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The Perfect Storm: Libraries in the Google™ Age

The Perfect Storm: Libraries in the Google™ Age. Stephen Abram President, Canadian Library Association VP Innovation, Sirsi Corporation Computers in Libraries 2005 March 18, 2005. Which one is Sergey and which one is the other guy…?. AddAds. Add tools – citation, RefWorks,

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The Perfect Storm: Libraries in the Google™ Age

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  1. The Perfect Storm: Libraries in the Google™ Age Stephen Abram President, Canadian Library Association VP Innovation, Sirsi Corporation Computers in Libraries 2005 March 18, 2005

  2. Which one is Sergey and which one is the other guy…?

  3. AddAds Add tools – citation, RefWorks, ProCite, stat packages, Add 200 database Suppliers (MS already has 120+ And then make Google your operating system – like Windows… Personalize it and track your needs and Add alerts … Make it OpenURL compliant Add for online discussions, communities of practice, group and Individual blogs and connections through social networking software Integrate e-commerce for articles, standards, etc. Make it Browserless Add a toolbar that behaves in a research way Predict their needs through mining of Gmail, surfing, and behaviours

  4. Print 250,000 Books . . . How does that compare to your branch?

  5. Google Ocean

  6. & OCLC Toolbar

  7. Sooooo… where are they?

  8. RSS

  9. Is Google that 5 inch wave. . . ?

  10. So what do we do…?

  11. Reinvent the librarian

  12. Know your market

  13. Know your market Normative Data Project http://www.librarynormativedata.info

  14. Rethink the repository

  15. Push

  16. Get on the wagon early

  17. Invent targeted search

  18. Lead the wireless revolution

  19. Get into the community

  20. Make the library discoverable

  21. Build context first

  22. How will you shape the future? Stephen Abram, MLS VP Innovation, Sirsi Corporation 416-669-4855 stephen.abram@sirsi.com http://www.sirsi.com

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