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Developing a Model for Next-Generation Technology Rich Learning Spaces Electronic Books at the NCSU Libraries: Shaping the Future Employing Emerging Technologies: Mobile Library Initiatives at NC State Cloud Computing & Virtualization Kuali OLE: Community sourced software for libraries
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Developing a Model for Next-Generation Technology Rich Learning Spaces Electronic Books at the NCSU Libraries: Shaping the Future Employing Emerging Technologies: Mobile Library Initiatives at NC State Cloud Computing & Virtualization Kuali OLE: Community sourced software for libraries NCSU Libraries Fellows Program
Developing a Model for Next-Generation Technology Rich Learning Spaces
Learning Space Toolkit project • Partners: IMLS, Libraries, DELTA, brightspotstrategy, DEGW • Extend our leadership beyond practice • Engage experts, community
Broadening our perspective • Campuswide view of informal learning spaces • Evolution of spaces
Building Collections - Priorities • Wherever, Whenever, However • Strategic and Planned Growth • Integrated Collection • Print and online presented side by side
Shaping the Future: TRLN Beyond Print Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded pilot project to develop new business models and licensing terms for the cooperative acquisition of e-books • be prepared for commercial drivers of Amazon, Google, and Apple; • enhance demand-responsive approaches; • re-position resource sharing in hybrid/ e-book environment; • holistic e-book strategy for TRLN; • proposing new models for collaborative management of and access to e-books.
Employing Emerging Technologies:Mobile Library Initiatives at NC State
NCSU Libraries Mobile (2010) • Locations & Hours • Computer Availability • Search • Catalog • Summon • Ask Us • Room Reservations • GroupFinder • News & Events • Webcams • WolfWalk • Reserves
WolfWalk (2010) • “A Photographic History of NC State” • Browse photos by place, decade or theme • 3 flavors • Mobile Web App • iPhone/iPod Touch • iPad
Albums from UA023.005 Campus Views and Facilities Sub-Group, NCSU Special Collections Research Center
Jason Casden, lead developer for WolfWalk, at the NCSU Memorial Tower
Employing Emerging Technologies:Cloud Computing & Virtualization
Kuali Open Library Environment: Community sourced software for libraries ole Open Library Environment
Momentum for change • Inadequacy of commercial software to manage complex electronic collections • Many libraries and the Mellon Foundation interested in solving the problem • Mellon commissioned a feasibility study, 2008-9 • Funded build project, 2010-12 : $2.5 million from Mellon, $2.5 million from partners
Why Kuali OLE at NCSU? • Offers a strategic infrastructure for the future, integrations with campus systems • We must be more efficient with business functions • We have critical experience to offer that no other partners have
Kuali OLE Roadmap • November: release 0.3 • Cloud deployment for testing • Selection and Acquisition functionality • March release • Deliver, Manage User Relationship and Describe • Year 3 support for development • April 2012 – March 2013 • Ongoing focus on ERM • Collaboration with JISC on Global Open KnowledgeBase
Openness and higher education • Increasingly IT-intensive research, teaching • Community source aligns with our values • Strong momentum from private and public funding agencies • Breadth of solutions across research, teaching, business