Caribbean Libraries in a Web 2.0 Environment: Strategies for Survival

2. Avatar Carcy Caribbean Cybrarian

3. Where do you work? • Academic Library • Public Library • School Library • Special Library • Other Library • Non-Library

4. What we will cover today … • Trends… • External Environment - Web 2.0 • Internal Environment - Library 2.0 • Library Collections • Library Users • Library Services • Our Environment – Librarian 2.0 • Caribbean Libraries in a Web 2.0 Environment  • Caribbean Librarian - strategies for survival in a Web 2.0 environment

6. No. of Internet users worldwide 1,244,449,601 (Sep. 30 2007) • Rapid growth in users and traffic on the Internet • 71% of American adults use the Internet. • Send or read e-mail  • Use a search engine to find information   • Search for a map or driving directions  • Look for info on a hobby or interest • Look for health/medical information • Source (Pew report Feb-Mar 2007) 1

7. Increased growth of sophisticated search engines and Internet-accessible Ask-A-Services Google searches 8,058,044,651web pages daily • College students first choice Web resources for most of their assignments are search engines (such as Google), Web portals (such as MSN, AOL or Yahoo). In fact, nearly 80 % use search engines for every assignment. 2

8. Information viewed as an economic resource and the Internet is the information resource of choice. “The basic economic resource is no longer capital, nor natural resources, nor labor.  It is and will be knowledge.” Peter Drucker, 1995 (Management Consultant) 3

9. In Dec. 2004 the Libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and the New York Public Library, joined with Google to digitally scan library books and make them searchable online. Google Books Library Project – An enhanced card catalog of the world's books "Google's mission is to organize the world's information, and we're excited to be working with libraries to help make this mission a reality.”

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12. Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived second-generation of Web-based services such as - social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies - that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users. • Source: Wikipedia http://wikipedia.org/

13. Web 1.0 Web 2.0 MP3 (pre-IPod) IPods Britannica Online Wikipedia Personal websites Blogs Documentation Wikis Directories (taxonomy) Tags (folksonomy) Stickiness Syndication http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

14. User comments User ratings Community citation services Community photo services Community book services Blogs Wikis RSS feeds Feed aggregators User tagging Folksonomies Skypecasts Web 2.0 Examples Emphasis on convenience, personalization, collaboration sharing

16. Web 1.0 - place to go & get Web 2.0 - place to be & do Interactive two-way web What library experts are saying about Web 2.0 Introduction of the read/write web Built on principle of breaking down barriers librarians placed on services Everyday folks with Internet access can create and edit stuff A SirsiDynix Institute Conversation: The 2.0 Meme - Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 – Video presentation http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/viewvideo.php?vid=20060222.wmv

17. Library 2.0

18. WorldCat.Org - Example of Web 2.0 tool at work for the library! http://www.worldcat.org/

19. Nearest Library which owns book

20. How many web 2.0 logos did you recognize? • < 5 • 6 - 20 • 21 - 35 • > 35

22. The goal of Library 2.0 is to bring the library closer to the user Library 2.0 - using Web 2.0 tools to deliver library services • Blogs and Wikis • RSS Feeds • MySpace/Facebook • Social Bookmarks • Tagging

23. http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/10/l1_vs_l2_adapted_from_oreilly.phphttp://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/10/l1_vs_l2_adapted_from_oreilly.php

24. Source: Wikipedia http://wikipedia.org/

25. Library 2.0 at work – the Social OPAC atThe Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Michigan http://www.aadl.org/catalog

27. Users who checked out this item also checked out these library items: Slow-cooked comfort : soul-satisfying stews, casseroles, and braises for every occasion / Lydie MarshallDouble take / Catherine CoulterThe secret / Rhonda ByrneCaptain Underpants and the invasion of the incredibly naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space ... : a third epic novel / by Dav PilkeyOld Possum's book of practical cats / by T.S. Eliot ; drawings by Edward Gorey

28. The goal of VuFind is to enable your users to search and browse through all of your library's resources by replacing the traditional OPAC to include: • Catalog Records • Locally Cached Journals • Digital Library Items • Institutional Repository • Institutional Bibliography • Other Library Collections and Resources

