acrl-uls technology and libraries lightning round-up (daly)

PRESENTED BY THE ACRL-ULS TECHNOLOGY & LIBRARIES COMMITTEE

EMILY DALY,INSTRUCTION & OUTREACH LIBRARIAN

DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Technology & Libraries Lightning Round-Up

“Turning the page on E-books”

Moderated discussion on challenges and opportunities for libraries, presented by ALA’s Washington Office

The distinguished panel

Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive

Tom Peters, CEO of TAP Information Services

Sue Polanka, Head of Reference and Instruction at Wright State University

Moderated by Rick Weingarten, information technology policy consultant

Session highlights

Beware of the “easy metaphor” and “false dichotomy”

Need for increased dialogue with vendors of e-content

Rise of ebooks/ereaders will lead emergence of new genres (e.g. cell phone novels) and obsolescence of others

Role of librarians: Continue to buy and lend quality materials in the formats our

users are looking for Provide opportunity for patrons to experience these technologies Consider the end-user experience

Top Tech Trends

Moderated discussion presented by LITA (Library and Information Technology Association)

The distinguished panel

Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President and Chief Strategist, OCLC

Rachel Frick, Program Director, Digital Library Federation

Erik Mitchell, Assistant Director for Technology Services, Wake Forest University

Monique Sendze, Associate Director of Information Technology, Douglas County Libraries, Colorado

Jeffrey Trzeciak, University Librarian, McMaster University

Moderated by Jason Vaughn, Director of Library Technologies at University of Nevada Las Vegas,

Session highlights

Personal archives and collections

Data curation (flickr, blipfoto, self-publishing)

Changing role for IT staff driven by cloud computing and more open frameworks

Changes in public access computing -> users driven toward “hyperpersonalization”

Role of library instruction / information literacy

Unintended theme?

There is a “high potential for making library services and content offerings highly personal as availability of data continues to proliferate.”

from American Libraries, Inside Scoop

Speaking of LITA…

In June, LITA Board approved new strategic plan using extensive market survey

Small task force has been charged with creating a new visual brand and market identity for LITA that “sets the organization apart in the library technology space”

Have thoughts about new brand? We would love to hear from you!

Need more info?

Video from Top Tech Trends

More about ALA’s Washington Office

Or feel free to email me, emily.daly@duke.edu