Plant Sciences Library 2.0 Jarmo Saarikko Finnish Forest Research Institute – Metla Head of Information Service (ex Library)

Jarmo Saarikko

Finnish Forest Research Institute – Metla

Head of Information Service (ex Library)

Plant Sciences Library 2.0 Smaller special libraries are rapidly disappearing - often amalgamated to larger units

Smaller special libraries are rapidly disappearing -

often amalgamated to larger units

Plant Sciences Library 2.0 What makes this library to be a second level library? Collections? Services? Staff?

What makes this library

to be a second level library?

Collections? Services? Staff?

Plant Sciences Library 2.0 Special collections - are there any left? Plant sciences staff – how to find them? Forestry patrons – where do they go to now? Are there any dedicated services needed? What makes a special library special? Do you find the special if you need it?

Special collections - are there any left?

Plant sciences staff – how to find them?

Forestry patrons – where do they go to now?

Are there any dedicated services needed?

What makes a special library special?

Do you find the special if you need it?

Plant Sciences Library 2.0 Science -> E-science -> Science 2.0 Interdisciplinarity How can the Web 2.0 technologies help patrons to receive the library services they need in the new science environment help librarians and information specialists to provide their expertise is of use to their patrons in both the traditional and the new innovative services

Science -> E-science -> Science 2.0

Interdisciplinarity

How can the Web 2.0 technologies

help patrons to receive the library services they need in the new science environment

help librarians and information specialists to provide their expertise is of use to their patrons

in both the traditional and the new innovative services

Plant Sciences Library 2.0 All have access to the net Mobile access from anywhere they go Library as physical space may need a digital or virtual equivalent where the roaming patrons can visit Should libraries reach out to the patrons? Library in a small and remote research unit? Services are changing Required expertise is changing

All have access to the net

Mobile access from anywhere they go

Library as physical space may need a digital or virtual equivalent where the roaming patrons can visit

Should libraries reach out to the patrons?

Library in a small and remote research unit?

Services are changing

Required expertise is changing

Plant Sciences Library 2.0 Many sessions cover these during SLA2008 New tasks and roles for the science librarians Acquisitions, procurement – ebooks, research data Digital asset management Digitization Knowledge organization and management Networking the libraries

Many sessions cover these during SLA2008

New tasks and roles for the science librarians

Acquisitions, procurement – ebooks, research data

Digital asset management

Digitization

Knowledge organization and management

Networking the libraries

Library 2.0 New way of thinking web services Easiness of finding and locating information Possibility to modify network content for an individual or a group Participation of patrons in service production Using the existing metadata in the catalogs National investments

New way of thinking web services

Easiness of finding and locating information

Possibility to modify network content

for an individual or a group

Participation of patrons in service production

Using the existing metadata in the catalogs

National investments

Specialists in Library 2.0 New roles in serving research teams and networks Facilitating new communication and networking tools in research Segmentation Searching and managing information Drilling in the scientific content graphs and images are now being indexed, and datasets put available From social networking sources Blogs, videos, podcasts, wikis, feeds, slideshares Syndication of information, mashups and remixing Re-designing services OPAC for Web 2.0 http:// maisonbisson.com / blog / post /11096 Where are the physical shelved collections? Are they becoming a curiosity instead of an asset?

New roles in serving research teams and networks

Facilitating new communication and networking tools in research

Segmentation

Searching and managing information

Drilling in the scientific content

graphs and images are now being indexed, and datasets put available

From social networking sources

Blogs, videos, podcasts, wikis, feeds, slideshares

Syndication of information, mashups and remixing

Re-designing services

OPAC for Web 2.0 http:// maisonbisson.com / blog / post /11096

Where are the physical shelved collections? Are they becoming a curiosity instead of an asset?

Patrons in Library 2.0 Collaboration Enriching the library catalogs from information systems to participatory systems tagging reviews, comments, corrections of errors recommendations aquisition suggestions suggest additional reading from the collection collective reliability check; evidence for and against Examples: amazon.com ( link ), librarything.com ( link ) Collection management bringing in digital assets

Collaboration

Enriching the library catalogs

from information systems to participatory systems

tagging

reviews, comments, corrections of errors

recommendations

aquisition suggestions

suggest additional reading from the collection

collective reliability check; evidence for and against

Examples: amazon.com ( link ), librarything.com ( link )

Collection management

bringing in digital assets

Non-patrons in Library 2.0 Reasons for not using libraries Lack of time Services not known Services known but not interested Young males Competition of time Providing interesting services and marketing them

Reasons for not using libraries

Lack of time

Services not known

Services known but not interested

Young males

Competition of time

Providing interesting services and marketing them

Library of the future A study made in Helsinki 2008 Task: to civilize and to keep up-to-date Living library - central knot Content is the most important feature Library is an interesting place both physically and virtually Events continually Everyone knows what library has to offer

A study made in Helsinki 2008

Task: to civilize and to keep up-to-date

Living library - central knot

Content is the most important feature

Library is an interesting place both physically and virtually

Events continually

Everyone knows what library has to offer

Additional information Reference http:// liswiki.org / wiki /Library_2.0 http:// en.wikipedia.org / wiki /Library_2.0 Networks A ning social network for Library 2.0 http://library20.ning.com/ Library 2.0 Reading List http:// www.squidoo.com /library20 This lens is created by Jenny Levine and Michael Stephens for the Library 2.0 course for the American library Association Has also definitions for Library 2.0 Online articles on web 2.0 technologies http:// www.techsource.ala.org / ltr / (M.Boule) http:// www.webology.ir /2006/v3n2/a25.html (J.M.Maness)

Reference

http:// liswiki.org / wiki /Library_2.0

http:// en.wikipedia.org / wiki /Library_2.0

Networks

A ning social network for Library 2.0 http://library20.ning.com/

Library 2.0 Reading List http:// www.squidoo.com /library20

This lens is created by Jenny Levine and Michael Stephens for the Library 2.0 course for the American library Association

Has also definitions for Library 2.0

Online articles on web 2.0 technologies

http:// www.techsource.ala.org / ltr / (M.Boule)

http:// www.webology.ir /2006/v3n2/a25.html (J.M.Maness)