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Acknowledgements The research behind the NMC Horizon Report: 2015 Library Edition is jointly conducted by the New Media Consortium (NMC) and University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Chur, Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) Hannover, and ETH-Bibliothek Zurich. Our partners’ critical participation in the production of this report and their strong support for the NMC Horizon Project is gratefully acknowledged. The NMC Horizon Report: 2015 Library Edition is a publication of the New Media Consortium
Technology We’re Tracking: 2015 • http://library.wiki.nmc.org/Horizon+Topics
NEAR-TERM: 1 YR OR LESS > Makerspaces > Online Learning MID-TERM: 2-3 YRS > Information Visualization > Semantic Web + Linked Data [ DEVELOPMENTS IN TECH ] FAR-TERM: 4-5 YRS > Location Intelligence > Machine Learning
One-Year Horizon:Makerspaces “…the addition of makerspaces is solidifying the library’s position as a hub where students and faculty can access, create, or engage in hands-on projects across departmental lines.” --p. 36
One-Year Horizon:Online Learning “…online learning is undergoing a sea change, with every dimension of the process open for reconceptualization.” --p. 38
Discussion #1: What (if any) aspects of Makerspaces and Online Learning are already working their way into what you and your colleagues offer?
LONG-TERM IMPACT > Increasing Accessibility of Research Content > Rethinking Library Spaces MID-TERM IMPACT [ KEY TRENDS ] > Evolving Nature of the Scholarly Record > Increasing Focus on Research Data Management SHORT-TERM IMPACT > Increasing Value of the User Experience > Prioritization of Mobile Content + Delivery
Long-Term Impact Trend:Rethinking Library Space “Changing expectations about visitor needs are also leading new visions of the future of libraries.” --p. 10
Short-Term Impact Trend:Increasing Value of the User Experience
Discussion #2: • What are some of the tech trends you are already seeing in your library? • Increasing accessibility of research content • Rethinking library spaces • Evolving nature of scholarly record • Increasing focus on research data management • Increasing value of user experience • Prioritization of mobile content and delivery
SOLVABLE > Embedding Academic + Research Libraries into the Curriculum > Improving Digital Literacy DIFFICULT > Competition from Alternative Avenues of Discovery > Rethinking the Roles + Skills of Librarians [ SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES ] WICKED > Embracing the Need for Radical Change > Managing Knowledge Obsolescence
Difficult Challenge:Rethinking the Roles and Skills of Librarians
Wicked Challenge:Embracing the Need for Radical Change http://vimeo.com/92954451
Discussion #3: Based on what you’ve seen today, what can you immediately address when you return to your library after this conference?
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Credits & Acknowledgments Horizon Report Cover Photo: Photo by Fanny Hauser, Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB) Media Lab, University of Texas, Austin: Photo by Paul Signorelli Technologies: Makerspaces and Online Learning: Photos by Paul Signorelli Trends: User Experience: Photo by Paul Signorelli Mobile Content and Delivery: From Luke Wroblewski’s Flickr photostream athttp://tinyurl.com/playr8l Challenges: Radical Change: Screenshot from recording of “The Faithful and the Radicals,” by R. David Lankes, on vimeo at http://vimeo.com/92954451 Question Marks: From Valerie Everett’s photostream athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/valeriebb/3006348550/sizes/m/in/photostream/