Health Sciences Libraries in Transition: Opportunities & Challenges in a Digital Age Jane Blumenthal February 13, 2006

Transition To digital content, online and available 24/7 To the “born digital” generation of library patrons To an environment of constant change, challenge, and assessment

To digital content, online and available 24/7

To the “born digital” generation of library patrons

To an environment of constant change, challenge, and assessment

Content Challenges License not purchase Preservation Technology needs Costs Maintaining dual formats and legacy services during transition

License not purchase

Preservation

Technology needs

Costs

Maintaining dual formats and legacy services during transition

Opportunities Scholarly Communications, Open Access, Digital Repositories Collaboration with faculty, other libraries, scholarly societies and publishers, vendors Ask questions and listen to the answers Rethink the library

Scholarly Communications, Open Access, Digital Repositories

Collaboration with faculty, other libraries, scholarly societies and publishers, vendors

Ask questions and listen to the answers

Rethink the library

Digital Generation Challenges 24/7 Comfortable with Technology High expectations Customize & Personalize Questioning

24/7

Comfortable with Technology

High expectations

Customize & Personalize

Questioning

Opportunities Transform the library space Improve interfaces, search engines, interoperability Develop technology expertise

Transform the library space

Improve interfaces, search engines, interoperability

Develop technology expertise

Environmental Challenges Accountability and assessment Expect ROI Nothing can be taken as given Constant, accelerating change

Accountability and assessment

Expect ROI

Nothing can be taken as given

Constant, accelerating change

Opportunity The health sciences library is a valued partner, integrated in the work of the research university

The health sciences library is a valued partner, integrated in the work of the research university

Opportunities for Collaboration on Mission Teaching and Learning Research Patient Care Community Service

Teaching and Learning

Research

Patient Care

Community Service

Opportunities in Teaching and Learning Information & EBM Literacy Integrated Instruction Competency-based Education Life-long Learning Instructional Technology Distance Learning Show a Contribution to Improved Educational Outcomes

Information & EBM Literacy

Integrated Instruction

Competency-based Education

Life-long Learning

Instructional Technology

Distance Learning

Show a Contribution to Improved Educational Outcomes

Opportunities in Research Integrating Resources with Research Tools Informationist or Expert Searcher Scholarly Communications Licensing Archives Institutional Repositories Demonstrate a Contribution to Obtaining Grant Funding and to Successful Research Projects

Integrating Resources with Research Tools

Informationist or Expert Searcher

Scholarly Communications

Licensing

Archives

Institutional Repositories

Demonstrate a Contribution to Obtaining Grant Funding and to Successful Research Projects

Opportunities in Patient Care Clinical Librarian or Informationist Facilitating Access to Clinical & EBM Resources Integrating Information Resources into the EMR and/or other clinical tools Expert Searching Show a Contribution to Improved Patient Outcomes or to a Reduction in Medical Errors

Clinical Librarian or Informationist

Facilitating Access to Clinical & EBM Resources

Integrating Information Resources into the EMR and/or other clinical tools

Expert Searching

Show a Contribution to Improved Patient Outcomes or to a Reduction in Medical Errors

Opportunities in Community Service Information Services to Affiliated and Community Health Professionals Consumer Health & Health Literacy Public Health Outreach Underserved & Special Needs Populations Grant Funding Demonstrate a measurable, concrete benefit to the community

Information Services to Affiliated and Community Health Professionals

Consumer Health & Health Literacy

Public Health Outreach

Underserved & Special Needs Populations

Grant Funding

Demonstrate a measurable, concrete benefit to the community

Opportunities for the Library Space Neutral Welcoming Diverse Connected Conducive to Research and Study Conducive to Collaboration, Discovery, Active Learning, and Excitement

Neutral

Welcoming

Diverse

Connected

Conducive to Research and Study

Conducive to Collaboration, Discovery, Active Learning, and Excitement

Opportunities for Leadership Knowledge Management New Technologies Diverse Audiences Faculty & Staff Development Contributions to the Knowledge Base

Knowledge Management

New Technologies

Diverse Audiences

Faculty & Staff Development

Contributions to the Knowledge Base

Transition, Challenges, Opportunities Embrace Change Take Risks Collaborate Demonstrate Value

Embrace Change

Take Risks

Collaborate

Demonstrate Value

Thank you Questions? Comments? Other ideas?

Questions?

Comments?

Other ideas?