The document summarizes trends in libraries and projects at the UW Tacoma Library. It discusses how libraries have adapted to changes in the information environment like abundance of information online and push technologies. It outlines new roles for librarians like data librarians, digital scholarship librarians, and UX librarians. For UW Tacoma, it envisions the library transitioning from its focus on collections to prioritizing services and becoming integral to the campus community. It highlights faculty and student praise for library support and resources. Upcoming trends and projects may include renovating library space, new technologies, supporting student and faculty scholarship, and enhancing pedagogical support. Key challenges include keeping up with campus growth with limited

1. UW Tacoma Library

2. > Libraries as part of an evolving information environment
> What these changes mean for UW Tacoma
> Trends in librarianship & UW Tacoma projects
> Challenges we’re focused on
Agenda

3. Why do libraries exist?

4. What does a librarian do today?

5. Think about YOUR libraries.

14. Evolving Information
Environment

15. hierarchy

16. hierarchy
based in a physical world

17. hierarchy
everything in its place

18. hierarchy
everything in its place

19. hierarchy
controlled vocabulary

20. hierarchy
complex systems

21. What were libraries?

22. scarcity

23. finding

24. acquiring

25. search

26. search
multiple locations

27. search
tagging, user generated content

28. search
one pile, less organization

29. search
hyperlinked environment

30. search
only about 20 years old

31. push

32. push
aggregation

33. push
Really Simple Syndication

34. push
Widespread for about 10 years

35. algorithms

36. Social Media

37. Filter Bubble
News about Climate
Change
News about
excessive regulation
of business
Algorithm: what are
you likely to want to
hear?
Right-leaning pro-
business filter
bubble
Left-leaning
pro-environment filter
bubble

38. Bots

39. Misinformation

40. Widespread for about 5-10 years

41. Librarians Adapt!

42. relationship with information

43. scarcity

44. abundance

45. finding

46. evaluating

47. acquiring

48. using

49. new roles

51. UX Librarian

52. Instructional Design
UX Librarian

53. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian

54. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Data Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian

55. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Data Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Copyright Librarian

56. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Information Architect
Data Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Copyright Librarian

57. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Information Architect
Data Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Copyright Librarian
Web Services Librarian

58. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Information Architect
Digital Strategist
Data Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Copyright Librarian
Web Services Librarian

59. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Information Architect
Digital Strategist
Emerging Technology
Data Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Copyright Librarian
Web Services Librarian

60. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Information Architect
Digital Strategist
Scholarly Communication
Emerging Technology
Data Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Copyright Librarian
Web Services Librarian

61. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Information Architect
Digital Strategist
Scholarly Communication
Emerging Technology
Data Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Copyright Librarian
Student Experience Librarian
Web Services Librarian

62. Instructional Design
UX Librarian
Information Architect
Digital Strategist
Scholarly Communication
Emerging Technology
Data Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Diversity Fellow
Copyright Librarian
Student Experience Librarian
Web Services Librarian

63. the same role

65. What does this mean
for UW Tacoma?

66. The Library Transition
Was Will be
Emphasis on books and collection building Emphasis on service
Traditional collections Adaptive collections for our local community (eg
textbooks)
Deep services, scoped to staffing levels Broader services with less depth (or additional hires!)
Reference Research
Quiet study space Mixed use space to support wide variety of subjects
Computer lab space Mobile computing tools and emerging technology
Seen as siloed or part of UW Seattle Seen as an integral part of the UW Tacoma community

67. > The UW Tacoma Library will be a catalyst for the UW Tacoma
community.
> We will do this by offering services, infrastructure, and environments
designed to help students achieve their dreams and faculty to create new
knowledge that positively impacts the local community and beyond. We will
provide a place for the community to come together around shared interests
to learn, achieve, create, and reflect.
The vision of the UW Tacoma Library

68. Your faculty are our faculty

69. > I depend upon the subject area specialists like Suzanne Klinger, Glenda
Pearson, Matt Parsons, and Theresa Mudrock all the time to find stuff, use
new resources, and stay abreast of scholarship. I couldn't do my job without
them. Really.
> I understand that you are seeking specifics, but I just want to say that in the
11 years I have been teaching at UWT the librarians have been the most
consistently supportive campus resource to my teaching and research.
> Our library has not kept pace with campus growth at UWT. There is
insufficient staff to serve our growing (and needy) student body, much less to
support faculty sufficiently in research. There is talent and good will, just not
enough time or resources.
Your faculty are our faculty
(comments from Triennial Survey)

70. Your students are our students

71. > Above all, the Library is great.
> Access to scholarly papers, once explained by a librarian, has been an
invaluable resource.
> As a student, I regularly use the UWT Library and the many services they
offer. The resources available throughout the library are of extreme
importance for all students wishing to make the most of their learning
experience academically. Thank you for providing all the learning
opportunities associated with the UWT Library services.
> Every class I have had has required me to use the library services. Recently
I was able to find plenty of resources through the library system for a paper.
It's great to use at home when I'm away from campus or to pick up books
that I can request through the system.
Your students are our students

73. Trends and projects
on the horizon

74. Space

75. Technology and Tools

76. Scholarship Support

77. Pedagogical Support

78. Challenges