key factors IT in the future of Academic Libraries. The increase in the rate of investment in information technology will have severe positive impact.