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Academic libraries in higher education and research
This document summarizes the key trends and challenges facing academic libraries in higher education. It discusses how the education ecosystem is changing with a shift from print to ebooks and the need for libraries to rethink their physical spaces and services. Technologies like makerspaces and 3D printing are transforming library spaces. Libraries also need to market themselves effectively to remain relevant to users and adapt services and staff to meet changing user needs in the digital age.
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- 1. Academic Libraries inHigher Education and Research: Emerging trends and challenges Dr. H. Anil Kumar Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
- 2. Contents Education Ecosystem Reading Print vs ebooks Relook at libraries Spaces Technology Services Users Marketing Staff Legal
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- 7. • Students whostudy by themselves for more hours each week gain more knowledge -- while those who spend more time studying in peer groups see diminishing gains. • Students whose classes reflect high expectations (more than 40 pages of reading a week and more than 20 pages of writing a semester) gained more than other students. • Students who spend more time in fraternities and sororities show smaller gains than other students. • Students who engage in off-campus or extracurricular activities (including clubs and volunteer opportunities) have no notable gains or losses in learning. • Students majoring in liberal arts fields see "significantly higher gains in critical thinking, complex reasoning, and writing skills over time than students in other fields of study." Students majoring in business, education, social work and communications showed the smallest gains. (The authors note that this could be more a reflection of more-demanding reading and writing assignments, on average, in the liberal arts courses than of the substance of the material).
- 8. • Google isdeskilling information literacy skills • Facebook is deskilling interpersonal skills • Internet: Attention span reducing • No distinction between first year and final year students project reports • how the printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. • Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources • Scrolling and skimming vs Reading • Jet skiing vs scuba diving
- 9. “Preliminary research suggeststhat even the so-called digital natives are more likely to recall the gist of a story when they read it on paper because enhanced e-books and e- readers themselves are too distracting. Paper’s greatest strength may be its simplicity.”
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- 26. What Libraries Can(Still) Do by James Gleick (http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/oct/26/what-libraries-can- still-do-bibliotech/): • “In his new book, BiblioTech, a wise and passionate manifesto, John Palfrey reminds us that the library is the last free space for the gathering and sharing of knowledge: “Our attention cannot be bought and sold in a library.” • For one thing, as Palfrey says, librarians will need to cherish their special talent as “stewards” while letting go of the instinct to be “collectors.” “
- 27. Why go beyondformal methods? • The 95 Percent Solution: School is not where most Americans learn most of their science by John H. Falk and Lynn D. Dierking • Recent findings challenge the longstanding belief that the place for science knowledge acquisition is the classroom. • International comparisons of trends in science knowledge over lifetimes suggests that much if not most science knowledge is acquired outside of school. American Scientist: v. 98 (Nov-Dec), 2010
- 31. http://ideas.demco.com/blog/5-library-trends-to-watch-in-2016/ • Internet ofThings • Knowing Your Community • Measuring for Improvement and Impact • Story Doing
- 33. www.libraryasincubatorproject.org University ofWisconsin SLIS
- 34. A 3D printerat DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library. Photograph courtesy DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library - See more at: http://span.state.gov/business/libraries-turn-into- makerspaces/20150101#tab1 Engineering students of Carson High School in Nevada get a hands- on experience of 3D scanning, 3D printing, laser cutting and engraving, using Google Glass, MakeyMake kits and Google Liquid Galaxy at DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library. Photograph courtesy DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library A 3D printed model at DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library. Photograph courtesy DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library - See more at: http://span.state.gov/business/libraries-turn-into-makerspaces/20150101#tab1 Milwaukee Makerspace Library, which aims to foster a community of makers by providing an environment—in terms of people, equipment and space—that supports creativity and personal growth. Libraries Reinvent Themselves as Makerspaces By Steve Fox January/February 2015 SPAN Magazine http://span.state.gov/business/libraries-turn-into-makerspaces/20150101#tab1
- 36. Library Spaces Physicalspace – Very important and relevant – Design for flexi spaces – Makerspaces or Tinkerlabs – Comfortable furniture and ambience – Green library Digital Space – Dynamic and interactive – Individual focus - customization – Ubiquitous and always connected
