Our Students & The Changing Information

EnvironmentWFU Strategic Planning Committee for

Innovation in Technology and Information

February 20, 2009

• What is the next step that will keep WFU on the forefront of using technology for learning?• In 5-10 years:• what will the academic library look like?• how will students and faculty access info? • what role will computing technology play in creation of knowledge?

• How will technology change the use of textbooks and scholarly journals?• How should Wake Forest prepare for and leverage these changes?

Our Charge

• What is the next step that will keep WFU on the forefront of using technology for learning?• In 5-10 years:• what will the academic library look like?• how will students and faculty access info? • what role will computing technology play in creation of knowledge?

• How will technology change the use of textbooks and scholarly journals?• How should Wake Forest prepare for and leverage these changes?

Our Charge

• What is the next step that will keep WFU on the forefront of using technology for learning?• In 5-10 years:• what will the academic library look like?• how will students and faculty access info? • what role will computing technology play in creation of knowledge?

• How will technology change the use of textbooks and scholarly journals?• How should Wake Forest prepare for and leverage these changes?

Our Charge

Accessing Information

Evolution of Information

Access• Hierarchy• Search• Push

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12836528@N00/1856663523

Hierarchy

Everything In Its Placehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/51135741@N00/186943415

Everything In Its Placehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/64174165@N00/370775225

Controlled Vocabularyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/92237387@N00/76749236

Complex Systemshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/70278718@N00/4703228

Based in Physical Worldhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/26231875@N00/3213873373

Search

Multiple Locationshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/76761120

Tagging, UGChttp://www.flickr.com/photos/31797858@N00/2124178869

One Pile, Less Organizationhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/11444813@N03/2721443285

Hyperlinked Environmenthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/40974217@N00/16114117

Only About 10 Years Oldhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/30795657@N00/2209205063

Push

Aggregationhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/30352125@N00/216348017

Customized Information Delivery

USG & Expert Metadata

RSS

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75815807@N00/66462706

Social Networking

Widespread For About 3-4 Years

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11304375@N07/2818891443

Knowledge Creation

Technology Driven

Knowledge Creation

• Communication• Networks• Transparent• Open

http://www.flickr.com/photos/86891211@N00/72224228

Communication

Quickly Pacedhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/72922449@N00/424074399

Multiple Channelshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/54603144@N00/1343193489

Blended Personal/Professional

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55851553@N00/2610457820

Networks

Social Networks

Professional Networks

Professionally Oriented

Transparent

Works In Progresshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/15734079@N00/479092117

“Powerful” Voiceshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/94975828@N00/3009095726

Open

Shared Contenthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/25405741@N00/1443514113

Creative Commonshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/92436511@N00/247840346

Remix Culturehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/8458589@N08/1048131544

Publishing

Future of Textbooks and

Scholarly Journals

• Journals & University Presses• eJournals & Open Access• Textbooks• Google Books http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124412272@N01/4299234

Journals & University Presses

Skyrocketing Costs http://www.flickr.com/photos/8663326@N06/3133034098

Fewer Presseshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/35888901@N00/2674668704

Emerging Models http://www.flickr.com/photos/7550402@N02/2308859535

eJournals & Open Access

Clear Transitionhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/11594851@N00/86555028

More Electronic Titleshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/65977087@N00/2306151268

Open Access

Institutional Repositorieshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/81126501@N00/2939259129

Textbooks

Skyrocketing Costshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/36045027@N00/3120598838

Open Access

Print On Demandhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/34353636@N00/467408934

Google Books

Google Books Project

Google Books Settlement

Google has a vision.http://www.flickr.com/photos/71652949@N00/3059087784

We Covered • Accessing Information• Knowledge Creation• Publishing

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61787893@N00/275371357

Questions? Comments?