emtacl12, mlibraries12 conferences, 2012
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Presentation to La Trobe Library & Research Services staff on emtacl12 & m-libraries12 conference 22 November 2012TRANSCRIPT
Photos – the bad ones are mine. Thanks to Lukask Koster for the rest.
Royal Palace in Trondheim
Trondheim’s famous wooden buildings
Trondheim cathedral
‘Singing’ bridge
The conference had a number of themes. I’m focusing on the research support theme.Videos, slideshares, pdfs, etc are available for all presentations at http://emtacl.com/presentations/
Promotion of scientific output: made possible by your libraryGuus van den Brekel, University Medical Centre, Groningen, Netherlands.Guus is a Medical Information Specialist and is Coordinator electronic services at the UMCG Library.
(UMCG 2011 Ranking ~130, 2012 89)
Slideshare of Guus’s presentation http://www.slideshare.net/digicmb/promotion-of-scientific-output-made-possible-by-your-library Also check video at http://emtacl.com/presentations/
Guus’s blog – DigiCMB: the Web, Research, Virtual and Social Networks in Health & Medicine http://digicmb.blogspot.com.au/p/library-tools-toolbox.html
Promotion of scientific output: made possible by your library
• Guus & his team developed the atUMCG site to provide a research publication overview service for the university. It exposes the latest scientific output of UMCG to the general public as well updating UMCG staff.
• The site uses RSS feed aggregators to populate the site such as FeedWordPress (an open-source aggregator). “Using blog & easy aggregation techniques is within every library’s reach!”
• Guus estimates he spends 30 minutes a day ‘tidying’ the content from the feeds to the website.
Norwegian crispbread
http://atumcg.cmb.med.rug.nl/.
http://atumcg.cmb.med.rug.nl/.
UMCG – Development of Toolbars, RSS, Netvibes, Widgets
Info about Netvibes dashboard http://www.netvibes.com/en
UMCG Staff Toolbarhttp://quicksearchcmbtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com/
F1000Posters: the open repository for posters & slides
http://f1000.com/posters/browse?institutionId=1&docTypeSearch=Poster
Assisting researchers with their profiles – numbers matter.Two examples – a ‘traditional’ staff profile and…
A more dynamic example…..
And another example for the same researcher
“Paint-Yourself–In-the-Corner Infrastructure”, Herbert Van de SompelHerbert is “the team leader of the Prototyping Team at the Research Library of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. His team have developed Memento – a product that enables recovery of past versions of web based documents, websites, scholarly records (read more about Herbert and Momento here http://emtacl.com/invited-speakers/#Herbert)
Herbert asked in his presentation “What is a scholarly record? Where does it start and where does it end? …Transforming from a stack of journals or a bunch of PDF files into a dynamic network of interconnected assets and actors”
“An article about computational science in a scientific publication is not the scholarship itself, it is merely advertising of the scholarship. The actual scholarship is the complete software development environment, [the complete data] and the complete set of instructions which generated the figures.” David Donoho, ‘Wavelab and reproducible research”. 1995
Fixity is challenged… Should we consider the notion of the “state of the scholarly record at a specific moment in time.”
Evolution from the version of record to a version of the record.
Herbet’s Slideshare is at: http://www.slideshare.net/hvdsomp/painyourselfinthecorner-infrastructure Also check video at http://vimeo.com/53076015
Memento – seamless navigation from a web resource to its prior/archived versions available on the web. Introduction to Memento: http://www.mementoweb.org/guide/quick-intro/
Accessing & referencing scholarly items in time.
• Increasing numbers of researchers lodge a copy of their article in their institutional repository and post a copy to social media sites such as wikis – DBPedia is an example. This version is not fixed. Other researchers can (and do) comment, add notes, tweet, link to related research.
• Libraries cannot set back & archive an asset once. Any time there is an interaction with that asset (tweet, annotation, comment) it should be archived again and again.
• SiteStory is an example of web transactional archiving tool http://mementoweb.github.com/SiteStory/ (uses DURI - date specific Uniform resource identifier
• Searching the web across time to locate specific versions of an asset (article, image, book chapter) – a ‘new’ role for Libraries.
• How should these various versions of assets be referenced?
Publication profiles – presenting research in a new way, Urban Andersson and Stina Johansson, Chalmers University.
Video at http://emtacl.com/presentations/PDF https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1483254/emtacl12/Andersoon_johansson_presentation_ua_sj_emtacl122.pdfPublication profiles – presenting research in a new way, Urban Andersson and Stina Johansson, Chalmers University.Video at http://emtacl.com/presentations/
• “How can the Library use the extensive & well-structured data… in the institutional repository to attract the researchers’ attention & to promote the research outcome of the university?”
