What makes a library an electronic/digital/virtual library?

by Ann Marie PipkinLibrary Media SupervisorAlabama School of Fine Arts

Definition

A digital library is a library in which collections are stored in digital formats (as opposed to print, microform, or other media) and accessible by computers The digital content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks.

The term digital libraries was first made popular by the NSF/DARPA/NASA Digital Libraries Initiative in 1994. The older names electronic library or virtual library are also used.

--Wikipedia

Advantages

No physical boundary Round the clock availability Multiple accesses Structured approach Information retrieval Preservation and conservation. Space Networking

Disadvantages

Must have a stable information technology infastructure to access

Data Migration

Strategic Plan

1.6. Make available extensive access to academic resources

1.6.1. Create an Information Age Resources Specialist position to provide leadership in the library

Strategic Plan

7.5. Provide and maintain advanced library information services in support of all academic and artistic instruction

7.5.1. Develop and maintain a library that includes information technologies and digital resources to serve the ASF A community on and off campus.

7.5.2. Develop and implement a plan to disseminate knowledge about digital library resources and services.

7.5.3. Teach Information Literacy skills: The ability to recognize the need for information and the ability to acquire, evaluate, and use information efficiently and effectively.. Provide library instruction programs for Information Literacy.. Teach Information Literacy skills in diverse contexts to students and faculty.

7.5.4. Develop and maintain a library portal with Internet access to all library resources

Three Year Plan - IRC

Needs Assessment Resources Professional Development Instruction Public Relations Research

Physical Layout

Computers 13 Student, 3 Administrative

Wireless space Tables and electrical current Access close enough

Media Room VCR/DVD/Laminating/Poster Maker/Copy

Machine Equipment

Use and Storage

Collection – Databases (Free)

Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) APT Plus

Collection – Databases (research)

Grove Art Online Grove Music Online Naxos Music Library Questia Turn It In.Com

Collection – Databases (production)

Memories Builder (for CD yearbook creation)

Microsoft Office Adobe Photoshop

Collection – e-books

A book available fully electronically via a web-site on the Internet.

e-Book readers have been developed for devices such as Palm Tops and PC's, including the notebook PC.

While reading on a computer screen remains fairly controversial, buying every book one wants to read is becoming too costly for many readers.

Collection – e-books

Gale Virtual Reference Library (e-books) Arts and Humanities Through the Eras Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English Chemistry: Foundations and Applications  Contemporary Fashion Dictionary of Literary Symbols Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics Feminism in Literature Gale Encyclopedia of Science Gothic Literature Modern American Literature New Dictionary of the History of Ideas Nutrition and Wellbeing A-Z Reference Guide to Short Fiction Writers Directory 2006

Collection – e-zines and e-journals

An online magazine is a magazine that is delivered in an electronic form. An online magazine may be online-only, or may be the online version of an otherwise print-published magazine. Today, most online magazines are Internet websites.

Red Mountain Review School Library Journal

Collection - Videos/DVD/Podcasts

Videocassette vs DVD A podcast is a digital media file, or a

series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. A podcast is a specific type of webcast which, like 'radio', can mean either the content itself or the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting.

Collection – Podcasting Resources

Podcast Directory School Library Journal Library Success Wiki: Podcasting Library Podcasting Resources

Collection - Equipment

Digital cameras, camcorders, laptops, scanners, color printers, LCD projectors, Smart boards

Wireless/Bluetooth Adaptive technologies

Screen readers Braille screens Voice recognition systems Hearing assistance devices

Cataloging

Web-based Catalog Destiny

MARC record for e-books/websites/ equipment Z-Marc Tag of the Month WWW site E-book Equipment

Digitizing the collection

Digital Imaging Primer Best Practice Guidelines for Digital C

ollections Digitizing Services IArchives Shoestring Digital Library

Access

On-line catalog Wireless network Downloadable books

JCLC Safety issues Digital Rights Management Libraries and the Internet Toolkit

Communication and Publicity

Parent Workshops Newsletters Blogs/Wikis

Wiki comes from the Hawaiian word wiki wiki, which means quick.

A collaborative Web site comprises the perpetual collective work of many authors. Wiki is another name for group project

Web-page ASFA JCLC

Sharepoint

Instruction

OLD WAY NEW WAY

Print Rich Information rich in all formats

Print & AV Oriented Multiple technologies

Centralized Centralized & decentralized

Rigidly Scheduled Flexibly scheduled

Quiet place used for Busy, bustlingresearch learning laboratory

Instruction

FROM: TO:

library skills information access

curriculum related curriculum integrated

format oriented information oriented

physical access intellectual access(process stressed)

on-line for few on-line for everyone

equity a concern equity a GREAT concern

Management

Changes yearly Librarians have added e-mail, instant

messaging and/or chat services to the telephone and in-person support that they have traditionally offered.

Member of Tech/PD Committee Communication

ID/Passwords Workshops/PD

Management Links

Bibliography

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Brisco, Shondra. “Which Wiki is Right for You?” School Library Journal. 1 May 2007, Reed Business Information. 16 May 2007 <http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6438167.html>.

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Eash, Esther K. "Podcasting 101 For K-12 Librarians". Computers In Libraries. 26.4 (Apr. 2006): 16-20.

Mates, Barbara T. Adaptive Technology for the internet: Making Electronic Resources Accessible to All (ISBN: 0-8389-0752-0, $36)