running furiously to stay in place the role of libraries in the era of digital information

Dr Sun Sun LimAssociate Professor & Deputy Head

Dept of Communications & New MediaNational University of Singapore

Running furiously to stay in place The role of libraries in the

era of digital information

My personal library journey

Origins of the libraryThe evolution of information Salient aspects of the digital

era Challenges and opportunities

for libraries

Outline

Origins of the library

The evolution of information

Source: Website of Michaek K Bergman

Salient aspects of the digital era

Push towards digitisation of

information creation,

sharing and retrieval

Intensified use of multimedia

Growing turn towards mobile computing and social media

Marked shifts in pedagogy and learning

Challenges and opportunities for libraries

Staying ahead of fast changing media landscape

Expanding library usageEstablishing authority

Challenges? Opportunities!

Staying ahead of fast changing

media landscape

Growing library usage

Adapt to shifting consumer preferencesgrowing pervasiveness of always-on, always available online access – information cloud

Rising adoption of mobile media devices

Source: Public libraries in the digital age by the Pew Rescearch Centre

Establishing authority

The heterarchy/hierarchy gap

Source credibility Media literacyVesting library users with

CompetenciesDiscernment Critical thinking

To Help with learning Facilitate knowledge

creation

Establishing authority

Thank you!