• Chalmers has developed Publication profiles: the Institutional Repository’s ‘labs’ to create visualisations and aggregations of data in many different forms:• How international is Chalmers and its collaborations? Use GPS Visualiser &
Google Maps co-authorship addresses to project collaborations across the world.
• Use visualisations to present comprehensive overviews of the publishing habits of researchers (articles, conferences, monographs
• Graphical visualisations of number of publications for faculties or individuals
An example of a visualisation of the Chalmers institutional repository data
The Geography of Chalmers 2011
Version 1(Beta) - Interactive map of Chalmers’ research collaborations. Each circle links to a description of the research. Version 2 – will include a link to the research documents in the institutional repository.
Text version of Karen’s presentation - http://www.kcoyle.net/presentations/thinkDiff.pdf
Think “Different” by Karen Coyle (Library Technology consultant)
Think “Different” by Karen Coyle
Karen asked some interesting questions:• Why do librarians care about alphabetical order? – it is just an
accident of language• What is the future of page numbers in the world of ebooks &
ereaders? An ereader shows the % of the book read. Do we look to the past and number every paragraph? (Wittingstein, the Bible)
• The web doesn’t need our bibliographic data. Amazon, Google books do a better job. What do we offer that is unique? Our holdings.
• Why do we need our own catalogues and discovery layers? Need to stop copying, start linking.
• Her ‘dream’ - to search the web for a book title and for the results (from Amazon, Google Books, etc) to include in the rich snippet (the lines of text under ‘titles’ in Google search results) links to her libraries, their holdings & to be able to place a hold, access an ebook at that point – no need to go the library’s website.
Have a look at:Books2Barcodes – converting great books to QR codes http://wonder-tonic.com/books2barcodes/OpenLibrary – one web page for every book. http://openlibrary.org/
What next for Libraries? Making sense of the Future, Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly is a member of the Executive group of the Innovation Support Centre which is part of UKOLN, a well-established applied research organisation based at the University of Bath.
Slideshare of this presentation http://www.slideshare.net/lisbk/what-next-for-libraries-making-sense-of-the-future. Paper of this presentation http://opus.bath.ac.uk/31642/Brian’s blog ‘UK Web Focus” http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/ Brian is worth following on Twitter. Also look at his slideshare site – many of his slideshares focus on using social media.
What next for Libraries? Making sense of the Future, Brian Kelly
Investigation of (Search engine optimisation) rankings of institutional repositories – Russell Group Universities. Data was collected 27-28 August 2012 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/majesticseo-analysis-of-russell-group-university-repositories/
Brian reported in his analysis of the results:
“ Based on the information obtained in the survey it would appear that two blog platforms, WordPress.com and Blogspot.com, are primarily responsible for driving traffic to institutional repositories, having both high Alexa rankings together with large numbers of links to the repositories.”
The Russell Group Libraries http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/our-universities/ (include Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, LSE)
No. Domains No. of links Alexa Ranking
1 Blogspot 176,625 5
2 WordPress 153,809 21
3 Wikipedia 7,230 8
4 BBC 2,811 36
5 Google 1,447 1
6 Ask 769 46
7 YouTube 460 3
8 Guardian 334 187
9 Reddit 261 143
10 Orange.fr 259 259
11 Typepad 250 212
12 CNN 135 43
13 Microsoft 89 26
14 Sourceforge 67 139
15 Ning 42 256
16 Oxford University 5 6,764
Results of Investigation of rankings of institutional repositories – Russell Group Universities (Info about Alexa http://www.alexa.com/)
“Connecting people and information: how open access supports research in High Energy Physics. Since 50 years.” Jens Vigen. Jens leads the CERN Scientific Information Service & is Head Librarian. Read more about Jens http://emtacl.com/invited-speakers/#Jens
Powerpoint presentation available https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1483254/emtacl12/presentationsvideoplustext_emtacl12.pdf
CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research (since 1954)
• The world leading HEP laboratory, Geneva (CH)• 2400 staff (mostly engineers)• 11000 users (mostly physicists)• 3 Nobel prizes (Accelerators, Detectors,
Discoveries)• Operating the 27-km LHC accelerator• Observed the first scalar boson in July 2012
Innovation management in, and for Libraries, Rudolf MumenthalerProfessor for Library Science at University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur (Switzerland)
Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/ruedi.mumenthaler/mumenthaler-innovation-managementemtacl12
Libraries, research infrastructures and the digital humanities: are we ready for the challenge? Sally ChambersSally is the Secretary-General, DARIAH-EU Coordination Office at the Göttingen Centre for Digital Humanities (DARIAH = Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities.
Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/schambers3/libraries-research-infrastructures-and-the-digital-humanities-are-we-ready-for-the-challenge
Some key messages about communication• Get outside your domain if you want to create traffic to the
university’s research outputs, encourage more hits and readers?• Challenge your communication models. Find new ways to
showcase research outputs.• Value add. Repositories are rich sources of data – publication
trends, patterns, faculty & individual performance. Utilise tools like GPS and Google Maps to create visualisations of data (Chalmers)
• Utilise tools (Google Scholar, Microsoft academic, etc) to showcase researchers’ citations, impact factors – see UMCG example
• Share, expose. Many Emtacl12 speakers – posted their presentations or references to their presentations everywhere:
*Institutional repository *Academic.edu *Netvibes *Slideshare, Sketchnotes *Lanyrd *Issuu *Vimeo *Youtube *Twitter*personal & institution’s blogs *LinkedIn *FriendFeed, *Scoop.it *Facebook *flickr *Pinterest, etc
International m-Libraries Conference
Open University, Milton Keynes, UK24 – 26 September 2012
Keynote presentations available at: http://www.m-libraries.org/news/online-sessions
“Widening access & stimulating innovation: opening up NHS information for creative mobile applications”, Bob Gann, Director of Partnerships & Strategy.Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/bgann/mlibraries-presentation-bob-gann
Interesting fact: Twitter is now the first alerter of epidemics across the world.
Now they syndicate other (not for profit) providers to develop products using their data and resources.
The Power of Mobile to Educate, Support and Engage, Steve Vosloo, UNESCO Programme Specialist, Mobile Learning
Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/fullscreen/stevevosloo/the-power-of-mobile-to/1
UNESCO offers an extensive range of ebooks for use on mobile phones – Nokia is the most common brand, not smart phones.
Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/fullscreen/charbooth/reexamining-library-mobility-the-analog-to-your-digital/1
Worth a look. Char includes some very interesting comparative data on device ownership & usage.
Some interesting ideas:• University of Cardiff: printer balances & location of printersSlideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/JohnGreenaway/cardiff-uni-international-mlibraries-conference-2012
Some interesting ideas:• York University – Twitter account@LibrarySeats is helping students find a
seat in the Library http://www.yorkvision.co.uk/news/tweet-for-a-seat/• NFC Near Field communication using RFID project at Waikato Institute of
Education www.m-libraries.org/.../2D-1%20m-Libraries%202012%20Saravani.• Claremont Colleges US – Mobile calendar to promote classes
Library visits
Open University – UKNational Library – Oslo, Norway
Trondheim Public Library, NorwayNTNU (Dragvoll campus) – Trondheim,
Norway
Open University (UK)• Headquarters located at Milton Keynes, 80 km north of London.• There are 13 regional centres where students can meet tutors and each other.• 250,000 students enrolled worldwide – this includes partnerships with local
institutions• Distance Education is the mode of study for UK students and many offshore
students• The campus (pictured below) is unlike any other campus I have visited – no
students bar a couple of reciprocal borrowers in the Library who live in the area and use the Library to study.
Open University Library
A view of the Library.
The Library building at Walton Hall is self-service, but Customer Services staff are available to help with enquiries relating to borrowing, renewing and returning items and Document Delivery during the publicised hours.
Accessing Resources
“For most modules, the wide range of online information resources available via this website will be sufficient. However, Open University students and staff sometimes need to use other libraries to borrow books, to use collections for reference, or as a quiet place to work or study.
SCONUL Access allows current staff and students registered on modules of more than 15 points to borrow from permitted printed and audio-visual loan collections within participating libraries in their locality. There is no restriction on the number of libraries that undergraduates and taught masters students can join.”
http://www.open.ac.uk/libraryservices/m/?page=faqs&faq=1-DFBQB1
The Library utilises a number of very large freestanding display stands to publicise their resources and services.
This example highlights the range of services and skills development options available online.
Publicity about online resources
Another example. This one markets the library through utilising quotes from students.
