Dave Lankes’ Blog

The point of the participatory library is to get involved. . . . Simply pointing to the work of a member’s peers is only one small way of doing that. Connecting them to ongoing conversations and communities of like members is a much stronger way. These communities need infrastructure to thrive. That might mean a place to meet (online as well as in person), or a collection of stuff, or simply recognition. http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=595

New Setting

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania2008-

“Graduate & Advanced Programs and Allied Health Services” Librarian

China Map

Eberly Library

LIBRARIANSHIP COMPARISON

SETTING #1COLUMBIA SEMINARY

One Site/One CampusSome Distance LearningExclusively Graduate LevelText Driven (The “Book”)Database focus mainly on ATLAInterlibrary Loan lender!

Central Reference Desk Professionally Staffed

SETTING #2WAYNESBURG UNIV.

Main Campus: Undergraduates

Multi-Site: Graduate Programs.

Heavily Invested in DBsERIC-Medline-PsycInfo-CINAHL

More E-book AcquisitionsInterlibrary Loan borrower!

No Reference Desk!Circ Students by default

LIBRARIANSHIP ISSUES

Sedentary vs. Peripatetic

“At Your Service” vs. “Business Model”

“Please Interrupt me!” vs. “May I Interrupt You?”

“Just-in-case” vs. “Pre-emptive”

“Paid-to-Wait” vs. “Tip-Hustling Waiters”

Plato vs. Aristotle

Sedentary vs. Peripatetic Information

Reference is dead! Long live Reference! Huh?By Donna Bachowski May 15, 2007

Orange Slices Blog: blog.ocls.info/DRI/2007/05/reference_is_dead_long_live_re_1.html

Plato at work? Aristotle at work?

為什麼來到圖書館？

What Do “Millennial Generation” Patrons Want?

What Do “Millennial Generation” Patrons Expect?

What Do “Millennial Generation” Patrons Need?

What Can “Millennial Generation” Patrons Use?

to receive information quickly; prefer graphics--then, perhaps, text

little tolerance for delay, expect web pages to load immediately

to “construct” their knowledge from experiences—not “truth”

teacher as guide; interact with peers; comfortable with uncertainty

Social Networking &Web 2.0 Mashups

Ask-A-Librarian IM, Chat, Meebo, Virtual 24/7 Reference

Blogs & RSS Facebook & MySpace Second Life SMS & Twitter

EBSCOhost EMAIL & MEEBO

Library Blogs

Offer your patrons the latest library news, book suggestions and more in a popular, easy-to-use format. Turn on the optional comments feature to allow your users to engage in conversations about books, library services, and more!

Blogs can be integrated into your website's look and feel; Update your blog using a simple web form—no coding required; WYSIWYG editing makes creating attractive posts as easy as typing; "Save as Draft" feature allows you to save your work in draft status and complete

it later; Engage your patrons by enabling the optional comment feature; Postings are automatically archived and searchable; Include photos or graphics with your posts; Allow multiple staff members to post blog entries; Includes an RSS feed of all postings; No limit to the number of blogs you can create;

Risks & Tensions:

LOSS OF PERSONAL LIBRARIAN INTERACTION

MISSED OPPORTUNITIES OF “Reference Interview” WEB 2.0 DISTANCE LEARNING CURVE

LIBRARIAN 3.0 TRAINING REQUIRED

INTERACTIVITY MONITORING 24/7

MARKETING DISCOMFORT BY SHY LIBRARIANS