1. Chemistry librarianship: Whats on the horizon? How do we get there? Are Chemical Information Professionals Ready for the Future? CINF Division, ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT March 23, 2009 Elizabeth Brown Scholarly Communications and Library Grants Officer Binghamton University Libraries

2. How did we get here? 1. 2. Whats on the horizon? 3. How do we get there? Questions

3. Technology Library Operations Globalism Service Standards, Mission 1. How did we get here?

4. Web 2.0: Social software Cell phones: Mobile, wireless communication Publishing E-journals User generated content New publishing models (Open Access) Digital (Institutional) Repositories Technology

5. Open Science: Chemistry Open Source Chemistry Chemistry Development Toolkit (CDT) Useful Chem Technology

6. Budgets Shrinking resources Journal inflation, creation E-resources Assessment Justify space, costs, services, staff Collections budget assessments, reallocation Staffing Responsibilities, workload Expectations from administration, patrons Temporary, nonlinear projects, staffing Spaces Multiuse spaces Storage for low-use items Combined service points Shared facilities Library Operations

7. Greater international student presence International Programs Language Cultural expectations: copyright, plagiarism Multi-national research collaborations, foundations Partnership in International Research in Education (PIRE) program, NSF John F. Fogerty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences BRAIN program, NIH Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Elsevier Foundation Globalism

8. Access 24/7 Contact by Usability, design expectations Full text access SciTechNet Science Commons ACS Network Service Standards

9. Technology More open source applications Greater system interoperability Greater emphasis on usability, design Increased use of Repositories: Subject, Institutional (Digital) Digital projects, preservation, standards Large Scale scanning projects 2. Whats on the horizon?

10. Publishing (2-3 years) Open Access will grow More author reporting mandates from funding agencies (NSF) Post Open Access publishing models will emerge Journal title, volume will disappear: article will stand alone Libraries will take on new or expanded publishing roles preservation, editorial work , printing 2. Whats on the horizon?

11. Library Operations Technology skills More hours, less staff Collaborative projects within and between libraries, other groups 2. Whats on the horizon?

12. Globalism Stronger ties, collaborative programs More exchange of talent, skills Subsidies for third world countries International scholarly programming Service Standards Greater demand to provide service Greater expectations for librarians to provide technical help Increased Campus partnerships computing services Publishing technology transfer research reporting assessment 2. Whats on the horizon?

13. Awareness 1. 2. Evaluation 3. Integration 4. Re-Prioritization 3. How do we get there?

14. Put the user at the center How does population benefit? Listen to patron feedback Retire outdated practices 3. How do we get there?

15. Awareness, Evaluation OReilly Emerging Technology Conference OReilly Tools of Change (TOC) for Publishing 23 Things WebWare 100 Annual Awards 3. How do we get there?

16. Integration, Prioritization 2009 Horizon Report, New Media Consortium/EDUCAUSE Higher Education IT and Cyberinfrastructure: Integrating Technologies for Scholarship , EDUCAUSE Fostering Learning a Networked World, NSF No Brief Candle: Reconceiving Research Libraries for the 21st Century, CLIR The Research Librarys Role in Digital Repository Services, ARL Current Models of Digital Scholarly Communication, Ithaka/ARL 3. How do we get there?

17. Presentation link: Slideshare Thank you!