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Let's go blue!Internship at the Hatcher Graduate Library, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor
Lunchtalk @ UB Ffm12/09/2008
Fabienne Kneifel, Frankfurt Public Library
Have you ever wondered...
• ...what an Espresso Book Machine does?
• ...how libraries can literally be 'ugly'?• ...what patrons can do in a Knowledge
Navigation Center?
• ...why (and how!) we would let an elephant into the library?
Have you ever wondered...
• ...how many square feet a library needs to have in order to be called the largest public library in the world?
• ...how libraries can be innovative with the help of Facebook, Twitter, MTagger and the SOPAC?
• ...what a wolverine is and why it is so important for a2?
Overview
• U-M, U-M Library, Hatcher Graduate Library- Quick facts & pictures- Web 2.0- Digital library- Information literacy
• Ann Arbor District Library• Chicago Public Library• Ann Arbor: Let's go blue!
U-M, U-M Library – Quick facts
• University of Michigan (U-M):
- One of the original eight „Public Ivys“
- 41.000 students
• U-M Library:
- 19 libraries
- 8M volumes, 72.000 serials
- 4M users/year
- 1M circulations/year
- 9 independent libraries, affiliated with the U-M
U-M, U-M Library, Hatcher Graduate Library
• U-M Library:- Hatcher Graduate Library
- Health Sciences Library (HSL)- Art, Architecture and Engineering Library- Law Library- Clements Library- Shapiro Library (Askwith Media Library,
Science Library, UGLi)
U-M, U-M Library, Hatcher Graduate Library
U-M, U-M Library, Hatcher Graduate Library
Hatcher Graduate Library – Quick facts
• Hatcher Graduate Library:
- 3.5M volumes (11.000 serials, 20.000 eJournals, 500 databases, 1.5M microforms)
- 500.000 circulations/year
- Two separate but connected buildings
- 95 staff members, 26 Subject specialist librarians
- Library automation system = ALEPH 500
- Federated search product = Metalib
- OpenURL Link resolver = SFX
U-M, U-M Library, Hatcher Graduate Library
U-M Library – Web 2.0
• MLibrary 2.0
• MTagger
• Chat & E-Mail
• Second Life & Facebook
• MLibrary Labs
• Next gen catalog a.k.a. OPAC 2.0
U-M Library – Web 2.0
• MLibrary 2.0
- 2007 Forum series
- Explore new directions for access & services: library 2.0, social networking, future of searching
- Wide range of activities:• Presentations
• Interactive workshops
• Hands-on experiences
• Discussions
U-M Library – Web 2.0
• MLibrary 2.0
- Outcome:• Library-wide enthusiasm for „Library 2.0“ concepts
and technologies
• Basic grounding in those concepts and technologies
• MLibrary 2.0 Website & Wiki
• Staff bloggers (including Dean of Libraries)
• Monthly Brownbag session
• Services like MTagger, MLibrary Labs, Facebook pages
U-M Library – Web 2.0
• MTagger- Tagging tool- „Find It. MTag It. Share It.“- Save and label things• Library web pages• Items in the library catalog• Digital images• Any other web page
- Build online collections- Explore collections of others- Discover library tag clouds
U-M Library – Web 2.0
U-M Library – Web 2.0
• Chat & E-Mail
- Chat via IM and Meebo
- E-Mail via web form
- Integrated into almost all online services (web pages, catalog, databases, ...)
- 7 days a week
- 40 staff members
- 80 hours/week during semester
- 270 chat session/month
- 270 e-mails/month
U-M Library – Web 2.0
U-M Library – Web 2.0
• Second Life & Facebook
- Second Life (SL):• „Wolverine Island“
• HSL librarians answer questions and help w/ getting around in SL
- Facebook (FB):• Search box
• Library hours
• Subject guides
• FB page (w/ basic info, news, chat, ...)
U-M Library – Web 2.0
U-M Library – Web 2.0
• MLibrary Labs
- Some tools that are not quite ready for „prime time“
- Users are asked to try them out and submit feedback
- Current „experiments“:• Library RSS Feed Browser
• iGoogle Gadget
• Interactive Maps
• Browser Plug-Ins
U-M Library – Web 2.0
• Next gen catalog a.k.a. OPAC 2.0
- Usability Group discusses software products
- Currently tested: VuFind
- VuFind offers:• Drilldowns
• Tagging
• Display of „Similar items“
• Reviews & Ratings
• Personalization („Add to favorites“, „Save this“, ...)
