IT in Academic Libraries: A Retrospective Gwendolyn Ebbett Dean of the Library.
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Transcript of IT in Academic Libraries: A Retrospective Gwendolyn Ebbett Dean of the Library.
• This session will be a retrospective walk through the past several years of the use of technology in academic libraries; the challenges and opportunities faced by librarians, faculty and students.
• Print warehouse• Now: Still collecting and
preserving• But: digital world –
Leddy’s Collection +Masses of information “out there”
• Gone from hand writing cards to– Typing information
onto cards– To automated
production of cards– Online Public Access
catalogues– One stop searching of
today
• Gone from in the library print subject name indexes
• to in the library online catalog searches by keyword, name, title
• to 24 hour searching from anywhere using computers, laptops, smart devices and using almost correct spelling.
• What has this meant for librarians, faculty and students?
• Ans: New ways of teaching, learning and doing research.
• Students: Able to do assignments from beginning to end
in the library (computers, scanners, printing, even publishing assistance)
Long hours of operation, group and individual study spaces, informal spaces
On-line reference support from anywhere On-line classes anytime, anywhere New interdisciplinary programs
• For Faculty: 24 hour access to excellent scholarly resources Able to access OER materials for teaching Ability to undertake collaborative research with
colleagues around the world Use of IRs to make research publicly available OA Journal and monograph publishing support Development of new inter/ intra disciplinary
programs
• For Librarians: New roles in scholarly communications and
digital scholarship Different way of building, storing and
disseminating collections Change in teaching information literacy Collaboration and cooperation norm Evident based assessment of all we do
• Librarians cont’d: Need to stay on top of emerging library
trends Need to stay on top of emerging
technologies: mobile connectivity, crowd funding, smart homes and some of the ensuing privacy and security issues
Life long learners
• For All: Continuous learning, curiosity, flexibility Cooperation, collaboration, connections Continuous Assessment of community
needs - quantitative, qualitative
My proudest achievements at Windsor: Decision to go digital in 1998 Building OCUL’s Scholars Portal, 2000 -, Geo
portal, and in 2015, OLRC OA support Scholarship @ Uwindsor Building national librarians research culture Culture of innovation and leadership in
embracing new technologies
• I Think being a librarian is one of the most exciting ways of engaging with new technology.
• Rate of change is accelerating, as is the amount of information, which means so are the opportunities.