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Cover to Cover: Redefining Books and Library Collections in Learning…

Facilitated byPaul Signorelli

Writer/Trainer/ConsultantPaul Signorelli & Associates

paul@paulsignorelli.comTwitter: @paulsignorelli

…or, Really? More Change??????

Observation 1: Books

A book, for me, primarily is:

A. One of the many text-based physical objects I find on the shelves of my library

Observation 1: Books

A book, for me, primarily is:

A. One of the many text-based physical objects I find on the shelves of my library

B. One of the many text-based virtual objects I find online as part of my library’s collections

Observation 1: Books

A book, for me, primarily is:

A. One of the many text-based physical objects I find on the shelves of my library

B. One of the many text-based virtual objects I find online as part of my library’s collections

C. One of many containers for information that I find in my library’s collections

Observation 1: Books

A book, for me, primarily is:

A. One of the many text-based physical objects I find on the shelves of my library

B. One of the many text-based virtual objects I find online as part of my library’s collections

C. One of many containers for information that I find in my library’s collections

D. Harder and harder for me to define as I consider these frustratingly amateurish definitions

Observation 2: Magazines

A magazine, for me, primarily is:

1.One of the many text-based physical objects I find on the shelves of my library and generally offering news/feature stories

Observation 2: Magazines

A magazine, for me, primarily is:

1.One of the many text-based physical objects I find on the shelves of my library and generally offering news/feature stories

2.One of the many text-based virtual objects I find online as part of my library’s collections and generally offering news and feature stories

Observation 2: Magazines

A magazine, for me, primarily is:

1.One of the many text-based physical objects I find on the shelves of my library and generally offering news/feature stories

2.One of the many text-based virtual objects I find online as part of my library’s collections and generally offering news and feature stories

3.A television program that includes news and feature stories

Observation 2: Magazines

A magazine, for me, primarily is:

1.One of the many text-based physical objects I find on the shelves of my library and generally offering news/feature stories

2.One of the many text-based virtual objects I find online as part of my library’s collections and generally offering news and feature stories

3.A television program that includes news and feature stories

4.Harder and harder for me to define…

Observation 3: Movies

A movie, for me, primarily is:

i.A feature-length three-dimensional presentation projected onto a big screen in a movie theater

Observation 3: Movies

A movie, for me, primarily is:

i.A feature-length three-dimensional presentation projected onto a big screen in a movie theater

ii.A feature-length two-dimensional presentation available to me in movie theaters, on television, on tablets, or on an individual screen on a Virgin Airlines flight

Observation 3: Movies

A movie, for me, primarily is:

i.A feature-length three-dimensional presentation projected onto a big screen in a movie theater

ii.A feature-length two-dimensional presentation available to me in movie theaters, on television, on tablets, or on an individual screen on a Virgin Airlines flight

iii.A feature-length two-dimensional presentation available to me online via Netflix

Observation 3: Movies

A movie, for me, primarily is:

i.A feature-length three-dimensional presentation projected onto a big screen in a movie theater

ii.A feature-length two-dimensional presentation available to me in movie theaters, on television, on tablets, or on an individual screen on a Virgin Airlines flight

iii.A feature-length two-dimensional presentation available to me online via Netflix

iv.Are we done yet?

Books and Reading

“The Ancient and the Ultimate”--January 1973

Variations on the Theme

“The Ancient and the Ultimate”--January 1973

Variations on the Theme

“The Ancient and the Ultimate”--January 1973

Variations on the Theme

“The Ancient and the Ultimate”--January 1973

Variations on the Theme

“The Ancient and the Ultimate”--January 1973

Two Thinkers on the Evolution of Books

John Shank

Two Thinkers on the Evolution of Books

John Shank

Florence Mason

Containers

Containers

Containers

Containers

Containers

The Evolving Face of Books

Explorations 1: Definitions

Is there value in expanding our definition of the word “book”?

Explorations 1: Definitions

Is there value in expanding our definition of the word “book”?

What would that expansion mean concretely to you, your library, and those using library resources?

MOOC as Textbook:New Librarianship Master Class

http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=5819

MOOC as Textbook:New Librarianship Master Class

MOOC as Textbook:New Librarianship Master Class

MOOC as Textbook:New Librarianship Master Class

MOOC as Textbook:Exploring Personal Learning Networks

MOOC as Textbook: #etmooc

MOOC as Textbook: #etmooc

MOOC as Textbook: #etmooc

MOOC as Textbook: #etmooc

MOOC as Textbook: #etmooc

MOOC as Textbook: #etmooc

Explorations 2: MOOCs as (Collaborative)

Textbooks

What benefits do you see to viewing/using MOOCs as a type of textbook?

Explorations 2: MOOCs as (Collaborative)

Textbooks

What benefits do you see to viewing/using MOOCs as a type of textbook?

What challenges do MOOCs as textbooks present?

What Does This Mean To Us?

What Does This Mean To Us?

“The Mission of Librarians is to Improve Society through Facilitating Knowledge Creation in their Communities.”--Lankes, The Atlas of New Librarianship, p. 10

What Does This Mean To Us?

R. David Lankes – New Librarianship

What Does This Mean To Us?

R. David Lankes – New Librarianship

John Chrastka – EveryLibrary

Explorations 3: Applying What We Have

Discussed

What are the advantages and disadvantages of expanding your own definition of what a book is?

Explorations 3: Applying What We Have

Discussed

What are the advantages and disadvantages of expanding your own definition of what a book is?

What, if anything, can you immediately do with what you have considered here?

Observation 1 Revisited: Books

A book, for me, primarily is:

A. One of the many text-based physical objects I find on the shelves of my library

B. One of the many text-based virtual objects I find online as part of my library’s collections

C. One of many containers for information that I find in my library’s collections

D. Something far more expansive than I realized before I attended this webinar

Observation 2: Magazines/Journals

A magazine article, for me, primarily is:

1.Part of a text-based physical object I find on the shelves of my library

2.One of the virtual objects I find online as part of my library’s collections

3.One of the elements of a television program that includes news and feature stories

4.A potential element of an online book

Observation 3: Videos

A video, for me, primarily is:

i.A feature-length three-dimensional presentation projected onto a big screen in a movie theater

ii.A feature-length two-dimensional presentation available to me in movie theaters, on television, on tablets, or on an individual screen on a Virgin Airlines flight

iii.A feature-length two-dimensional presentation available to me online via Netflix

iv.A potential element of an online book

Resources

http://tinyurl.com/9wmfeqt

Resources

http://tinyurl.com/9wmfeqt

http://ischool.syr.edu/future/grad/newlibopencourse.aspx

http://mslocopen.wordpress.com/ http://etmooc.org/

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