Collection Development 2.0:

The Changing Management of Information Resources

Elvira B.Lapuzeblapuz@gmail.com

Why

Change?

Source: http://library20.ning.com/

Exercise: Change Checklist

• In this exercise you will identify stressors you have experienced during the past year and how you have handled them

• Source: Living with Change: Coping and Stress Reduction in the Library Workplace: Spring 2005 by Joan Crossman-Miranda for the Infopeople Project [infopeople.org]

Scoring: Count up your total number of changes

1 – 15 You are having a pretty easy year16 – 25 Your year has been challenging26 – 37 You may need to find someone to

help you through change38+: Hold on to your hat! Try to slow

things down.

“Libraries are changing. Funding limits and customer demands are

transforming staffing levels, service models, access to resources, and services to the public. Administrators and taxpayers are seeking more efficient ways of delivering

services to achieve greater returns on financial investments”. -- Michael E. Casey and

Laura C. Savastinuk -- Library Journal, 2006

… changing needs and necessities which is the proverbial “mother” of all inventions. One of these inventions/innovations is the online (on-web) resources both for library users and personnel

Changing user needs

• Cell phones and text messaging• Fast delivery of information• Always ON and multi tasking• Belief that everything is on the web• Gaming and virtual realities• Lots of things to share (info, music, videos,

photos, etc.)• Less TV, more online info

What does a library need?

• A STRATEGY for dealing with these constantly changing user needs while promoting the need for their participation in the creation and evaluation of the resources and services they want.

Web 1.0 is all about access to Information

Web 2.0 is all about participation

Web 2.0• Dramatic change in the production of

information and the organization of the digital environment

• Social networking and peer production that empower individuals to create, distribute, share, and consume information

already 2.0

• Nearly all services provided are based on Web 2.0 principles

• Acquired Flickr (photo sharing) and del.icio.us (social bookmarking)

already 2.0• Google is a play on the

term “Googol” which is the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeros. The term reflects the company’s mission to organize the immense amount of information available on the web.

Online vendor

Online vendor

Web 2.0 tools• Blogs• RSS feeds• Wikis• Podcasts and podcasting• Social bookmarking• Social networking• Tagging

Uses of 2.0 tools

• Communication – to keep in touch with patrons and staff

Uses of 2.0 tools• Distribution – make

it easy to share information from anywhere

Uses of 2.0 tools

• Organization – for keeping information handy and accessible

Fichter, Darlene. “Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and Radical Trust: A First Take.” Blog on the Side. <http://library2.usask.ca/~fichter/blog_on_the_side/2006/04/web-2.html>.

Library 2.0 is about…

• Creating experiences for users• Providing a meeting place• Being human – understanding users

and getting closer to the user• User generated content• Radical trust• Recognizing staff competence• Community of users and staff

Library 2.0• incorporating aspects of Web 2.0 into the

library’s service delivery models • making the library’s space (virtual and

physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs.

• The basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives [Cohen 2006]

Sharing/organizing in LibraryThing

“bookmarks” in del.icio.us

Library Instruction on

Library 2.0 and Collection Development and Management

• Use 2.0 tools to highlight collections• Encourage users to participate • Create partnerships and collaborate• Need not focus on so much technologies –

avoiding technolust• Collecting knowledge from within• Staff involvement and understanding needs

and limitations

Librarian 2.0 – the guru of the information age!

• Thoroughly aware of the needs of the Net Generation

• Gives 2.0 tools a try to connect to this generation

• Explains how information is created and communicated and help students develop a sense of context when using information

• Encourages critical thinking

ELVIRA B. LAPUZUniversity of the Philippines

eblapuz@gmail.com

Thank you!