leveraging the digital age: 21st century libraries in a global context academic libraries today: our...
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Leveraging the Digital Age: 21st Century Libraries in a
Global Context
Academic Libraries Today: Our Future is Now
University of Hong Kong
Ingrid ParentUniversity Librarian
University of British Columbia
November 8, 2012
Users
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• Digital natives
• Convenience trumps all!
• Data-driven research
• Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Future Scenarios
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• “Wild west” (JISC, RCUK, British Library, RIN, SCONUL)
• “Right here with me” (Association of College and Research Libraries)
• “Disciplines in charge” (Association of Research Libraries)
• “Opportunities multiply as they are seized”. (Sun Tzu)
• We must take greater risks and learn to fail “better”. (Mike Ridley, former CIO and University Librarian, University of Guelph)
Innovative Practices
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• Embedded librarianship
• Campus and community collaborations
• National and international projects
Innovative Practices
Example:
“Embedded librarianship” is an approach that takes the librarian out of the context of the library and places him or her in an “on-site” setting (virtually or physically) in order to enable close coordination and collaboration with researchers, teaching faculty, or students.
•Baylor University (USA). http://ow.ly/4MyjM
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On-campus and community partners
Examples:
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (UBC)
• Learning Centre. www.library.ubc.ca
• Small Business Accelerator Program. www.sba-bc.ca
• Indigitization Program. www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca
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Innovative Practices
Innovative Practices
National and international projects
Examples:
•IFLA Copyright Advocacy
•Data Web Forum
•Canadian Polar Data Network
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THE LIBRARY
www.library.ubc.ca
Libraries as place
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Libraries as place
Common Themes
•Collaboration
•Open “Everything”
•Engagement
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Libraries as a force for change!
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• Inclusion
• Transformation
• Innovation
• Convergence