Some examples of furniture in the OU Library
Mobile Services – students choose the interface that suits their mobile phone http://www.open.ac.uk/libraryservices/m/?page=preferences
“The Digilab is a creative space on the ground floor of the Library, designed to inspire and support innovation in the development of pedagogically effective learning materials. Digilab is intended to encourage exploration of new ideas and knowledge sharing. The room contains many examples of handheld, gaming and media technologies, which some staff may not be familiar with, as well as literature showing how they could be exploited for learning and teaching.Digilab aims to help people bridge the gap between their current practice and future aspirations, empowering them in their professional development along the way.”
http://www8.open.ac.uk/library/services/staff/digilab
The Digilab has a range of technologies available for academics to explore. These include mobile devices and this very large touch screen device which has the functionality of a smartphone and tablet. Library staff conduct small training sessions for academics wanting to learn about touch screen devices. Alternatively academics can simply visit the lab and ‘play’ with the device.
Some of the devices available in the Digilab.
I visited Libraries in Oslo and Trondheim.
National Library of Norway
My visit to the National Library was a bit of a mistake. I asked the taxi driver to take me to the National University Library! The building still has the title of University Library – this refers to the days when the Library was both the National Library & the University Library – confusing.
The National Library of Norway has two locations. The Oslo Library was formerly the University of Oslo Library. The University Library took on many National Library functions when the union between Denmark and Norway ended in 1814. Norway became an independent nation at that time.
The Mo i Rana branch (located in central Norway) was established in 1989.
In 1999 University Library functions were separated from the Oslo Library (and relocated to the University campus).
In 2005 the newly renovated and restored National Library of Norway (Oslo) was officially opened.
Read more about the National Library of Norway http://www.nb.no/english/facts
Photo – courtesy National Library of Norway
Murals on the main staircase
One of the reading rooms – this one is primarily used for accessing microfilms. Note the floor surface. Norwegians have a liking for bare floors –timber, vinyl, polished concrete.
One of the help desks. Glass surfaces are used for all desks, OPAC areas, consultation tables, etc.
The Library has a central, covered courtyard (just glimpsed through the windows in this image).
Photo (left) – Courtesy National Library of Norway
Another Information desk
Very nice study spaces. Note the wonderful desk lamps.
Digitising the collection of the National Library
of NorwayThe National Library is in the process of digitising all of its collections.More information about this initiative is available at http://www.nb.no/english/facts
For those of you who can read Norwegian the National Library has made 50,000 Norwegian titles.available online
Oslo Harbour (yes, it was very, very cold that day)
QR codes are dotted around the Library. I scanned this one and attempted to translate the Norwegian text. I think it says “Hungry? Here are some cook books.”
Trondheim Public Library (main branch) – this Library was close to the conference venue and I was able to squeeze in a visit during a lunch break.
The Library is a thoroughfare connecting the town on one side with the Cathedral and Bishop’s Palace located behind the Library.
The Library Café is located off this thoroughfare towards the back of the Library.
Excavations during the building of the Library revealed the remains of a church complete with burials. Parts of this structure have been incorporated into the design of the Library. Artefacts from the excavations are displayed in the Library.
Some of the excavated area is open to the public. The day I was there a small group of children and a teacher were exploring this space – a wonderful way to connect with the history of their town.
The Info desk.
Furniture in Norwegian libraries is never dull.
All loans and returns (with a few exceptions) are self serve.
NTNU (Norwegian University of Science & Technology) http://www.ntnu.edu/ub/branch-libraries
The NTNU Library has 11 branches. I chose to visit the Humanities library at Dragvoll campus as it had been recently renovated. This campus is the site of most of the Humanities courses. It is an unusual campus. All of the buildings are connected by soaring glass atriums. There are no external entrances to classrooms, cafes, the library, the bookshop, etc. All of these facilities are entered from within one of the atriums.
Winters are cold in Trondheim. During my visit the average top temperature was around 7 C. From December – February the maximum hovers between 0 – 2 C. I visited the campus on my last evening in Trondheim – it was 3 C.
Inside one of the atriums. A series of stairs, lifts and walkways connect classrooms, the bookshop (ground floor on the right), the Library (up the stairs on the left), a ‘learning commons’ (on the ground floor below the Library).
The Library is located on the second floor (This photo is taken from the top of the stairs outside the entrance to the Library.
The floor below the Library (on the left) is like a Learning Commons filled mainly with carrels. It is quite separate to the Library. (I wasn’t able to enter this space.)
The Library is staffed by students in the evening.
Some study spaces. Group study rooms on the far wall of the photo above.
These helpful notices are displayed at the end of every row of shelves.
The Returns unit. Where possible all loans are returned by the patron using a unit like this. The patron pushes the book through the slot once the item is returned.
There is a separate return chute for items that could not be scanned.
By the way I think the instructions make more sense in Norwegian.
The path from the Library to the bus stop. Back to the hotel to thaw out.