• Mash-ups w/ external sources (Google Book Search, LibraryThing, Amazon)
U-M Library – Web 2.0
U-M Library – Digital library
• „There's an elephant in the library“: HathiTrust
• Espresso Book Machine
U-M Library – Digital library
• „There's an elephant in the library“: HathiTrust- Started off as „MBooks“- Goal: Digitize the entire print collection of the
U-M Library- Now: HathiTrust• Collaboration of various US-University Libraries• Digital repository of their digitized collections• Hathi = Hindi word for elephant• Experimental Search (+ access via Library catalog,
„Public collections“, Google Book Search)• „PageTurner“
U-M Library – Digital library
U-M Library – Digital library
• Espresso Book Machine
- Book-making machine
- Automatically prints, binds, and trims on demand library-quality paperback books in about 7 minutes
- Currently on sale: small stock of popular items from the digital collections
- In the future: e.g. printing and binding course materials and self-publishing for Ann Arbor authors
- $6 - $10
U-M Library – Digital library
U-M Library – Information literacy
• Reference Service
• Knowledge Navigation Center & Faculty Exploratory
• Usability
• Copyright
• Computer and Video Game Archive
U-M Library – Information literacy
U-M Library – Information literacy
• Knowledge Navigation Center (KNC) & Faculty Exploratory (FE)- Centers for learning about technology- One-on-one consultation over the phone, in
person, or over e-mail on a variety of technology issues
- KNC = for all users of the U-M Library- FE = designed specifically for U-M faculty to
enhance lecturing, research and publishing skills
- FE also provides hands-on workshops
U-M Library – Information literacy
U-M Library – Information literacy
U-M Library – Information literacy
• Usability- User feedback and usability studies are highly
important- Usability Group constantly guides and
implements usability testing of the Library's web resources and services
- Projects:• VuFind• MTagger• MBooks• Library Gateway• SFX Label & Menu
U-M Library – Information literacy
• Copyright
- „University Library Copyright Specialist“
- Provides basic information about copyright and scholarly publishing
- Offers presentations and workshops on copyright, publishing, and Creative Commons
U-M Library – Information literacy
• Computer and Video Game Archive
- Academic research collection of computer & video games
- Usable archive with hands-on access to the broad and diverse history of video games
- Inventory includes:• Classic consoles & controllers (e.g. Atari, Sega, PS2)
• Classic computers (e.g. Commodore Vic20)
• Games (e.g. Space invaders, Tetris)
• Books & Magazines
U-M Library – Information literacy
Ann Arbor District Library
• AADL:- 5 libraries- 340.000 volumes- 3M circulations/year
• AADL 2.0:- SOPAC- Website = „one stop shop“- Twitter & MySpace- Gaming- „pictureAnnArbor“
Ann Arbor District Library
Ann Arbor District Library
Ann Arbor District Library
Chicago Public Library
• 79 libraries
• 9M volumes
• 7.5M circulations/year
• Harold Washington Library Center is „largest Public Library building in the world“- 10 floors- 756.640 square feet (70.294 m2)- Winter garden- 385-seat auditorium- Includes a Popular and a Children's Library
Chicago Public Library
Chicago Public Library
Ann Arbor: Let's go blue!
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Ann Arbor: Let's go blue!
Ann Arbor: Let's go blue!
Ann Arbor: Let's go blue! – Conclusion
• Lots of impressions in just 4 weeks
+ Various events at the U-M Library
+ Tours through various libraries
+ Courses at the School of Information
• Helpful for the Frankfurt Public Library's discussion about a next gen catalog
• MLibrary 2.0 Forum Series might serve as basis for „Library 2.0“ workshops in Frankfurt
Ann Arbor: Let's go blue! – Conclusion
• Information and media literacy programs help bridge the „digital divide“
• „Library 2.0“ ≠ only technology
• „Library 2.0“ = new concept for all library services
• Traditional library services, functional buildings and focus on our user's needs are still key factors
• Last but not least: meeting great people!
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