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Networks and librariesLorcan
DempseyVersions of thispresentation were givenat
JISC ConferenceBirmingham15 April 2008
and
UKOLN 30th AnniversaryBritish Library10 April 2008
The real Web 2.0
ConcentrationScale matters
DiffusionSpread mattersHitwise: top UK
search terms
Then: Attention abundant; resources scarce
Then: users built workflow around libraries
Now: library must build services around user workflow
Now: Attention scarce; resources abundant
Discovery happens elsewhere
Gather, create, share
Network level – website - workflow
Discovery happens elsewhere: a destination?
A thin layer around complicated systems variety
No website is the sole focus of a user’s attention
The BIG squeeze
Concentration
Diffusion
“The replication of tens of thousands of independent data centers, all using similar hardware, running similar software, and employing similar kinds of workers, has imposed severe penalties on the economy. It has led to the overbuilding of IT assets in almost every sector of industry, dampening the productivity gains that can spring from computer automation.”
The BIG switch
•Computational capacity: Amazon web services, Google Apps•Process/workflow : Salesforce.com, serials solution, …•Functional platforms: ebay, google, worldcat.org, ..
Nick CarrWW Norton2008
Fourchallenges
Specific local Value
A presence on the web: concentration and diffusion
Library Logistics
Institutionalasset management
Fourchallenges
Specific local Value
A presence on the web: concentration and diffusion
Library Logistics
Institutionalasset management
On theweb
Destination
Gravitational pull
Syndication
Data•Search enginesServices•Social networks•Other institutional services
Librarylogistics
Remove redundancies and create systemwide efficiencies
•Find it/get it
•Collective collection
•Print•Digital
•Syndication
•ERM
SharedServices?
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