Internet, libraries and librarianship

1. Internet, Libraries and Librarianship
Daryl L. Superio
Sr. Information Assistant
SEAFDEC Aquaculture Dept. L.brary

2. What is a Library?
 a place to:
 read books for
relaxation and for
entertainment
 read newspapers
to keep up to date
 do research
 seek information
in response to a
particular need
www.toonpool.com

3. Conventional Roles of Libraries and
Librarians
 information organizers
 information keepers
 provide access to information
 help users find
information they need
 answer queries
 instructional/directional
www.library.cornell.edu

4. The Internet
The Internet is the
most important
single
development in the
history of human
communication
since the invention
of call waiting.
Dave Barry

5. The Internet and the Information Seeker
 internet as the first stop for info seekers
 in finding health information
 search engine is the tool most used for
problem-specific information seeking
(scholars)
 students (information seeking behavior) ISB
is influenced by their search experience,
computer and web experience, perceived
ability and frequency of use of e-sources

6. Top 20 Internet Countries
Phil Population for 2012
is approximately 105 million
• 32 % are internet users
• how many % is internet
literate?

7. Top Internet 20 Countries

8. Library vs. Internet
www.yaupoyee.com

9. Others Say: We no longer need libraries
 everything is in the
web
 web can be
accessed
anywhere 24/7
 web is mobile and
library is not
meghanecclestone.com

10. Others say: Internet is No Substitute for a Library and
Google for Librarians
 10 Reasons Why
1. Not everything is on the
internet
2. The needle (your search)
in the haystack (the web)
3. Quality control doesn’t
exist

11. Others say: Internet is No Substitute for a Library and
Google for Librarians
 10 Reasons Why
4. What you don’t know really
does hurt you
5. States can now buy one book
and distribute to every library
on the web—NOT!
6. Hey, bud, you forgot about
e-book readers

12. Others say: Internet is No Substitute for a Library and
Google for Librarians
 10 Reasons Why
7. Aren’t there library-less
universities now?
8. But a virtual state library
would do it, right?
9. The internet: a mile wide,
an inch (or less) deep
10. The internet is ubiquitous
but books are portable
anakedlibrary.blogspot.com

13. Others Say: We Need Both
 Internet is not a
substitute for the
library, but a
search tool to be
used in addition to
traditional sources
in the library

14. We Still Need Libraries and Librarians in the
Digital Age
 Not everyone has an access to FREE internet
 libraries does not only facilitate access to
information via the internet, it also provide FREE
internet access to bridge digital divide
 Not everyone is IT literate
 not all can search the internet correctly and
successfully
 leads to the proliferation of wrong information
 Librarians are skilled internet users
 Libraries are a bridge between the
information-rich and the information-poor

15. The Internet, Libraries and Librarians
 Internet in Reader Services
 remote access to library’s catalog (24/7)
 online reserves
 online reference (chat, instant messenger,
e-mail)
 Internet in Technical Services
 Collection Development
 Selection/Deselection
 Acquisitions
 Bibliographic Control
 Preservation
 Stacks Management
 Inventory

16. How Should Libraries and Librarians Adapt to
Meet the Demands of Internet Age?
 techno-savvy
 socially-connected
 understand our role as content provider
to our community
 partnerships with other organizations in the
community (library book clubs)
 outreaches
 social hubs

17. Impact of Internet to Librarians
 Technostress
 is a modern disease of adaptation caused
by an inability to cope with the new
computer technologies in a healthy manner
 Techno-overload
 Techno-invasion
 Techno-complexity
 Techno-insecurity
 Techno-uncertainty

18. At the Library
 more users and staff have been
experiencing physical and emotional stress
which resulted in
 higher levels of absenteeism
and turnover,
 higher cost for retraining
new staff, and
 increase in litigation costs
related to workplace stress
fencer.pbworks.com

19. New Roles of Libraries
 Libraries as:
 Consumers
 Intermediaries and
aggregators
 Publishers
 Educators
 R&D Organizations
 Entrepreneurs
 Policy advocates

20. In Order to Achieve these New
Roles -
 We need to:
 Evolve, let go of control, and engage users through
user-generated content;
 Trend spot ideas and innovations from industries --
and countries –and apply them to your own
 Watch out for counter-trends and their
opportunities and challenges
 Not to confuse short-lived fads with major trends
 Keep it simple

21. To Remain of Value
 We Need to:
 Be open, nimble, participative, responsive,
and user centric
 Learn to learn & adapt to change
 Cooperate: share ideas, experience, &
innovations
 Disaggregate library systems and bring
them together; and
 Dare to change years long practice

22. References
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