“ Trends and Strategic Issues for Libraries in Global Information Society” Prof. Preeti Mahajan Seminar Director

Global Information Society ICT Era and the changing society. New education and literacy challenges. Public-Private Partnerships. New initiatives and goals.

ICT Era and the changing society.

New education and literacy challenges.

Public-Private Partnerships.

New initiatives and goals.

New Trends in Libraries Stand alone libraries to Networked libraries Transformation of manuscript to e-resources. Proliferation of online books/ journals/ papers. Digital Rights Management

Stand alone libraries to Networked libraries

Transformation of manuscript to e-resources.

Proliferation of online books/ journals/ papers.

Digital Rights Management

New Trends in Libraries Open Access Movement Open Standards Open Source Softwares Blogs, RSS feed, Wiki, podcast. Web 2.0/Library 2.0

Open Access Movement

Open Standards

Open Source Softwares

Blogs, RSS feed, Wiki, podcast.

Web 2.0/Library 2.0

New Trends in Libraries (cont…)‏ New reference and information services Document delivery, Interlibrary lending Acquisitions policies Automated Services Digitization issues Internet/CDs/DVDs

New reference and information services

Document delivery, Interlibrary lending

Acquisitions policies

Automated Services

Digitization issues

Internet/CDs/DVDs

Trends in IT Environment Technological issues. Economic issues. Human resources and users. Organizational Changes. Legal issues.

Technological issues.

Economic issues.

Human resources and users.

Organizational Changes.

Legal issues.

Still Relevant After All these Years… Books are for use Every reader his/ her book Every book its reader Save the time of the reader A library is a growing organism

Books are for use

Every reader his/ her book

Every book its reader

Save the time of the reader

A library is a growing organism

The Changing (challenging) Role of Information Professionals Book keepers-Bit Keepers Book/Journal Custodians-Information providers-Content / knowledge providers-Content / knowledge Marketers

Book keepers-Bit Keepers

Book/Journal Custodians-Information providers-Content / knowledge providers-Content / knowledge Marketers

So…. Why change??

Why change??

Most Common Reasons for change Threats Budget cuts increased user expectations Response to Change Strategic plan – new service priorities/goals Changing demographics of employees and customers Align library with customer wants and needs HR trends Desire to Lead Change Library wants to be known for innovation

Threats

Budget cuts

increased user expectations

Response to Change

Strategic plan – new service priorities/goals

Changing demographics of employees and customers

Align library with customer wants and needs

HR trends

Desire to Lead Change

Library wants to be known for innovation

Threat Level Change or die Respond to Change Innovate: Because We Can

Change or die

Respond to Change

Innovate: Because We Can

Where is our library going?

Strategy What are our goals and what are its implications for our organization? What activities we have identified to get us there?

What are our goals and what are its implications for our organization?

What activities we have identified to get us there?

Strategic Planning How to map / assess the information How to convince the Management How to build infrastructure – planning, execution How to collect, consolidate, build and preserve local Content How to build e-resources / published content How to educate the information professionals How to educate the users

How to map / assess the information

How to convince the Management

How to build infrastructure – planning, execution

How to collect, consolidate, build and preserve

local Content

How to build e-resources / published content

How to educate the information professionals

How to educate the users

Ground Realities Electronic resources are here and will stay because of the advantages they have over the print medium. However, there are issues and trends that provide both opportunities and threats to the libraries in the global information society.

Electronic resources are here and will stay because of the advantages they have over the print medium.

However, there are issues and trends that provide both opportunities and threats to the libraries in the global information society.

“ When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people, those who let it happen, those who make it happen, those who wonder what happened.” John M. Richardson,Jr. A final thought…

“ When it comes to the future, there are

three kinds of people,

those who let it happen,

those who make it happen,

those who wonder what happened.”

John M. Richardson,Jr.

Objectives of the seminar Identify key trends affecting the libraries today Determine how our library is responding to such trends. Accordingly adopt the strategies By the end of the deliberations, WE will be able to:

Identify key trends affecting the libraries today

Determine how our library is responding to such trends.

Accordingly adopt the strategies

Thanks