Mrs. Polly Gilbert Director of Library and Information Services Emily Cunningham Consultant St. Mark’s School of Texas Spring 2008

Introduction An overview the newest library technologies The changing roles of librarians What’s new in libraries ? What’s different ? What’s the same ?

An overview the newest library technologies

The changing roles of librarians

What’s new in libraries ?

What’s different ?

What’s the same ?

21 st Century Librarians Librarians do more than “Shh…” people and purchase books, although they still do some of both! How are librarians keeping up with technologies and their patrons?

Librarians do more than “Shh…” people and purchase books, although they still do some of both!

How are librarians keeping up with technologies and their patrons?

Newest Library Technologies Libraries are rapidly adopting modern technologies.

Libraries are rapidly adopting modern technologies.

Newest Library Technologies Libraries are branching out to provide patrons with more than just books. - A place to compute, collaborate, and create.

Libraries are branching out to provide patrons with more than just books.

- A place to

compute,

collaborate,

and create.

Newest Library Technologies Libraries are providing media devices for listening, viewing, and collaborating

Libraries are providing media devices for listening, viewing, and collaborating

Newest Library Technologies Examples include: iPods (iPod Video, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPhone) Amazon Kindle/Sony eReader Portable DVD players Headphones, microphones, webcams, digital scanners

Examples include:

iPods (iPod Video, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPhone)

Amazon Kindle/Sony eReader

Portable DVD players

Headphones, microphones, webcams, digital scanners

Newest Library Technologies Libraries are providing computing stations with state-of-the-art systems

Libraries are providing computing stations with state-of-the-art systems

Newest Library Technologies Laptops for circulation High-resolution, flat screen monitors DVD-RW/CD-RW (Rewritable) Chat/IM clients (G-Talk; AIM; Yahoo Messenger) FTP clients (create websites) Multiple browsers (Firefox,IE (Internet Explorer), Opera) Open Source programs (Linux Systems, OpenOffice)

Laptops for circulation

High-resolution, flat screen monitors

DVD-RW/CD-RW (Rewritable)

Chat/IM clients (G-Talk; AIM; Yahoo Messenger)

FTP clients (create websites)

Multiple browsers (Firefox,IE (Internet Explorer), Opera)

Open Source programs (Linux Systems, OpenOffice)

Newest Library Technologies Some libraries even provide gaming consoles/equipment and host activities like clubs and tournaments!

Some libraries even provide gaming consoles/equipment and host activities like clubs and tournaments!

Newest Library Technologies Libraries are providing access to Web 2.0 technologies and using them too! Librarians also give training and support for social computing.

Libraries are providing access to Web 2.0 technologies and using them too!

Librarians also give training and support for social computing.

Newest Library Technologies Examples of Web 2.0 tools include: Wikis Blogs Podcasts Video blogs (vlogs) Social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Reunion) IM/Chat (AIM, gtalk, meebo, Skype)

Examples of Web 2.0 tools include:

Wikis

Blogs

Podcasts

Video blogs (vlogs)

Social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Reunion)

IM/Chat (AIM, gtalk, meebo, Skype)

Newest Library Technologies More examples of uses of Web 2.0 technologies are: Screencasting Collaborative pathfinders Personalized information spaces (iGoogle, MyYahoo) Web-based documents (GoogleDocs, Slideshare, Zoho) MUVE (Multi-User Virtual Environments, e.g. SecondLife) Mashups (GoogleMaps + another service) Picture/Video Sharing (Flickr/YouTube)

More examples of uses of Web 2.0 technologies are:

Screencasting

Collaborative pathfinders

Personalized information spaces (iGoogle, MyYahoo)

Web-based documents (GoogleDocs, Slideshare, Zoho)

MUVE (Multi-User Virtual Environments, e.g. SecondLife)

Mashups (GoogleMaps + another service)

Picture/Video Sharing (Flickr/YouTube)

Newest Library Technologies As a by-product of the “personalized web,” libraries increasingly meet users’ needs in mobile environments.

As a by-product of the “personalized web,” libraries increasingly meet users’ needs in mobile environments.

Newest Library Technologies Present and future mobile environments may include: Cell phone (SMS and browser-based) PDA/Smartphones (SMS, HTML, Java) Blackberry Treo iPhone WinMobile 6.0+ gPhone Tablet PCs (scaled-down PC) Built-in car computers (e.g., OnStar systems)

Present and future mobile environments may include:

Cell phone (SMS and browser-based)

PDA/Smartphones (SMS, HTML, Java)

Blackberry

Treo

iPhone

WinMobile 6.0+

gPhone

Tablet PCs (scaled-down PC)

Built-in car computers (e.g., OnStar systems)

Library Collections To complement these technologies, library collections are increasingly digital. Serials, newspapers, books and textbooks are available online. Databases and digital collections require substantial manpower to manage, but through consortia, libraries can provide more valuable resources to patrons than any one library could acquire independently.

To complement these technologies, library collections are increasingly digital. Serials, newspapers, books and textbooks are available online.

Databases and digital collections require substantial manpower to manage, but through consortia, libraries can provide more valuable resources to patrons than any one library could acquire independently.

Library Collections In addition to databases of articles and books, libraries are discovering new ways to provide multimedia resources in digital formats including: streaming audio/video, downloadable audio, podcast and video blog subscriptions for mobile a/v devices, and other materials as they are created.

In addition to databases of articles and books, libraries are discovering new ways to provide multimedia resources in digital formats including:

streaming audio/video,

downloadable audio,

podcast and video blog subscriptions for mobile a/v devices, and

other materials as they are created.

Conclusions Internet and IT resources have come a long way, and so have independent school libraries! St.Mark’s Librarians and libraries will continue to meet student and faculty needs by providing state of the art services and collections.

Internet and IT resources have come a long way, and so have independent school libraries!

St.Mark’s Librarians and libraries will continue to meet student and faculty needs by providing state of the art services and collections.