The document discusses two core values of librarianship that are increasingly under challenge: a belief in universal public library services open to all, and respect for patron privacy. It notes that changes driven by commercialization, community partnerships, and new technologies threaten these values by potentially limiting access or compromising user data. The author argues that librarians have not critically debated these challenges and suggests they must engage more on key issues through conferences and publications to define their profession and uphold their ethical responsibilities.
This document summarizes a workshop on advocacy for libraries. The workshop aims to explore advocacy within libraries, highlight the importance of mission and purpose, and understand how to advocate to different viewpoints. It covers defining advocacy, different philosophical approaches to social justice, and how to design an effective advocacy strategy tailored to the audience. Participants will discuss the Northern Ireland context and consider how to advocate for libraries by speaking the language of decision makers and communities.
Rights to privacy and freedom of expression in public libraries: squaring the...dmcmenemy
This paper highlights some of the tensions faced in public libraries in the United Kingdom between the desires to support patrons’ rights to privacy and freedom of expressions, versus the reality of modern practice. Considering both privacy and freedom of expression as ethical concepts, it then discusses some examples from the UK where the tensions between privacy and freedom of expression manifest in practice, including around filtering and government initiatives to tackle extremism, as well as issues around cloud storage of user data. It concludes with a discussion on how public libraries and the profession in the UK must struggle to balance the competing interests of patrons and the state, and encourages the profession to address the tensions head on by regular and rigorous debate as to the issues.
Cilip presentation 30 nov 2016 Helen OsbornCILIP Ireland
This document discusses how libraries can demonstrate their value and impact. It provides examples of how libraries in Northern Ireland measure outcomes like improved early childhood development through programs like Rhythm and Rhyme, and increased mental health literacy through initiatives like Health in Mind. The document also discusses frameworks that libraries use to track outputs, outcomes, and impact, such as outcome-based accountability and social return on investment.
EBLIP10 workshop: Advocacy through impact: A practical workshopdmcmenemy
This document outlines an advocacy workshop aimed at exploring advocacy within libraries and information services. The workshop has four parts: defining advocacy and its importance; designing effective advocacy strategies; applying strategies to individual contexts; and closing remarks. It discusses defining advocacy and considering different philosophical perspectives. It emphasizes understanding opposing viewpoints and speaking the language of decision-makers. The document also introduces developing advocacy strategies by identifying key themes, appropriate evidence, and a multi-step planning process. The goal is to move beyond just raising awareness to convincing others through persuasive arguments grounded in their own values and priorities.
How communities curate knowledge & how ontologists can help -Eurecom--2015-01-19jodischneider
This document discusses how communities curate knowledge and how ontologists can help. It describes how a community accumulates and persuades each other of facts through shared tasks and communication. The author developed an ontology and semantic enrichment of deletion discussions on Wikipedia to organize arguments according to the community's criteria of notability, sources, maintenance, and bias. A user test found the alternate interface using the ontology was preferred as it structured information and provided an overview of key arguments for each criteria. The process involves understanding a community, developing a model of their process, building a computer support system, and testing and refining the system.
This document summarizes a workshop on advocacy for libraries. The workshop aims to explore advocacy within libraries, highlight the importance of mission and purpose, and understand how to advocate to different viewpoints. It covers defining advocacy, different philosophical approaches to social justice, and how to design an effective advocacy strategy tailored to the audience. Participants will discuss the Northern Ireland context and consider how to advocate for libraries by speaking the language of decision makers and communities.
Rights to privacy and freedom of expression in public libraries: squaring the...dmcmenemy
This paper highlights some of the tensions faced in public libraries in the United Kingdom between the desires to support patrons’ rights to privacy and freedom of expressions, versus the reality of modern practice. Considering both privacy and freedom of expression as ethical concepts, it then discusses some examples from the UK where the tensions between privacy and freedom of expression manifest in practice, including around filtering and government initiatives to tackle extremism, as well as issues around cloud storage of user data. It concludes with a discussion on how public libraries and the profession in the UK must struggle to balance the competing interests of patrons and the state, and encourages the profession to address the tensions head on by regular and rigorous debate as to the issues.
Cilip presentation 30 nov 2016 Helen OsbornCILIP Ireland
This document discusses how libraries can demonstrate their value and impact. It provides examples of how libraries in Northern Ireland measure outcomes like improved early childhood development through programs like Rhythm and Rhyme, and increased mental health literacy through initiatives like Health in Mind. The document also discusses frameworks that libraries use to track outputs, outcomes, and impact, such as outcome-based accountability and social return on investment.
