21st Century Digital Libraries

Presentation for BarCamp Sihanoukville 2013

Contact Information

• Greg Bem

• 2013 ODC Library Intern

• @cambodianbem

• greg@opendevcam.net

Meet Your Presenter

Where is Greg Bem from?

Let’s Start with a Game

A Minute on Libraries

• What is a library?

• What is a print library?

• What is a digital library?

Components of a Library

• First: You need stuff (សំ�ភារះ�) (Sampreah)

• Second: You need a way to organize the stuff• Libraries usually use a catalog

• Other websites might use a taxonomy (Amazon.com)

• Other websites might use an algorithm (Google, Bing, etc)

• Third: you need a website or app to display the organized stuff

Today’s Digital Library is Online

Today’s Digital Library is Mobile

Today’s Digital Library is Virtual

Today’s Digital Library is Familiar

Some 21st Century Library Benefits

6. Exploration

7. Visibility

8. History

9. Centralization

10. Organization

1. Education

2. Literacy

3. Critical Thinking

4. Communication

5. Collaboration

Some Other Cool Things About Digital Libraries

1. Permanence

2. Growth

3. Curation

4. Downloadables

5. They’re Cool

Types of Libraries in the Digital Age

• National Libraries

• School Libraries

• Academic Libraries

• NGO Libraries

• Bank Libraries

• Audio/Visual Libraries

• Children’s Libraries

• Map Libraries

• Video Game Libraries

• Genocide Libraries

• Image Libraries

• Internet Libraries

Libraries: Users/Communities/Members

• What population does the library serve?

• What types of information does that population need?

• What is the best way to get the information to that population?

• Is anyone already serving that population?

• What can your library do that’s different, new, or exciting?

Examples of Digital Libraries

A Sampling from the United States and Cambodia

Academic Library: University of Washington

Image Library: Flickr

Public Domain Library: HathiTrust

National Library: Digital Public Library of America

NGO Library: NGO Forum on Cambodia

Regional Library: Southeast Asia Digital Library

The ODC Digital Library: A Closer Look

New Additions Page

Search Results Page

Library Resource Record Page

The Library: An Overview

• Started in January, 2013

• Total Records (Nov, 2013): 1,062• Print: 705

• Digital: 357

• Languages: English and Khmer

• Translation is Ongoing!Photo by gpoo (Creative Commons)

Who can use the ODC Library?

Students

Researchers

Writers

Learners

Governments

Journalists

Corporations

Scientists

Technologists

Scholars

Mappers

Visitors

Citizens

Librarians

Readers

Our Digital Catalog Is . . .

• Free

• Online

• Accessible

• Descriptive

• Searchable

• Browseable

• Growing

• Persistent

Photo by Amie Fedora (Creative Commons)

What’s in the ODC library?

Some Types of Resources:

• Reports

• Articles

• Essays

• Book Chapters

• Briefings

• Speeches

• Abstracts

Some Authors/Publishers:

• NGOs

• Royal Government

• Foreign Governments

• Independent Researchers

• International Organizations

• Banks

• Corporations

Digital and Print and ODC

• What is a library?

• How is ODC’s library built for the 21st Century?

Small Notes on Open Access

Small Notes on Authority

Who/what does the library benefit?

• The Student

• The Researcher

• The Publisher

• The Community

Current Tasks and Integration

• Translation

• Taxonomy

• Geo-Tagging

• Sub-Pages

• Khmer Editorial Review

• Additional Syncing

What About You?

• Volunteers

• Employment

• Collaboration

• Suggestions

Thank you for viewing!

Questions!