The E-Brarian Revolution: The Collapse of the Traditional Librarian and the Dawn of the E-Empire
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The E-Brarian Revolution: The Collapse of the Traditional Librarian and the Dawn of the E-Empire 2010 Charleston Conference Charleston, South Carolina November 5 th , 2010
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The E-Brarian Revolution:The Collapse of the Traditional Librarian
and the Dawn of the E-Empire
2010 Charleston ConferenceCharleston, South Carolina
November 5th, 2010
Panel Chair::
Dr. Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, President and CEO
Panel Members:
Mirela Roncevic, Director of Library Relations
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Senior Research Scientist
Rick Anderson, Assoc. Dir. for Scholarly Resources & Collections Marriott Library
Kevin Sayar, President
Marcus Woodburn, Vice President, Digital Products
The future of libraries
Will print collections be replaced by e-resources within the next 20 years?
Mirela [email protected]
Director of Library Relations, IGI Global
Editor-in-Chief, “Advances in Library & Information Science”
Book Series
Librarians No, smaller libraries still cannot afford databases
No, people are drawn to libraries, in part, for the experience
No, it’s impossible to replace serendipity made possible by physical browsing
No, you cannot use an e-book to stabilize a wobbly table leg
NACS Survey 627 students surveyed at campuses across the U.S.
76% would pick a printed book if left up to them
13 percent purchased an ebook in the past three months
8 percent owned an e-reading device
Most popular device: iPhone
An increase of 10 to 15 percent expected by 2012
Why can’t it happen now? We are still talking about standardizing the format
Content remains largely undiscoverable
Old business models still reinforce inefficient practices
Content is born digital but not global
CONTENT vs. FORMAT Format is in the spotlight
Evolution of content is trailing behind
A-Z no longer applies
Reference has morphed into nonfiction (& vice versa)
The word “reference” has become irrelevant
Review media’s leadership role in the process is changing
Discoverability Lake vs. river (Static vs. dynamic)
Re-purposing and re-organization of content
Finding your niche
True access: print availability
Born global English-language research reigns in non-English language territories
Globalization of perspectives is imperative
Publishers of fiction and creative nonfiction remain “local” with global potential
Publishers of research materials serve the needs of a global community from the onset
20 years ago >>
Content = Format
20 years from now… After the storm (the present)
Coming full circle
Format is no longer an issue
Content flows globally
