The Ecology of InformationA Future in a Library Without Walls

John BlybergLITA Camp 2009

May 8th 2009

Technology

Data is created rapidly and constantly.

Data is onlyuseful in context.

As information becomes more complex, so do contextual opportunities.

Welcome to the Internet.

Also... welcome to the Internet.

Change is the new constant.

Information Pareidolia

The Profane

The mundane

The sacred

The astonishing

Users are their own operators.

We see the road but not the destination.

Like-minded people stick together.

Is our profession sustainable?

21st Century Librarianship = Information Architecture

Open Source

SaaSSOA

Open Source

SaaSSOA

Insurge,Locum

Example?

Transparency

Boundaries are artificial.

Security needs to change.

UX must be predictable, familiar.

Get everywhere from anywhere.

Users need to know where to go.

Retrieval should be as easy as storage.

Speed is essential.

Seams are the weakest point.

Simple is usually better.

Except when it’s not.

There is always a formula.

It always depends.

Information + Truth = Knowledge

Knowledge is a personal pursuit.

Harpers Ferry

Bastogne

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Photo CreditsThank You!John Blybergjohn@blyberg.nethttp://www.blyberg.net/

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