EBLIP10 workshop: Advocacy through impact: A practical workshopdmcmenemy
This document outlines an advocacy workshop aimed at exploring advocacy within libraries and information services. The workshop has four parts: defining advocacy and its importance; designing effective advocacy strategies; applying strategies to individual contexts; and closing remarks. It discusses defining advocacy and considering different philosophical perspectives. It emphasizes understanding opposing viewpoints and speaking the language of decision-makers. The document also introduces developing advocacy strategies by identifying key themes, appropriate evidence, and a multi-step planning process. The goal is to move beyond just raising awareness to convincing others through persuasive arguments grounded in their own values and priorities.
How communities curate knowledge & how ontologists can help -Eurecom--2015-01-19jodischneider
This document discusses how communities curate knowledge and how ontologists can help. It describes how a community accumulates and persuades each other of facts through shared tasks and communication. The author developed an ontology and semantic enrichment of deletion discussions on Wikipedia to organize arguments according to the community's criteria of notability, sources, maintenance, and bias. A user test found the alternate interface using the ontology was preferred as it structured information and provided an overview of key arguments for each criteria. The process involves understanding a community, developing a model of their process, building a computer support system, and testing and refining the system.
eReearch Symposium workshop on Open ResearchFabiana Kubke
The document discusses a workshop held in New Zealand to explore the meaning and feasibility of open research in the country's context. It explores views on the value of open research and how to implement related principles through actionable tasks. Challenges identified include infrastructure support, cultural shifts, incentives, and collaboration between different stakeholders. Specific near-term actions proposed are building researcher networks, identifying advocates, raising awareness through events and social media, and developing a document on open research for relevant stakeholders.
The document discusses network publishing technology and how computer networks can now support interactive text applications across many countries. It describes how publishers have been exploiting computer technology to speed up printed publications and how using computer networks can take this trend to the next logical step of distributing work. The document also proposes the technical rationale for network publishing and suggests some components of a successful commercial system.
This document discusses and summarizes several reference books related to libraries and changing user needs. It outlines key topics covered in the books, including consulting careers in libraries, adopting Web 2.0 technologies to improve the user experience, and addressing the needs of millennial generation library users. The summaries provide high-level overviews of the content and perspectives presented in each referenced book.
This document discusses participatory culture and new forms of collaboration enabled by the internet. It covers traditional hierarchical models of collaboration compared to more democratic participation online. Two case studies are presented: Linux, which was developed through open-source contributions, and Wikipedia, which was created through open collaboration and editing. The document argues that the 21st century enables mass collaboration at a scale not possible before, with potential benefits for business and culture.
The document discusses how libraries are struggling with relevance in the digital age and how their design, services, and branding are changing as a result. It provides background on library construction trends between 1995-2008 and discusses how capital and operating costs are significant factors in library design and services. The document advocates that libraries establish relevance by creating a unified community vision, redefining roles and services both physically and digitally, effective branding, and smart technology integration. It also discusses challenges like balancing user needs with funding requirements and negotiating partnerships between different stakeholders. Overall, the document examines how libraries are adapting spaces, services, and branding to remain relevant institutions in a technology-driven world.
The document discusses several media theorists and concepts related to changes in media brought about by new technologies and the internet, including Web 2.0 enabling user interaction and participation, citizen journalism challenging traditional "Big Media", knowledge building communities allowing faster sharing of ideas, convergence across platforms encouraging participatory culture and collective intelligence, and the "Long Tail" theory describing how niche content is becoming more economically viable online. However, it also notes potential issues like lack of diversity on platforms like YouTube and questions around the ethics of citizen journalism.
Public version of presentation proposing research project to look at libraries/ librarians ' role in relation to Open Educational Resources.
[this version edited to remove some context]
Reimagining the academic library as a learning destination (Learning Commons)CILIPScotland
This document summarizes the transformation of the Heriot-Watt University academic library since 2013 into a Learning Commons. It discusses how academic libraries have changed from places of silence to places that support collaborative and social learning. The library lacked space for the growing student population and needed to be redesigned according to modern pedagogical needs. In collaboration with a design firm, a vision and plan was created to reimagine the library spaces with new furniture, technology, and zones for various learning styles. The first phase of renovations created a new Learning Commons that has been successful in increasing student satisfaction and library usage.
This document discusses the concept of openness in education and culture. It defines a culture of openness and examines the politics, technologies, and economics of openness. Key topics covered include Henri Bergson's and Karl Popper's philosophies of open societies; the development of the internet, web 2.0, and open education initiatives like MIT OpenCourseWare and the Budapest Open Access Initiative. The document argues that openness fosters collaboration and new architectures of participation in education and knowledge production.
