Daniel Forsman

Daniel Forsman
Daniel Forsman, in the office of the Stockholm City Librarian.
Alma mater
OccupationDirector-General of the National Archives (2026–) 
Employer
WorksA Year from Now You Will Wish You Had Started Today - Redefining Strategy and Organization for Library Automation and Content, Change as a service - challenges and effects of a new paradigm for library systems and content infrastructure, Introducing agile principles and management to a library organization, Library Analytics: Shaping the Future — A Case of Strategic Library Transformation Using Data Analytics: Chalmers University of Technology, There is no failure except in no longer trying : embedding UX in organizational culture 
Position heldDirector-General of the National Archives (2026–), city librarian (2018–2026) 

Daniel Forsman (born 1976) was a Swedish librarian. Since 2018, he has served as City Librarian of Stockholm and assumes office as the head of the National Archives of Sweden on 1 March 2026.[1]

Forsman has held several senior leadership positions within Swedish research and public libraries.[1] A significant part of his career was spent at the Chalmers University of Technology Library, where he worked in strategic and managerial roles focusing on digital infrastructure, organizational change, and library systems development.

At Chalmers, Forsman was closely involved in the transition to modern, service-oriented library system architectures and was one of the early advocates for the adoption of FOLIO[2], an open-source library services platform. The implementation at Chalmers has been cited as an example of a large research library moving away from proprietary systems toward an open,[3] modular, and community-driven infrastructure, aligned with principles of openness and interoperability.

In 2018, Forsman was appointed City Librarian of Stockholm, where he has overseen the strategic development of Stockholm Public Library, including digital services, data-informed management, and organizational transformation.

In 2025, the Government of Sweden announced his appointment as National Archivist of Sweden, with his term beginning in March 2026.[1]

Research and publications

  • Forsman, Daniel (2012). "Change as a service – challenges and effects of a new paradigm for library systems and content infrastructure". The Electronic Library. doi:10.1108/01435121211279867
  • Forsman, Daniel (2012). "A Year from Now You Will Wish You Had Started Today – Redefining Strategy and Organization for Library Automation and Content".[4]
  • Forsman, Daniel "Introducing agile principles and management to a library organization". The Electronic Library[5]
  • Forsman, Daniel (nov 2018). "Library Analytics: Shaping the Future — A Case of Strategic Library Transformation Using Data Analytics: Chalmers University of Technology"[6]
  • Forsman, Daniel (juni 2022) "There is no failure except in no longer trying : embedding UX in organizational culture" UXLibs [7]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "He will be the new national archivist". Sweden Herald. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ^ www Folio.org** "Future of Libraries is Open"
  3. ^ "Chalmers University of Technology Named First FOLIO Beta Partner for EBSCO Information Services | FOLIO". FOLIO | folio.org. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ^ Daniel Forsman (15 April 2013). "A Year from Now You Will Wish You Had Started Today - Redefining Strategy and Organization for Library Automation and Content". IATUL Annual Conference. Wikidata Q137459312.
  5. ^ Daniel Forsman (2015). "Introducing agile principles and management to a library organization" (PDF). Electronic Library. doi:10.29085/9781783302369.007. ISSN 0264-0473. Wikidata Q137440709.
  6. ^ Daniel Forsman; John McDonald; Kathleen McEvoy (November 2018). "Library Analytics: Shaping the Future — A Case of Strategic Library Transformation Using Data Analytics: Chalmers University of Technology". Against the Grain. ISSN 2380-176X. Wikidata Q137441976.
  7. ^ Daniel Forsman (June 2022), There is no failure except in no longer trying : embedding UX in organizational culture (PDF), Wikidata Q137478866
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