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Exploring Roles and Dislocations
Academic Libraries (LIS 514)University of Western Ontario
November 22, 2005
Digital Libraries & New Technologies
Michael RidleyChief Information Officer & Chief
LibrarianUniversity of Guelph
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Digital Libraries
Lorna invited me ….
These are very challenging issues & (frankly) I want to pick your brains
I’m ALWAYS recruiting for new staff
Why am I here?
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Digital Libraries
Executive DirectorCoalition for Networked Information (CNI)
Automation to Transformation
Personalization & Recommender Systems
Digitization & Cultural Heritage
Clifford Lynch
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Digital Libraries
The main point........
Academic libraries (indeed universities) are being transformed by technology.
New technologies, information technologies & digital libraries are not just tools to be learned & used.
IT is an environment in which we operate and are immersed.
IT is an ecology.
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Digital Libraries
“When simple change becomes transformational
change, the desire for continuity becomes a dysfunctional mirage.”
The Mirage of Continuity (1999) Hawkins & Battin
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Digital Libraries
“The library of the future
will combine …
… with a managed
digital space.”
... a managed place …
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Digital Libraries
StewardshipDemocracy
ServiceRationalism
PrivacyEquity of Access
Intellectual FreedomLiteracy and Learning
Our Enduring Values
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Towards the Digital Library
Three Key Transformations
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From
Database/Repository
to
Environment
(Managed Digital Space)
Seamless(fully integrated with
digital learningand research; beyond?)
Community(resources, people, interaction, process, activities, services)
Omnipresent(it will be wherever the users are)
Dynamic & Organic(the users will construct it as much as we will)
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From
Information Management
to
Knowledge Management
Explicit & Tacit Knowledge(beyond recorded information)
Coherence & Sense Making(value added outcomes
and benefits)
People Centric(a focus on understanding not just data)
Trusted Information Systems(status, reputation, influence, impact)
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Wireless Communication(whenever, wherever, right now)
From
People Finding Information
to
Information Finding People
Intelligent AgentsPersonal Information Systems(discovery, assistance, utility)
Smart Information(telemetry, propagation)
Managing People’s Interests(trusted information systems)
Control(users not systems)
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Digital Libraries
Four Perspectives on:
• Changing Roles
• Disruptive Technologies / Ideas
• My Professional Life
Roles and Dislocations
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Web 2.0
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Digital Libraries
Web 2.0
Blogs
Wikis
Syndication (RSS)
Tagging
Social Networking
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Digital Libraries
Web 2.0: Implications
The ILS is Dead
Interoperability / Standards
“We’re in Control.” Say What!?
Living on the Bleeding Edge
Lib 2.0
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Data Curator
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Digital Libraries
Data Curator
Acquire & Access; Understand & Transform
Open Content Alliance / “Open Canada”
Managing Digital Assets
Digital Preservation
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Venture Capitalist
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Digital Libraries
Venture Capitalist
Canadian Research Knowledge Network
ScholarsPortal
Open Access Publishing
Open Content Alliance / “Open Canada”
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Digital Libraries
Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
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Content
Value
Best Offer
Final Cost
26%$82.7M
$42.1M
$57.3M
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Chief Information
Officer
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Digital Libraries
Chief Information Officer
Enterprise Vision
Integration: IT, IS and IR
Policy Development
Transformation
Librarian? IT Leader? Academic?
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Digital Libraries
The Digital Piñata
Understanding a key problem
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Digital Libraries
Paul SaffoInstitute for the Future
“The future belongs to neither the conduit or content players, but to those who control the filtering, searching and sense-making tools we will rely on to navigate through the expanses of cyberspace.”
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Digital Libraries
Paul SaffoInstitute for the Future
“The future belongs to neither the conduit or content players, but to those who control the filtering, searching and sense-making tools we will rely on to navigate through the expanses of cyberspace.”
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Digital Libraries
Paul SaffoInstitute for the Future
“The future belongs to neither the conduit or content players, but to those who control the filtering, searching and sense-making tools we will rely on to navigate through the expanses of cyberspace.”
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The Academic Librarian
Just one more....
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Digital Libraries
Professional Challenges
Vision = Action
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Digital Libraries
Professional Challenges
Building Relationships
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Digital Libraries
Professional Challenges
Learning
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Digital Libraries
Professional Challenges
Leadership
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Digital Libraries
Professional Challenges
Community Development
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Digital Libraries
Seeking Balance
• sustainability and innovation
• collaboration and competition
• self interest and common good
• financial climate and relentless change
• ideology and practicality
• autonomy and accountability
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Digital Libraries
The Way Forward: My Advice
• Self interest is OK
(the opportunities are extraordinary)• Dare to be great
(but recognize this in others too)
• Trust your colleagues
• Politics are important (but people are more important)
• Keep your eye on the prize
• Shared objectives are powerful
(but have formal agreements)
(find them)
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David Penniman
School of
InformaticsUniversity at Buffalo
“To remain what it is, the library must change . . .
. . . if it does not change, it will not remain what it is.”
DavidPennimanUniversityat Buffalo
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Exploring Roles and Dislocations
Questions, Comments & Discussion
Digital Libraries & New Technologies
Michael RidleyChief Information Officer & Chief
LibrarianUniversity of Guelph