- Legal education relies heavily on expensive published textbooks, but recent initiatives aim to provide more affordable open textbooks.
- Law schools like Harvard and the University of Minnesota are developing open textbooks that are peer-reviewed and can be customized. However, the number of open legal texts remains small.
- Non-profits are also working to increase open educational resources, though few legal titles currently exist. Publishers are allowing some customization, but open textbooks better enable sharing and remixing content.
- Overall open textbooks provide students more affordable and customized materials, but significant work remains to adopt these resources more widely in legal education.
Sustaining our common values: the pressures at play and to comeCILIP
This document summarizes a presentation on sustaining common values in librarianship that are under challenge. It discusses two core values - a belief in a universal public library service open to all, and respect for patron privacy. These values are challenged by new voices calling for libraries to transform and prioritize community needs over equity, as well as libraries' own use of technologies like filtering and analytics. The presentation calls for more debate within the profession on these issues to strengthen its mission and values.
A talk delivered by Lauren Smith at the Anybook Oxford Libraries Conference 2015 - Adapting for the Future: Developing Our Professions and Services, 21st July 2015
MIT’s administrative community demonstrated that it’s already off to the races when it comes to invention. The jam-packed annual poster session on October 14 brought together 26 sponsoring DLCs and hundreds of Institute community members eager for a preview of what’s next at MIT.
This document summarizes a training webinar series on advocacy and influencing skills for librarians presented by Stephen Abram. The series includes webinars on factors influencing funding for public libraries, advocacy strategies for different types of libraries, best practices for advocates, and community communication strategies. Contact information is provided for the series instructors and links to additional advocacy resources from the University of Toronto iSchool and Stephen's Lighthouse blog. The goal of the series is to build the capacity of librarians and library staff in advocacy and promoting the value of public libraries.
This document outlines a presentation given by Stephen Abram on influencing skills for librarians. It discusses defining advocacy and differentiating it from public relations and marketing. It provides tips for advocacy including identifying stakeholders, crafting messages, and using stories and metrics to showcase the value of libraries. Specific advocacy strategies are presented such as developing relationships, partnering with stakeholders, and maintaining ongoing advocacy plans. The document emphasizes listening first, being visible and likable when advocating.
David McMenemy: Synthesising political philosophy & professional ethics for e...CILIPScotland
1) There are three main theories of political philosophy that inform advocacy work: utilitarianism, rights-based theories, and virtue ethics.
2) Advocates need to understand and speak the language of political philosophy as policy is shaped by these theories.
3) A shift toward virtue ethics in policy emphasizes community and purpose over individualism and state solutions. This poses challenges and opportunities for advocates to shape new models of public services.
C3 The Hyperlinked Library: Future Technologies and Their Applicationslisbk
Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
The document discusses two open access journals in library and information science - Collaborative Librarianship and The Journal of Creative Library Practice. For Collaborative Librarianship, it describes how the journal was started, the editor's role, financial details including donations and expenses, usage data, and marketing efforts. For The Journal of Creative Library Practice, it discusses the history, why an open license was chosen, the publishing platform, other similar journals, financial costs, and usage analytics. Marketing strategies for the journals are also outlined.
"Let's Predict the Future: G3 The Hyperlinked Librarylisbk
Slides on "Let's Predict the Future: The Hyperlinked Library" for a workshop session on "Predicting the Future" held on 3 June 2014 at the SAOIM 2014 conference in Pretoria, South Africa and facilitated by Brian Kelly, Cetis.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/saoim-2014-lets-predict-the-future-workshop/
This document discusses the values and ethics of library and information science. It examines 7 core values of the profession - service, importance of reading/books, truth/search for truth, tolerance, public good, justice, and aesthetics. It also discusses factors in ethical deliberations, categories of ethical concern regarding use/misuse of information and professional behavior, and professional codes of ethics from ALA, ASIS&T and SAA. The key principles for LIS professionals are promoting open access to information, maintaining professional competence, acting with honesty and integrity, respecting privacy, and providing excellent service.
This document discusses the values and ethics of library and information science. It examines 7 core values of the profession - service, importance of reading/books, truth/search for truth, tolerance, public good, justice, and aesthetics. It also discusses factors in ethical deliberations, categories of ethical concern regarding use/misuse of information and professional behavior, and professional codes of ethics from ALA, ASIS&T and SAA. The key message is that LIS professionals have a duty to promote open access to information while respecting privacy and intellectual property rights.