31. Allow our customers to tailor our services to meet their needs The library is everywhere The library has no barriers Reaching more users What library experts are saying about Library 2.0 The library invites participation, Interactivity, sharing Emphasis on ease of use Getting information into the hands of users wherever they are by using whatever best tools are available Crafting websites which will meet the long-tail/unique needs of our users A SirsiDynix Institute Conversation: The 2.0 Meme - Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 Video presentation http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/viewvideo.php?vid=20060222.wmv

32. 21st Century Library User- User 2.0

33. Information-addicted, eager for quick access to current and, in many instances, personalized electronic information. Increasingly self-sufficient, navigating resources making choices with no expert guide. Increasingly satisfied with the quality of information they find on the Web. Prefers online library resources versus print resources. Gaming/Virtual world. Today’s average college grads have spent less than 5,000 hours of their lives reading, but over 10,000 hours playing video games."

34. Format agnostic (accustomed to content without containers). While content is desired, context adds intellectual value to content (Amazon’s A9). Obsessed with e-mails, Blogs, Wikis, Gaming, Online shopping. Completely wired & multi-tasking (Laptops, PDAs, Cell phones, Smart phones, MP3 players, Ipods). Expects 24/7 access to library (physical and virtual). Facebook 14 million people interacted with Facebook Applications in August 2007

36. Virtual Library 2.0 offering library services to avatars who live and work in the 3D virtual space - Second Life

37. Librarian 2.0 - the Guru of information... Stephen Abram, Vice President of Innovation SirsiDynix

39. Lillian is a virtual librarian. She is designed to answer user queries about books. Direct them to another library that holds the book if the local library doesn't Advise them of books by a particular author held Advise them of books on a particular subject held Tell them what the book is about Tell them what other people thought of the book http://www.daden.co.uk/chatbots/livebots/lillian/

40. Job description Wayne State University – Feb. 2006 Emerging roles and responsibilities

41. Change in nomenclature to reflect changing roles and responsibilities • Cybrarian • Virtual Librarian • Despite emerging roles and name changes the core role of librarians of providing and enhancing access to resources remains relevant and critical.  

43. 21st Century Caribbean Libraries: Keeping Paceor Falling Behind? • Caribbean libraries are surviving the challenges of technological changes, embracing opportunities to provide enhanced and innovative services which are: • relevant to and reach diverse communities • emphasize the library’s role as centers for life-long learning and self-development • underscore the social responsibilities of libraries in bridging cultural gaps • publicize libraries as enablers, providing information for making decisions and policies

44. Library System of The College of Bahamas … • “mission is to deliver quality information resources and services through a variety of means, including state of the art technology, to support the teaching and research needs of The College and the wider community”

45. 25 Chapters: “…document the state of Caribbean libraries in the 21st century by examining the responses of these institutions to the changes, challenges, and choices in an increasingly electronic and virtual information environment”…Book Introduction

46. Library collections now include a mix of traditional materials (printed books, serials, audio-visual) and emerging formats (e-books, e-serials, e-newspapers, e-theses and dissertations, Internet resources, digital objects). Library catalogs are integrating access to all materials through web-enabled OPACs.

47. Library collections - 75,000 volumes in print, electronic and non-print formats accessible via COBWeb • Caribbean dissertations and other regional publications • Legal documents • Nursing and medical materials • Hospitality and tourism resources • Periodicals in print • Microforms • CD-ROM and online formats • Audio visual software • Online databases http://www.cob.edu.bs/Library/index.php Library collections - 75,000 volumes in print, electronic and non-print formats • Caribbean dissertations and other regional publications • Legal documents • Nursing and medical materials • Hospitality and tourism resources • Periodicals in print • Microforms • CD-ROM and online formats • Audio visual software • Online databases http://www.cob.edu.bs/Library/index.php

48. College of Bahamas • Libraries & Instructional Media Services Department • Beginnings of a Blog or Wiki • Introduction – College Librarian • Personnel news • Branch units update • Technology update • Conferences

49. The Digital Collections at UWI St. Augustine: • Diaries of Sir William Young • Eric Williams Memorial Collection • The Colonial Bank Correspondence • The Hochoys • http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/findinfo/index.htm#digital

50. dLOC is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean that provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections. • National Archive of Haiti • Caribbean Community Secretariat • La Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) • National Library of Jamaica • http://www.dloc.com/ENindex.html