- 37. Technology Hardware Onsiteto cloud More Devices (e-book readers like kindle, mobile, laptops, photocopiers, etc) Powerful configurations (past servers are now personal devices) Connectivity (wifi, bluetooth, NFC) Software Proprietary vs open source (FOLIO) ILS - loan print, ebooks, codes, etc Finance – epayments ERMS, CMS, Research Data, Mobile Apps, Ref management tools, etc Manage / analytics: usage, licenses, citations (likes) Device independence Discovery, Remote login
- 38. Kindle E-book ReaderLending Service • Kindle E-book Reader Lending Service introduced in November 2016 • Total 10 Kindle devices • Kindle One PaperWhite & Nine Kindle Voyage • Loan Rules Loan Period 15 days Renewal Once Restriction 1 Kindle per borrower
- 39. 40 7 6 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Students (PGP, ABM& PGPX, AFP) Faculty, AA, RSTC,OFF FPM Kindle E-book Reader Lending Service
- 40. Technology Information handling Bibliographic to data Raw data to refined data Complex fields – National vs International (industry codes, legal nomenclature, etc) Local vs global (news, data, trends, etc)
- 41. Services Issue /return of books …. devices Counter is the first point of contact and hence doubles as reference counter also Multi-purpose stations Reference service General to specific and detailed in-depth information Data analysis (R, SPSS, etc) Research Assistance (Data mining to refining) Publisher connect – publishing, editing, etc ILL User training / Literacy Reference management software Database navigation to mining to data management Special sessions for groups on IT, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, etc How to publish
- 44. • List ofSchools were given and we were to provide relative area population and amenities data and also all available information on schools (village wise data from census and school data from DISE were integrated) • Patent data filed by China from 1980 onwards (where data available in JSON format downloaded and convert to CSV through software) • Bankruptcy data (firm that filled chapter 7 and 11) • Amul Dairy Annual Report/Old Annual Reports of Banks • Village Electrification data of Balangir district of Odisha • Block wise information of Anganwadi workers of Ahmedabad • Help in the creating Journal Quality List for IIMA
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- 46. Users Faculty withinternational qualifications Working on Policy issues - currency of topics Foreign faculty – core and visiting; Foreign students Tech savvy users – loan of kindles, mobile codes, etc Focus on Research (Top journals) Use of global databases increasing Publication output is targeted and increasing Library spending is increasing Increase in doctoral students – interesting topics Research topics –blurring of boundaries – multi disciplinary (social – pure – applied sciences) Infrastructure – bullet trains, transport logistics, pubic health, etc Gender Entrepreneurship Governance – corruption, bankruptcy, CEO compensation, CSR sector-wise, etc
- 47. Marketing Digital: Website,Mails, Facebook, Twitter Quiz competitions Push relevant content like Economic Surveys, VC Handbook, Education Directory, Government reports, etc Display of user content like books, research papers, newspaper articles, etc Personal connect Prompt service – word of mouth (faculty / student appreciation, energy saving screen savers, switch-off posters, etc) Children collection
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- 49. KYL Series No.of Questions Asked Total no. of Participants Average participant / question No. Winners Sponsors Series 1 12 2,457 204 48 Rama Moondra Series 2 9 1,230 136 36 Reado Series 3 39 12,501 320 234 Sage Which new database on Socio-Economic Indicators has been recently added to our library? A. District GDP of India B. States of India C. District Metrics D. MICA Indian Marketing Intelligence E. Indiastat.com If you need comprehensive information on corporate bankruptcy, which specific database will you use? A. Bloomberg B. Thomson Reuters Datastream C. BankruptcyData.com D. WRDS E. Frost & Sullivan
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- 52. Author Talks Prof. AjeetMathur on his latest book - Mysteries in management Prof. Ashok Garde on his book - Chanakya on Management
- 53. Topical Displays • LibrariansDay, Vikram Sarabhai Birthday • Booker prize winner authors books 2010-2015 • Teachers Day • Hindi books • Business books FT shortlisted 2010-2015 • Gandhi Jayanti • APJ Birthday • National Unity Week (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel) • Children's Day • Vijay Diwas • Christmas celebration • Start-up • Travel & Tourism • Data Analytics, Data Visualization and Big Data Average 50 books Displayed Best performance 50% books Checked out
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- 60. Staff Merger ofthe Professional and Non professional skills Competencies Clerical and managerial LIS Leadership Subject specializations Training and research Values and ethics Identity issues remain
- 61. Legal o Copyright o Licenses– restrictions and permissions o Visiting / external scholars Bankscope, CMIE, etc o Alumni o Financial Tax issues Cashless payments
- 62. Summary • Hybrid (physicaland digital) library • Physical spaces are important • Technology is the tool • Marketing is for survival • Staff is the key
- 64. THANKS anilkumar@iima.ac.in “Education is whatremains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school...“ - Albert Einstein