Change is What Keeps it Interesting

Lauren Pressley| Instructional Design Librarian | Z. Smith Reynolds Library change is what keeps it interesting Lauren Pressley, Instructional Design Librarian, Wake Forest University LAUNC-CH: Staying Vital in a Time of Change | Chapel Hill, March 7, 2011

Agenda
Adapting to the evolving information landscape
New positions
Adapting & learning
The Future

Evolving Information Environment (I promise, I’ll keep it short!)

hierarchy

hierarchy everything in its place

hierarchy controlled vocabulary

hierarchy complex systems

hierarchy based in a physical world

What were libraries?

scarcity

finding

acquiring

search

search multiple locations

search tagging, UGC

search one pile, less organization

search hyperlinked environment

search only about 15 years old

push aggregation

push rss

push customized information delivery

push facebook

push twitter

push Widespread for about 5 years

Librarians Adapt!

relationship with information

scarcity

abundance

finding

evaluating

aquiring

New Positions

new roles

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Emerging Technology

Instructional Design User Experience Emerging Technology

Instructional Design User Experience Digital Strategist Emerging Technology

Instructional Design User Experience Digital Strategist Scholarly Communication Emerging Technology

Instructional Design User Experience Information Architect Digital Strategist Scholarly Communication Emerging Technology

the same role

Adapting & Learning

academic learning

Books Articles

Books Articles Classes

Books Articles Classes Webinars

Books Articles Classes Webinars Workshops

Books Conferences Articles Classes Webinars Workshops

networking

experimenting & volunteering

The Future

Agenda
Adapting to the evolving information landscape
New positions
Adapting & learning
The Future

Image Credits 1/2
M&Ms Sorted By Color by Mr. T in DC at http://www.flickr.com/photos/7471115@N08/4800819674
Library Parabola by Sifter at http://www.flickr.com/photos/64174165@N00/370775225
photograph by smithco at http://www.flickr.com/photos/92237387@N00/76749236
Catalogue by Underpuppy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/underpuppy/4703228
Pulling Out The Cantos. by Patrick Gage at http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickgage/3213873373
C is for Cookie by AMagill at http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/34754258
We begin by charting a course by Dunechaser at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/1721982928
Apple Picking by amiefedora at http://www.flickr.com/photos/amiefedora/3924847124
A Nice Place to Stay on the Internet by Thomas Hawk at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/76761120
Lost in Tagging by Alexandre Dulaunoy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adulau/2124178869
Horton Harvest by ClifB at http://www.flickr.com/photos/11444813@N03/2721443285
Spiders Web by Lida Rose at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lidarose/251573637
An apple with the logo of Google made with laser by missha at http://www.flickr.com/photos/missha/2209205063
ROYGBIV by Ed Siasoco at http://www.flickr.com/photos/30352125@N00/208497785
Quando a far la differenza e l'obiettivo by Montanaro Maurizio at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauriziomontanaro/3621488925

Image Credits 2/2
01 The Solar System by Image Editor at http://www.flickr.com/photos/11304375@N07/2818891443
Cookie Porn by nate'sgirl at http://www.flickr.com/photos/joygant/3323214649
the pilt p-500 by Mr. Wright at http://www.flickr.com/photos/40954787@N00/7283732
Please Pass The Pie by Poppy Wright at http://www.flickr.com/photos/poppywright/406081608
The "On the other hand" selfportrait by dhammza at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhammza/474654705
At the crossroads by timtom.ch at http://www.flickr.com/photos/19614198@N00/5327673307
100_3774 by Mina SelfDestruct at http://www.flickr.com/photos/minaartwork/5238252023
Wordpress Schwag by Peregrino Will Reign at http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamperegrino/2913018697
Flip Mino lone shot by DanielManningPhotography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_manning/2988529746
Sun is Shining by el patojo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpatojo/301428983
Wedding beakers by theqspeaks at http://www.flickr.com/photos/83261600@N00/5162641891
What the Hell is That Fools Doing?! by sburke2478 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/14863785@N03/3049226055
Just Do It by KTVee at http://www.flickr.com/photos/28430474@N05/4497993665

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