The values and ethics of library and informationJehnMarieSimon1
This document discusses the values and ethics of library and information science. It examines 7 core values of the profession - service, importance of reading/books, truth/search for truth, tolerance, public good, justice, and aesthetics. It also discusses factors in ethical deliberations, categories of ethical concern regarding use/misuse of information and professional behavior, and professional codes of ethics from ALA, ASIS&T and SAA. The key message is that LIS professionals have a duty to promote open access to information while respecting individuals and maintaining high professional standards.
eReearch Symposium workshop on Open ResearchFabiana Kubke
The document discusses a workshop held in New Zealand to explore the meaning and feasibility of open research in the country's context. It explores views on the value of open research and how to implement related principles through actionable tasks. Challenges identified include infrastructure support, cultural shifts, incentives, and collaboration between different stakeholders. Specific near-term actions proposed are building researcher networks, identifying advocates, raising awareness through events and social media, and developing a document on open research for relevant stakeholders.
The document discusses network publishing technology and how computer networks can now support interactive text applications across many countries. It describes how publishers have been exploiting computer technology to speed up printed publications and how using computer networks can take this trend to the next logical step of distributing work. The document also proposes the technical rationale for network publishing and suggests some components of a successful commercial system.
This document discusses and summarizes several reference books related to libraries and changing user needs. It outlines key topics covered in the books, including consulting careers in libraries, adopting Web 2.0 technologies to improve the user experience, and addressing the needs of millennial generation library users. The summaries provide high-level overviews of the content and perspectives presented in each referenced book.
This document discusses participatory culture and new forms of collaboration enabled by the internet. It covers traditional hierarchical models of collaboration compared to more democratic participation online. Two case studies are presented: Linux, which was developed through open-source contributions, and Wikipedia, which was created through open collaboration and editing. The document argues that the 21st century enables mass collaboration at a scale not possible before, with potential benefits for business and culture.
The document discusses how libraries are struggling with relevance in the digital age and how their design, services, and branding are changing as a result. It provides background on library construction trends between 1995-2008 and discusses how capital and operating costs are significant factors in library design and services. The document advocates that libraries establish relevance by creating a unified community vision, redefining roles and services both physically and digitally, effective branding, and smart technology integration. It also discusses challenges like balancing user needs with funding requirements and negotiating partnerships between different stakeholders. Overall, the document examines how libraries are adapting spaces, services, and branding to remain relevant institutions in a technology-driven world.
The document discusses several media theorists and concepts related to changes in media brought about by new technologies and the internet, including Web 2.0 enabling user interaction and participation, citizen journalism challenging traditional "Big Media", knowledge building communities allowing faster sharing of ideas, convergence across platforms encouraging participatory culture and collective intelligence, and the "Long Tail" theory describing how niche content is becoming more economically viable online. However, it also notes potential issues like lack of diversity on platforms like YouTube and questions around the ethics of citizen journalism.
Public version of presentation proposing research project to look at libraries/ librarians ' role in relation to Open Educational Resources.
[this version edited to remove some context]
Reimagining the academic library as a learning destination (Learning Commons)CILIPScotland
This document summarizes the transformation of the Heriot-Watt University academic library since 2013 into a Learning Commons. It discusses how academic libraries have changed from places of silence to places that support collaborative and social learning. The library lacked space for the growing student population and needed to be redesigned according to modern pedagogical needs. In collaboration with a design firm, a vision and plan was created to reimagine the library spaces with new furniture, technology, and zones for various learning styles. The first phase of renovations created a new Learning Commons that has been successful in increasing student satisfaction and library usage.
This document discusses the concept of openness in education and culture. It defines a culture of openness and examines the politics, technologies, and economics of openness. Key topics covered include Henri Bergson's and Karl Popper's philosophies of open societies; the development of the internet, web 2.0, and open education initiatives like MIT OpenCourseWare and the Budapest Open Access Initiative. The document argues that openness fosters collaboration and new architectures of participation in education and knowledge production.
- Legal education relies heavily on expensive published textbooks, but recent initiatives aim to provide more affordable open textbooks.
- Law schools like Harvard and the University of Minnesota are developing open textbooks that are peer-reviewed and can be customized. However, the number of open legal texts remains small.
- Non-profits are also working to increase open educational resources, though few legal titles currently exist. Publishers are allowing some customization, but open textbooks better enable sharing and remixing content.
- Overall open textbooks provide students more affordable and customized materials, but significant work remains to adopt these resources more widely in legal education.
Sustaining our common values: the pressures at play and to comeCILIP
This document summarizes a presentation on sustaining common values in librarianship that are under challenge. It discusses two core values - a belief in a universal public library service open to all, and respect for patron privacy. These values are challenged by new voices calling for libraries to transform and prioritize community needs over equity, as well as libraries' own use of technologies like filtering and analytics. The presentation calls for more debate within the profession on these issues to strengthen its mission and values.
