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Institutional Cyberinfrastructure. Joan K. Lippincott Coalition for Networked Information. A Time of Great Change. Technology environment Scholarly communication Student style/skills Way people work Expectations. For research, teaching & learning, we are dependent on:.
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Institutional Cyberinfrastructure Joan K. Lippincott Coalition for Networked Information
A Time of Great Change • Technology environment • Scholarly communication • Student style/skills • Way people work • Expectations
For research, teaching & learning, we are dependent on: • High speed networks • Computer equipment • Access to print and digital content • Tools and software • Support from knowledgeable staff • Technology-enabled facilities
Working together, these form the • Institutional Cyberinfrastructure
“The emerging vision is to use cyberinfrastructure to build more ubiquitous, comprehensive digital environments that become interactive and functionally complete for research communities in terms of people, data, information, tools, and instruments that operate at unprecedented levels of computational, storage, and data transfer capacity.” Report of the NSF Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel on Cyberinfrastructure NSF and Cyberinfrastructure
Technology • Networks • Hardware • Software • Tools • “Last mile”
Content • New forms of scholarly communication • Large-scale digitization projects • New forms of search • Libraries’ role in digitization, management & preservation
Facilities • Wired classrooms • Wired social spaces • Information commons • Computer labs • Multi-media production studios • Experimental spaces
Design for multi-uses Henry Myerberg McCann-Erickson, Views of Multi-Purpose Room, Rockwell Group.
Flexible classroom • Flexible furniture • Wall displays • Networked laptops • Video cameras and microphones Stanford U. Wallenberg Hall
Vassar Science Visualization Lab Ellenzweig Associates, Inc.Architects Michael SloanArchitects
Planning should encompass • All types of spaces • Support • Information resources • Technology infrastructure
Intersection of Learning and Institutional Cyberinfrastructure Vassar College Media Cloisters
Scenario: American Politics Class • Students receive assignment • Project on last Presidential election Emory U. Library Classroom
Continuing Discussion in Informal Spaces • Wireless access • Laptops • Course Management System • Social Software Café - U. Georgia SLC
Information Commons • Access to Content: • Print collections • Abstracts • E-journals • Data - survey, polling, election • Access to: • Hardware • Software/Tools • Network • Expert assistance Dickinson College IC
Information Commons • Access to: • Audio of speeches • Video news broadcasts • Video interviews • Websites Dartmouth News Center
Spaces for Group Work Indiana U. Information Commons
Students create course projects • Access to: • Hardware/software • Storage space/servers • Networks • Content • Expert assistance • Group space
Producing Audio Files • Editing and integrating audio • Speeches • Interviews • Creating podcasts Denison College MIX Lab
Students Practice Presentations • Computer projection-equipped classroom • Videotaping capabilities Georgia Tech IC
Student Presentations • Technology-enabled classrooms • Hardware/Software • Network connections • Supportive faculty Dickinson College Classroom