Networks and librariesLorcan

DempseyVersions of thispresentation were givenat

JISC ConferenceBirmingham15 April 2008

and

UKOLN 30th AnniversaryBritish Library10 April 2008

The real Web 2.0

ConcentrationScale matters

DiffusionSpread mattersHitwise: top UK

search terms

Then: Attention abundant; resources scarce

Then: users built workflow around libraries

Now: library must build services around user workflow

Now: Attention scarce; resources abundant

Discovery happens elsewhere

Gather, create, share

Network level – website - workflow

Discovery happens elsewhere: a destination?

A thin layer around complicated systems variety

No website is the sole focus of a user’s attention

The BIG squeeze

Concentration

Diffusion

“The replication of tens of thousands of independent data centers, all using similar hardware, running similar software, and employing similar kinds of workers, has imposed severe penalties on the economy. It has led to the overbuilding of IT assets in almost every sector of industry, dampening the productivity gains that can spring from computer automation.”

The BIG switch

•Computational capacity: Amazon web services, Google Apps•Process/workflow : Salesforce.com, serials solution, …•Functional platforms: ebay, google, worldcat.org, ..

Nick CarrWW Norton2008

Fourchallenges

Specific local Value

A presence on the web: concentration and diffusion

Library Logistics

Institutionalasset management

Fourchallenges

Specific local Value

A presence on the web: concentration and diffusion

Library Logistics

Institutionalasset management

On theweb

Destination

Gravitational pull

Syndication

Data•Search enginesServices•Social networks•Other institutional services

Librarylogistics

Remove redundancies and create systemwide efficiencies

•Find it/get it

•Collective collection

•Print•Digital

•Syndication

•ERM

SharedServices?

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