A talk delivered by Lauren Smith at the Anybook Oxford Libraries Conference 2015 - Adapting for the Future: Developing Our Professions and Services, 21st July 2015
MIT’s administrative community demonstrated that it’s already off to the races when it comes to invention. The jam-packed annual poster session on October 14 brought together 26 sponsoring DLCs and hundreds of Institute community members eager for a preview of what’s next at MIT.
This document summarizes a training webinar series on advocacy and influencing skills for librarians presented by Stephen Abram. The series includes webinars on factors influencing funding for public libraries, advocacy strategies for different types of libraries, best practices for advocates, and community communication strategies. Contact information is provided for the series instructors and links to additional advocacy resources from the University of Toronto iSchool and Stephen's Lighthouse blog. The goal of the series is to build the capacity of librarians and library staff in advocacy and promoting the value of public libraries.
This document outlines a presentation given by Stephen Abram on influencing skills for librarians. It discusses defining advocacy and differentiating it from public relations and marketing. It provides tips for advocacy including identifying stakeholders, crafting messages, and using stories and metrics to showcase the value of libraries. Specific advocacy strategies are presented such as developing relationships, partnering with stakeholders, and maintaining ongoing advocacy plans. The document emphasizes listening first, being visible and likable when advocating.
David McMenemy: Synthesising political philosophy & professional ethics for e...CILIPScotland
1) There are three main theories of political philosophy that inform advocacy work: utilitarianism, rights-based theories, and virtue ethics.
2) Advocates need to understand and speak the language of political philosophy as policy is shaped by these theories.
3) A shift toward virtue ethics in policy emphasizes community and purpose over individualism and state solutions. This poses challenges and opportunities for advocates to shape new models of public services.
C3 The Hyperlinked Library: Future Technologies and Their Applicationslisbk
Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
The document discusses two open access journals in library and information science - Collaborative Librarianship and The Journal of Creative Library Practice. For Collaborative Librarianship, it describes how the journal was started, the editor's role, financial details including donations and expenses, usage data, and marketing efforts. For The Journal of Creative Library Practice, it discusses the history, why an open license was chosen, the publishing platform, other similar journals, financial costs, and usage analytics. Marketing strategies for the journals are also outlined.
"Let's Predict the Future: G3 The Hyperlinked Librarylisbk
Slides on "Let's Predict the Future: The Hyperlinked Library" for a workshop session on "Predicting the Future" held on 3 June 2014 at the SAOIM 2014 conference in Pretoria, South Africa and facilitated by Brian Kelly, Cetis.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/saoim-2014-lets-predict-the-future-workshop/
This document discusses the values and ethics of library and information science. It examines 7 core values of the profession - service, importance of reading/books, truth/search for truth, tolerance, public good, justice, and aesthetics. It also discusses factors in ethical deliberations, categories of ethical concern regarding use/misuse of information and professional behavior, and professional codes of ethics from ALA, ASIS&T and SAA. The key principles for LIS professionals are promoting open access to information, maintaining professional competence, acting with honesty and integrity, respecting privacy, and providing excellent service.
This document discusses the values and ethics of library and information science. It examines 7 core values of the profession - service, importance of reading/books, truth/search for truth, tolerance, public good, justice, and aesthetics. It also discusses factors in ethical deliberations, categories of ethical concern regarding use/misuse of information and professional behavior, and professional codes of ethics from ALA, ASIS&T and SAA. The key message is that LIS professionals have a duty to promote open access to information while respecting privacy and intellectual property rights.
The values and ethics of library and informationJehnMarieSimon1
This document discusses the values and ethics of library and information science. It examines 7 core values of the profession - service, importance of reading/books, truth/search for truth, tolerance, public good, justice, and aesthetics. It also discusses factors in ethical deliberations, categories of ethical concern regarding use/misuse of information and professional behavior, and professional codes of ethics from ALA, ASIS&T and SAA. The key message is that LIS professionals have a duty to promote open access to information while respecting individuals and maintaining high professional standards.
The document summarizes a presentation about a study on the economic impact of the Toronto Public Library. Some key findings of the study include that the library delivers $5.63 in economic impact for every $1 spent, and that the return on investment for the city is 463%. Neighborhood branches were also found to provide intangible benefits to communities by promoting diversity and new ideas. The presentation emphasizes that data collection must directly support messages about the library's value and impact, and that qualitative insights and user stories are also important.
