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Charleston Conference presentation, 2011 Bullied by Budgets, Pushed by Patrons, Driven by Demand: Libraries and Tantalizing Technologies. Presented by Narda Tafuri and Antje Mays Part II -- Libraries and Technologies: Changes and Solutions. by Antje Mays
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Libraries and Changes:A Macro View
Philadelphia Free Libraries – Closing All Branches
A Library Without Books
Budgets
Financial crisis -> Recession State budget cuts Tuition <-> market viability Endowment losses
Families: tuition unaffordable Colleges: less operating income
Disagreements on government role: Less financial aid funding available.
Universities / Governments
Less funding for libraries Administrators face cutback decisions Library impacts range from static to
austere
Space
Space constraints Different uses for existing space
From repository to workspaceGroup studyLearning commonsIT / Library collaborations
Disruptive Technologies
Proliferation of Information Technologies Over the past 4 decades
Computing Technologies Business Productivity Instructional Technologies Online Resources
Appearance of competition from “free” Cost challenge:
• New cost categories• Library must differentiate themselves from technology
Patrons
StudentsFull schedules:
• Work, family, adult responsibilities
Need online accessNeed online collaboration tools
Patrons
FacultyExpect online amenitiesMultiple demands on timeNeed online accessNeed online collaborationNeed online course interaction with
students
User Demand
Changing lives -> Shifting needs Distance Education Study Abroad
• Access to home library from remote
Field work• With off-campus internet / satellite access• Remote locations – no telecommunication• Users need portable solutions
Library best suited for delivering solutions:• Linking knowledge, information, technologies.
Technologies’ Promise
Tantalizing TechnologiesInstructional technologiesLibrary partnershipsOnline coursesOnline collaborationProxy serversDatabases and ebooksPortable books
Some Tech Solutions
Patron / Demand-Driven AcquisitionsThe future of research support?
Some Tech Solutions
Patron / Demand-Driven AcquisitionsThe future of research support?
Publisher Databases:Field worker’s panacea?
Some Tech Solutions
Patron / Demand-Driven AcquisitionsThe future of research support?
Publisher Databases:Field worker’s panacea?
E-readers: Portability
Some Tech Solutions
Patron / Demand-Driven AcquisitionsThe future of research support?
Publisher Databases:Field worker’s panacea?
E-readers: Portability Mobile Devices:
Portals to knowledge – with a caveat
Some Tech Solutions
Patron / Demand-Driven Acquisitions The future of research support?
Publisher Databases: Field worker’s panacea?
E-readers: Portability Mobile Devices:
Portals to knowledge – with a caveat Playaway:
Dedicated = one shot?
Libraries - Future Directions
The only thing constant is changeAn unchanged truth since Heraclitus,
535-475 BC Evolving cultures and technologies Globalization and information freeflow Economic prospects worldwide/locally Connecting learners with knowledge:
Libraries’ core role endures.
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