Transcript
Page 1: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Evolving Technologies for

Libraries and Librarians

Page 2: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Why Technology?

• ALA’s State of America’s Libraries Report 2011 http://tinyurl.com/alasalr2011

“[t]he technological advances of the past decade – or the past year –– are leading the library community to rethink the very definition of “library,” what one analyst calls “the sense of place, of service, and of community that has characterized the modern library for the last century.””

• Library 101: 101 Resources & Things to Know (RTK) http://www.libraryman.com/blog/101rtk/

“Today, technology is a powerful driver of change in libraries, and it will stay that way for the rest of your career.”

Page 3: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Which Technologies?

• blogs and wikis

• podcasts and webcasts

• RSS

• streaming media

• instant messaging

• virtual conferences

• content management systems

• cloud computing

• social networking

• QR codes

• e-readers and tablet computers

• webscale discovery systems

Page 5: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Blogs• web log

• library news and updates

• subject-related blogs and guides

• tips and suggestions

• information for staff

Page 6: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

10 Librarian Blogs to Read in 2011

LISNews 18 Feb 2011

1. All These Birds With Teeth http://birdswithteeth.wordpress.com/

2. Forgotten Bookmarks http://www.forgottenbookmarks.com/

3. Hack Library School http://hacklibschool.wordpress.com/

4. InkDroid http://inkdroid.org/journal/

5. The LSW Friendfeed Room http://friendfeed.com/lsw

6. Musings about librarianship http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/

7. Pegasus Librarian http://pegasuslibrarian.com/

8. SearchReSearch http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com/

9. Screwy Decimal http://www.screwydecimal.com/

10. The Undergraduate Science Librarian http://undergraduatesciencelibrarian.wordpress.com/

Page 7: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Technology-Related Blogs

• ALA TechSource http://www.alatechsource.org/

• What I Learned Today… http://www.web2learning.net/

• Tame The Web http://tametheweb.com/

• Handheld Librarian http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/

• LITA Blog http://litablog.org/

• blyberg.net http://www.blyberg.net/

Page 9: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

planet cataloging

Page 10: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Briar Cliff University Library

Page 11: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Wikis

• collection of interlinked web pages

• allows users to collaborate• library news and

updates• subject guides• how-to guides• information for staff• project collaboration

Page 12: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

Page 13: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Podcasts and Webcasts

• audio or video content distributed over the web

• streamed or downloaded

• usually thematic

Page 14: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Denver Public Library

Page 15: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

RSS

• Really Simple Syndication

• web feeds

• blogs

• news

• audio

• video

Page 16: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Web Conferencing and Virtual Conferences

• webinars

• interactive online workshops

• live or streaming video

• VoIP

• archiving

• whiteboard

• text chat

• desktop sharing

• polls/surveys

Page 18: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Handheld Librarian Online Conference

Page 20: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Chat with a librarian 24/7

Page 21: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Social Networking

• online communities

• common interests or activities

• tagging and saving

• tag clouds

• web-based sharing

• folksonomies

Page 23: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

new canaan high school library

Page 25: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Microsoft SharePoint

Page 27: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Streaming Media, Video and Audio Services

• streaming provider

• over the Internet

• audio and video

• servers

• push technology

• on-demand software

Page 28: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

QR Codes

photo by Mathieu Plourdehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mathplourde/4639156283/

Page 29: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

On the Library’s New Book Shelf

Page 32: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Library Tour Using QR Codes

Page 35: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Library Mobile Apps

Page 36: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Library Catalog – Mobile Version

Page 37: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Next-Generation Library Catalogs and Web-Scale Discovery Systems

• federated searching

• one-box searching

• unified resource management and discovery

• discovery layer

• Aquabrowser (Serials Solutions)

• Encore (Innovative Interfaces)

• VuFind

• EBSCO Discovery Service

• Primo Central Index (Ex Libris)

• Summon Service (Serials Solutions)

• Alma (Ex Libris)

Page 38: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Dartmouth College Library’s Web-Scale Discovery System

Page 39: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Dartmouth College LibrarySearch Results Screen

Page 41: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

E-Book Readers in Libraries

photograph by David Stuart

Page 44: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

MIT Libraries Catalog Record for Kindle

Page 46: Evolving Technologies for Libraries and Librarians

Thank you!!!

Jennifer BaxmeyerPrinceton University Library

Rutgers University School of Communication & Information

[email protected]

http://jenniferbax.net

http://twitter.com/jenbaxmeyer

http://friendfeed.com/cellobax

http://wwwlinkedin.com/in/cellobax

IM/Skype: cellobax


Top Related