SHARE: Shared Access Research Ecosystem – Jisc and CNI conference 10 July 2014Jisc
This document discusses SHARE (Shared Access Research Ecosystem), an initiative to advance the preservation, access, and reuse of research outputs. SHARE aims to make the inventory of research assets more discoverable and accessible to enable creative reuse. It discusses the current fragmented state of research outputs across individual projects and repositories. The document also presents a historical perspective on challenges of organizing information in the digital age. Finally, it outlines SHARE's goals of creating an interconnected system through components like a notification service, registry and discovery tools to benefit the research community.
Who Needs Libraries? - Panel - Tech Forum 2014BookNet Canada
"Who Needs Libraries" panel at BookNet Canada's Tech Forum - March 6, 2014. Mohammed Hosseini-Ara (moderator), Catherine Biss, Andrew Martin, Katherine Palmer, Kim Silk
This document discusses the #ebooksos campaign, which was started by three academic librarians to raise awareness of issues with the affordability, availability, and access of e-books for university students and libraries. The campaign gathered thousands of signatures on an open letter calling for a government investigation into academic e-book publishing practices. While the education committee declined to do a review, the campaign has continued to provide evidence to the Competition and Markets Authority. The document discusses how these e-book issues impact students' information literacy and how librarians have used their own information literacy skills to advocate for change through the campaign in the spirit of information literacy as activism.
Sarah GoodwinThiel discusses using the Harwood Approach and Design Thinking methodology to engage communities. These approaches emphasize listening to community aspirations, finding common goals, and creating user-centered solutions. She provides examples of how libraries could work together in Lawrence, Kansas by understanding each other's goals and collaborating on services, collections, and programming to better meet community needs. The key is shifting conversations from problems to possibilities through creative, empathetic thinking and partnership.
Leeds Beckett University librarians Laurence Morris and Kirsty Bower discuss their experiences with embedded librarianship. They describe initiatives where librarians collaborated with nursing students, social work students, and prisoners to improve information literacy. Feedback showed these efforts helped students feel more prepared and like equal partners. The librarians also partnered with health organizations on resources and helped make the university curriculum more diverse.
Strategies for smart libraries: building user-centred library and information...Jo Webb
Smart libraries meet user needs through innovative and transformative services, operate according to high professional standards, and strive for continual improvement. They anticipate user expectations through insights and relationships, employ user-centered design, and market services both within and beyond traditional boundaries. Smart libraries innovate by reimagining physical and digital spaces and resources, enhance services using frameworks and evaluation, and transform through learning-centered approaches and exemplifying the values of libraries.
Carrer goals.pptx and their importance in real lifeartemacademy2
Career goals serve as a roadmap for individuals, guiding them toward achieving long-term professional aspirations and personal fulfillment. Establishing clear career goals enables professionals to focus their efforts on developing specific skills, gaining relevant experience, and making strategic decisions that align with their desired career trajectory. By setting both short-term and long-term objectives, individuals can systematically track their progress, make necessary adjustments, and stay motivated. Short-term goals often include acquiring new qualifications, mastering particular competencies, or securing a specific role, while long-term goals might encompass reaching executive positions, becoming industry experts, or launching entrepreneurial ventures.
Moreover, having well-defined career goals fosters a sense of purpose and direction, enhancing job satisfaction and overall productivity. It encourages continuous learning and adaptation, as professionals remain attuned to industry trends and evolving job market demands. Career goals also facilitate better time management and resource allocation, as individuals prioritize tasks and opportunities that advance their professional growth. In addition, articulating career goals can aid in networking and mentorship, as it allows individuals to communicate their aspirations clearly to potential mentors, colleagues, and employers, thereby opening doors to valuable guidance and support. Ultimately, career goals are integral to personal and professional development, driving individuals toward sustained success and fulfillment in their chosen fields.
Suzanne Lagerweij - Influence Without Power - Why Empathy is Your Best Friend...Suzanne Lagerweij
This is a workshop about communication and collaboration. We will experience how we can analyze the reasons for resistance to change (exercise 1) and practice how to improve our conversation style and be more in control and effective in the way we communicate (exercise 2).
This session will use Dave Gray’s Empathy Mapping, Argyris’ Ladder of Inference and The Four Rs from Agile Conversations (Squirrel and Fredrick).
Abstract:
Let’s talk about powerful conversations! We all know how to lead a constructive conversation, right? Then why is it so difficult to have those conversations with people at work, especially those in powerful positions that show resistance to change?
Learning to control and direct conversations takes understanding and practice.
