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Technology and the Next Generation Academic Library

Technology and the Next Generation Academic Library. Present and Emergent Digital Possibilities. Ray Uzwyshyn, Ph.D. MLIS Head, Digital and Learning Technologies University of West Florida Libraries. Why Does Technology Matter?. It’s where our users are

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Technology and the Next Generation Academic Library

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  1. Technology and the Next Generation Academic Library Present and Emergent Digital Possibilities Ray Uzwyshyn, Ph.D. MLISHead, Digital and Learning TechnologiesUniversity of West Florida Libraries

  2. Why Does Technology Matter? • It’s where our users are • Communications possibilities are evolving on the Web • Technology enables new opportunities for servicing patrons’ needs.

  3. Information Evolution Changes occurring in the way patrons consume information/ emphasis on interaction Changes occurring in millennial Expectations Changes occurring in Technology Possibilities

  4. Interactivity 81% of 15-35 year olds regularly comment on weblogs 35% also post daily on blogs and social networking sites

  5. Current Library Web 2.0 Trends Site Architecture Building on Solid Foundations 2.0Library WeblogSocial Networking ToolsPodcasting/Vodcasting Library Web Presence • Elegance, Simplicity, Usability • Attention to Visual Design • Visual Literacy/Metaphor • Usability/Marketing

  6. Elegance Simplicity Usability Synthesis Of ManyVoices Make theComplexSimple

  7. Information Seeking/Retrieval Academic Research 15 years ago Libraries used to purchase most of our research, academic journals and all books in print This is no longer the Case

  8. Search Evolution 1993-2003 2003-2008

  9. Aggregation/Foregrounding of Information Services Weblog(top right), Spry Search Aggregation (bottom left), Live Chat (bottom left) http://library.uwf.edu/index_tmp4.htm

  10. Interactivity of Information Services From read-only to Interactive Pages

  11. Information Landscapes Navigating bodies of knowledge to enable relationships, augment intelligence, create new knowledge. 200 B.C 1940 2008 2018 Katalogos/Scroll/Stroll Metaphor

  12. Online Digital Resource Evolution 3D Rich Media Integration Video, Audio, Interactivity, 3D interactivity Ideal Digital Resource GoalsRobust Academic StructureHigh Degree of Media Expressivity/Integration video OnlineMediaRichness audio Traditional Online Academic Digital LibrariesText Heavy/ Database Search/Silo with Metadata images 2008 Text Increasing Academic Depth Structure

  13. Library Technology Pragmatic Future Trajectories • New Media Library Digital Video Library 2nd Life (Virtual Worlds)Possibilities • Social NetworkingLibrary Myspace and FacebookOnline Learning Synergies(Eluminate/Camtasia etc.) Larger University Wide Library Collaborations

  14. (2004)http://balseros.miami.edu Evolution of Digital Collections SpecificityPhysical Environment, Academic Expertise Digital Collections Purpose

  15. How Do you Best Navigate Information? • Unique Challenge posed by each specific digital collection Multimedia and Visual Metaphor

  16. Physical/Cognitive Cartographies Zoomable Interface (1800 Mg Map) Front End Digital Video/Document/Image Library Application of Geographic Possibilities (Lat/Long)/Mobile

  17. 3D Typographic Fly Through or 3D Cognitive Map. Previously Unseen Subject Relationships in Same Visual Space http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGVIS

  18. Human Computer Interaction All media types (text, audio, video, datasets, images) can be attached to Humanly understandable visual metaphors which link to backend databases, objects & metadata

  19. Digital Collections Can Use Various Media Types (Audio/Video) Or Combinations of Media Types

  20. New Way to Navigate and Share Library Information Content http://librarydigitalservices.uwf.edu/library

  21. Easily Published Representations of What’s Important and New at the Libraries Creating Larger University Communities and Conversations1 Editor/2 Week Period: Open to Wider Community

  22. What are our patrons thinking?

  23. Information sharing, evaluation, connection 75% of internet users 15-35 regularly rate persons, organizations, or organizational services online Potential of Feedback Loops

  24. Opening Digital Libraries From Information Bunker to Organic Archive

  25. Open Comments: New Library Roles Archivist/Patron/Creating History

  26. User Authored Archives: Archives Become Organic

  27. Human Computation/Organic Archives Digitization Challenges and Opportunities: Cloud Digitization

  28. New Genres of Digital Collections & Library Services • AnthuriumScholarly E-Journal of Caribbean Studies • Is this a digital collection or online refereed journal? http://scholar.library.miami.edu/anthurium/index.html Creating Authorities/Scholarly Communications

  29. Branding and Marketing Library Collections the University’s Intellectual Riches/Reach Hybrid Digital/Paper Collections

  30. New Open Source Affordances Taking Advantage of Current Possibilities

  31. Opening Physical Collections Globally Online Finding Aids ArchonProduces Version of XML called EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Searchable GloballyAble to Go Down to Digital Object Level

  32. Contextualization of Collections What is the story? Wider Library Academic Partnerships Narrative Creativity/Information Architecture

  33. Learning CommonsDigital Literacy Studio/Multimedia Lab New Library Service Possibilities Web Page Creation CapacityDigital Audio/Video CapacityPodcastingScanning AssistanceCD/DVD CreationDocument Processing (OCR)3D Possibilities Digital Library & Digital Library Fellows Programs Digital Literacy

  34. From Book Warehouse to Learning Commons • New Library Definitions Interdisciplinarity Multimedia/Digital Literacy Services Specialized Software and Hardware Expansion Technologically Enabled Learning Spaces Collaboration Between Campus Divisionsand Library (Writing Center, Faculty Teaching Centre, Academic Technology and University IT)Broadband Visualization Possibilities New Physical Services

  35. Experimentation and Pragmatic Realization Online Research Notebook Information VisualizationVisual Learning SpacesMultimedia Information SystemsNew Digital Collection Possibilities http://libprod.library.miami.edu:41430/webservices Intelligent Application of Wider Technological Possibility1998 – 2008 The real, the possible, the imagined

  36. Educating and Enabling University & Library Faculty Awareness

  37. Thank You For Coming Questions? Contact Information: Ray Uzwyshynruzwyshyn@uwf.edu

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