David J ParkesStaffordshire University

open source and open solutions

Email: d.j.parkes@staffs.ac.ukTwitter: @daveparkesLinkedIn: David ParkesSlideShare: djpSkype: davidjparkes

THE INFORMATION LANDSCAPE

http://www.openstreetmap.org/

A MEMETIC DISTRIBUTED

NETWORK DESPERATELY

TRYING TO ACHIEVE

COHESION AND SEEK RESOLUTION

cult-ure Rian Hughes

PLEASANTLY MAD PLACES

Libraries have always seemed to me pleasantly mad places, and for as long as I can remember I’ve been

seduced by their labyrinthine logic.Alberto Manguel, The Library at Night

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INFORMATION ABUNDANCE

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‘Democracy presupposes that the individual members of society be at least moderately well informed and somewhat actively participant in the broader affairs of that society.’

‘What we actually have is wholesale lethargic indifference, profound stupidity and numerous small minded politicians intent on some form of personal graft’

‘The Thinking intelligent minority cannot as a rule be distinctly heard for the bellowing of the misinformed masses’

A Curriculum for the World We Live inAnna ShumakerPeabody Journal of EducationVol. 4, No. 3 (Nov., 1926), pp. 168-175Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd.Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1487185

Patterson playfully subverts our belief that maps and diagrams provide a reliable

source of information

Detail from the Great bear by Simon Patterson http://flickr.com/photos/robotar/486728395/in/photostream/

Patterson playfully subverts our belief that maps and diagrams provide a reliable source of information

Play – experimentPerformance – improvisation, discovery, IDsSimulation –dynamic models, real world processesAppropriation – sample/remix/repurposeMultitasking - explore information landscapesDistributed cognition – interact with tools/resourcesCollective intelligence –pool knowledge, compareJudgement - reliability/credibilityTransmedia navigation –flow of stories & informationNetworking – search for synthesize and disseminateNegotiation – travel, communities, multiple perspectives

•know what I need•select best resources•search strategy•retrieve•evaluate•organise•Treat ethically•explore information landscapes

http://digitallearning.macfound.org/

Active Participants…

THE CONTENT NO LONGER RESIDES IN THE VESSEL

CONVERGENCE & CONFLUENCE

http://www.tuttukibako.com/toy/

AQUISITIONS

DIVERGENCE

CIRCULATION

CATALOGUING

FINANCE

REPOSITORYPORTAL

STAFF DIRECTORY

VLE

MOBILE SELF SERVICE

APPLETS

SIS

LDAP

SERIALS

DISCOVERY

RFID, AUGMENTED REALITY, SECURITY, MEDIA, PDP, BOKODES, QR, PARTNERS, GOOGLE, SOCIAL, AMAZON, PLEs and PIEs

KOHALMS

THE INFORMATION UNCOMMONS

open standards, open source, open access, open data, open educational resources, open

courseware, open science, open manufacturing, open innovation

closed standards, closed source, closed access, closed data, closed educational

resources, closed courseware, closed science, closed manufacturing, closed innovation

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THE INFORMATION LANDSCAPE

http://www.openstreetmap.org/

PORTAL

HELIX

OERSHAREPOINT

REBUSKOHA

BLOGSWIKI

SUMMON

MOBILE

PEBBLEPAD

BLACKBOARD EPRINTS

David J ParkesStaffordshire University

open source and open solutions

Email: d.j.parkes@staffs.ac.ukTwitter: @daveparkesLinkedIn: David ParkesSlideShare: djpSkype: davidjparkes