We can combine our innate empathy with our analytical skills to gain a deeper understanding of complex situations at work. Join this session to learn how to prepare for difficult conversations and how to improve our agile conversations in order to be more influential without power. We will use Dave Gray’s Empathy Mapping, Argyris’ Ladder of Inference and The Four Rs from Agile Conversations (Squirrel and Fredrick).
In the session you will experience how preparing and reflecting on your conversation can help you be more influential at work. You will learn how to communicate more effectively with the people needed to achieve positive change. You will leave with a self-revised version of a difficult conversation and a practical model to use when you get back to work.
Come learn more on how to become a real influencer!
This presentation by Juraj Čorba, Chair of OECD Working Party on Artificial Intelligence Governance (AIGO), was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the 77th meeting of the OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/crps.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by Nathaniel Lane, Associate Professor in Economics at Oxford University, was made during the discussion “Pro-competitive Industrial Policy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/pcip.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by Yong Lim, Professor of Economic Law at Seoul National University School of Law, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
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Collapsing Narratives: Exploring Non-Linearity • a micro report by Rosie WellsRosie Wells
Insight: In a landscape where traditional narrative structures are giving way to fragmented and non-linear forms of storytelling, there lies immense potential for creativity and exploration.
'Collapsing Narratives: Exploring Non-Linearity' is a micro report from Rosie Wells.
Rosie Wells is an Arts & Cultural Strategist uniquely positioned at the intersection of grassroots and mainstream storytelling.
Their work is focused on developing meaningful and lasting connections that can drive social change.
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This presentation by Thibault Schrepel, Associate Professor of Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam University, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by Professor Alex Robson, Deputy Chair of Australia’s Productivity Commission, was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the 77th meeting of the OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/crps.
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The ethics of our profession: sustaining our common values
1. The ethics of our profession:
sustaining our common values
David McMenemy
Computer and Information Sciences
University of Strathclyde
Slides available on:
https://www.slideshare.net/dmcmenemy
2. 1. Brief discussion of library values for context
2. Focus on 2 core values that have been
important to the profession (in my view)
3. Consider how they are under challenge
4. Suggest potential solutions for addressing
these challenges
Today’s presentation
5. 1. Stewardship
2. Service
3. Intellectual Freedom
4. Equity of Access
5. Privacy
6. Literacy and Learning
7. Rationalism
8. Democracy
• Gorman, Michael (2000) Our Enduring Values: Librarianship in the
21st Century.
Gorman’s Enduring Values of
Librarianship
6. 1. Client/patron rights and privileges
2. Selection issues
3. Professional practice
4. Access issues
5. Employer responsibility
6. Social issues
– (Koehler and Pemberton, 2000, p.34)
Some common values in ethical
codes
7. • Belief in a universalist public library
service open to all
• Respect for and belief in the importance of
patron privacy
• Both values are crucial to peoples’ ability
to access information and their freedom of
expression
2 of the values under challenge
9. • The concept of the “library faith” is one
shared within the general public also
• “Library faith” was defined succinctly by
the US Public Library Inquiry in the 1950s
• At its core is the idea of a high quality
library service for all, regardless of where
you live, or who you are
1. Belief in a universalist
public library service open to all
10. • “It is a fundamental belief, so generally
accepted as to be often left unsaid, in the
virtue of the printed word, the reading of
which is good in itself, and upon the
preservation of which many basic values in
civilization rest.”
The Library Faith (Garceau, 1949)
11. • “When culture is in question, the knowledge
of books, the amount of reading, and the
possession of a library – all become
measures of value, not only of the
individual but also of the community.”
The Library Faith (Garceau, 1949)
12. • In era of scholar librarians of the 1940s/50s
articulation of a library faith prevalent
• “wherever there is civilisation there must be
books…wherever there are books, there
must be libraries” (L. Stanley Jast, 1939)
• “no other equalities can avail if access to so
important a means of individual
development is not full and universal”
(Lionel McColvin, 1942)
Library “Faith” in the UK
13. • Modern political thinking focuses on community,
and as a result of these influences:
– Volunteering and charity are both seen as
virtuous and enhance a community’s wellbeing
– Community run libraries, Asset Based
Community Development (ABCD), mutuals,
charitable trusts, are all examples of this
philosophy in practice
• The commercial turn
• New models of service are emerging that
potentially challenge a universalist library approach
Current concerns
14. • “It is not just that the term has been used
ambiguously, it has been contested, fought
over and appropriated for different uses and
interests to justify different politics, policies
and practices” (Mayo, 1994, p. 48).
• “...continues to be appropriated to legitimate
or justify a wide range of political positions,
which might otherwise be regarded as
incompatible” (Shaw, 2007, p.24).
