The National Library of Iceland – University Library has published a brochure explaining the library's policy 2013-1017.

At the beginning of 2013, a new strategic planning process began at the National and University Library of Iceland. The purpose was to create a roadmap that would be useful to the library staff in developing the operations in the coming years. The library's executive board, together with the chief of staff, has been a steering group in this work and has borne the brunt of the policy formulation. Sigurjón Þórðarson from the consulting firm Gekon led the project initially, participated in the planning and chaired the meetings.

In formulating the policy, extensive consultation was held and meetings were held with staff, key partners and stakeholders, and a special meeting was held with a group of students from the University of Iceland. The museum's board also actively participated in the work, attending meetings and reviewing policy documents at different levels, as it advises the National Librarian on the museum's policy. Various data were also used as a basis, such as the museum's law from 2011, the library law that was approved at the end of 2012, the parliamentary resolution on cultural policy from 2013, the government's policy on the information society from 2013, data from the National Library System and National Access, in addition to taking into account developments in the field around the world.

The new strategy builds on the previous strategy for 2009-2013. The focus was on service, electronic solutions, collection and organization of digital content, and collaboration. Work will continue in this direction, but also on research, innovation, and changes to the space in which the museum operates.

This time, 61 policy issues for the coming years are presented and they are divided into eight issue groups. To work on them, 213 projects, large and small, have been defined. Many of the projects are interdisciplinary and require collaboration between different functional units within the museum, while others are a natural continuation of previous projects. The future is to link them to annual project plans and implement them.