Ringling1

Library of the Future
Evolution, Revolution, Extinction
Stephen Abram, MLS
Ringling College
April 13, 2011

Striving
For
Experience

My son: Zachary

We Only Get So Many Once-in-a-Lifetime Chances To Do Great Things

Have Students Changed?

Stuff Has Changed
IQ
Eye tracking
Genomic basis of learning styles
Education curricula
Crime rate
Brain Development / Puberty
Digital adaptability / fMRI
Social connectivity
Increased reading
Social Technologies

So how must library and educator strategies change?

What We Never Really Knew Before (US/Canada)
We often believe a lot that isn’t true.
27% of our users are under 18.
59% are female.
29% are college students.
5% are professors and 6% are teachers.
On any given day, 35% of our users are there for the very first time!
Only 29% found the databases via the library website.
59% found what they were looking for on their first search.
72% trusted our content more than Google.
But, 81% still use Google.

2010 Eduventures Research on Investments
58% of instructors believe that technology in courses positively impacts student engagement.
71% of instructors that rated student engagement levels as “high” as a result of using technology in courses.
71% of students who are employed full-time and 77% of students who are employed part-time prefer more technology-based tools in the classroom.
79% of instructors and 86 percent of students have seen the average level of engagement improve over the last year as they have increased their use of digital educational tools.
87% of students believe online libraries and databases have had the most significant impact on their overall learning.
62% identify blogs, wikis, and other online authoring tools while 59% identify YouTube and recorded lectures.
E-books and e-textbooks impact overall learning among 50% of students surveyed, while 42% of students identify online portals.
44% of instructors believe that online libraries and databases will have the greatest impact on student engagement.
32% of instructors identify e-textbooks and 30% identify interactive homework solutions as having the potential to improve engagement and learning outcomes. (e-readers was 11%)
49% of students believe that online libraries and databases will have the greatest impact on student engagement.
Students are more optimistic about the potential for technology.

Stuff Has Changed
eBooks
Mobile
Knowledge Portal
Curation
Too MUCH information
Digital Economy / Digital Work
Transliteracy Skills
Digital Deception

Extinction

Evolution

A Library Metaphor: Dinosaurs didn’t go extinct because the climate changed. They went extinct because the didn’t or couldn’t adapt.

Opportunities Abound
IN TIMES OF DYNAMIC CHANGE
Innovation
Inspiration
Information
Ideas
Invention
Investment
Illumination
Influence

A Library Metaphor

Grocery Stores

Cookbooks, Chefs . . .

Chefs, counsellors, teachers, magicians
Librarians play a vital role in building the critical connections between information , knowledge and learning.

Sensemaking

News Flash
“The Internet and technology have now progressed to their infancy”

Digital is Insufficient

Death of Containers

Don’t Rest on Your Laurels.

Reintermediation: Personalize the Service

Stand Out!

Trust Yourself to Make Difference and Have an Impact

Save the User!

What Would You Attempt If You Knew You Would Not Fail?

Conversations

Relationships

The power of libraries

Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA
VP strategic partnerships and markets
Cengage Learning (Gale)
Cel: 416-669-4855
stephen.abram@cengage.com
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