The challenge of ‘community’
16. • In philosophy and ethics the notion of telos
is vital
• Telos refers to purpose, or goal
• Every profession and field or expertise has
one
• Threats to telos come when the telos of
other professions or fields of expertise
influence fields where they don’t belong
What is the telos of a library?
17. • “Business infects medicine when doctors
become businesspeople who view patients
as opportunities for profit” (Haidt, 2016)
• Librarians who view users as opportunities
for profit do likewise?
• If you provide a service with a universalist
focus, then anything that dilutes that focus,
corrupts your telos
Why is telos so important?
18. • [L]ibrarians with some notable exceptions
have been slow to question the growing
commercialisation of the public library
service. Indeed a number seem only too
willing to accept it” (Usherwood, 2007)
The challenge of ‘commercialisation’
19. • “Policy makers and professionals
responsible for the service must agree on
its purpose and be committed to it. It is
now time for the library profession to move
on from the position of addressing agendas
that have been suggested by others, to one
where it argues what is necessary and
valuable.”
Usherwood (2007)
20. 1. That public libraries should be publicly funded
2. That they should be administered by public bodies
and not private organisations or individuals
3. That they should be freely available to all
members of the community
4. That they should embrace the needs and interest
of all members of the community
5. That they should be free both financially and
intellectually, and provide access to materials
without bias or interference (McColvin,1956, p.24)
McColvin’s 5 key principles
22. • Privacy is the “right to be free from
unwarranted intrusion and to keep certain
matters from public view”
• It is a crucial aspect of personal autonomy
and a vital component of individual
fulfilment
2. Respect for and belief in the
importance of citizen privacy
23. • Crucial elements of privacy are in our
professional space
• Informational privacy: information about
citizens, how it is shared, how it should be
protected, what rights citizens have.
• Privacy and access: what rights should
citizens have when accessing knowledge,
and what limits should be placed on such
access
Privacy & the information profession
24. • Our commitment to patron privacy is
significantly challenged by some of our
own activities:
– Internet filtering: direct challenge to the
information seeking of our users
– Use of 3rd parties in service delivery: are we
open about who, why, and what they will do
with user data?
– Learner analytics: are we in effect spying on
our users’ activities?
Privacy and LIS
25. • The following DP statement was sent to
members of a Scottish public library
Challenge of cloud data storage?
26. • Not agreeing to the new statement meant
membership would have to be revoked
– Public libraries are a legal right
• Blanket 3rd party exemptions
– Why should the public have to trust we will not
use 3rd parties they would not approve of?
• Such changes to practice play on our
trusted role, and arguably abuse it
What are the issues?
27. • Cloud storage of patron data risks building
databases of immense value on patron
preferences and behaviour
• Use of e-book lending data runs similar risks
• Again, we must debate these developments
more for their long term impact
• We should lead the innovation and
development, it should not lead us
More globally….
28. • In the examples cited, we may be required to
undertake these activities to be a modern,
vibrant profession
• Nevertheless, where has the profession
seriously debated them?
– Our patrons rely on us to protect their interests
– Their interests are not solely about innovating
and/or improving the bottom line
The reality…
30. • 2. “The objects of the Institute shall be to work
for the benefit of the public to promote
education and knowledge through the
establishment and development of libraries and
information services”
• 2b. “to unite all persons engaged or interested
in information science and libraries
and information services”
• 2e. “to promote and encourage the
maintenance of adequate and appropriate
provision of library and information services of
various kinds”
CILIP’s Royal Charter (my italics)
31. • The profession itself is responsible for
some of the most potentially damaging
challenges to our values
• I believe this is, partly, a result of us not
engaging enough with each other
• By not debating important issues, we allow
policy vacuums to be filled by others
Our own responsibility in
weakening our values
32. • Reflective practice means being open to
criticism
• Equally, scepticism needs to have a
constructive focus
• The challenge is on us, then, to engage
more with each other in good faith
To be blunt…
33. • More engagement within the profession with
professional journals and research
• Removing our coterie-based approach to
conferences and engagement
• Organise conference debates with opposing
figures on key professional issues
• Be prepared to make your case to people
who will disagree with you
• Become a profession again of big ideas and
not sound bites (irony noted!)
Solutions
34. • If we cannot reasonably debate important
issues within our profession, we lose our
moral authority on them
• We must always be aware of our core
values
– Discuss them, debate them, write about them,
articulate them, challenge them
• The loudest voices or the most regularly
invited speakers should not define our
profession for us
Conclusions
35. Thank you!
Slides available on:
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