Expanding the Concept of Library
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Kathleen Johnson, a librarian at Seattle Academy, discusses the transformative changes in libraries over the past 15 years, emphasizing the need for librarians to adapt standards, physical spaces, and student engagement amid technological advancements. She highlights the evolution of information access and the importance of creating learning-centered environments, including the concept of information commons. The document also addresses the challenges libraries face in competing for public attention and the interconnectedness of various library types within their community ecosystem.
Expanding the Concept of Library
- 1. Thank You
- 2. Thank You
- 5. A little bit about your presenter:Kathleen JohnsonLibrarian at Seattle Academykjohnson@seattleacademy.org BA: Ethnomusicology (University of Washington)
- 6. 3 years in West Africa recording music and making documentary films
- 7. Graduated from Library School in 1977 (Minor in Multimedia)
- 8. First job: Director Kelso Public Library in SW WashingtonSeattle Academy Laptop school since 1997
- 9. School has an emphasis on the arts
- 10. Culture of performance
- 12. Hubble WFC3/UVIS Image of the Pillar in Carina NebulaWatch for Imax movie in March
- 13. Kathleen JohnsonSeattle AcademyGreen LibrarianExpanding the Concept of LibraryHow Have Libraries Responded to the Change of the Last 15 Years
- 14. Realms of ChangeEvery aspect of our work and environment is changing.LibrariansStandardsPhysical SpaceOur Materials / Services / AcquisitionsOur StudentsHow Libraries work together
- 15. Huge Shifts in the nature of informationthe nature of learningCheck out my wiki: http://21stcenturylearning.wetpaint.com
- 17. A Story from the past… NSFNet T-1 Backbone Map, 1988
- 18. The early days of the internet…1990 Archie search engine 1991 WAIS and Gopher1992 Internet has 1 million hosts, ArpaNet is discontinued1993 Mosaic Web Browser, Lycos1994 Netscape Navigator, WebCrawler full text search
- 19. 1995 . . .Yahoo is founded in Santa Clara, CAMississippi ratifies 13th Amendment - last state to approve the abolition of slavery Forrest Gump wins Best PictureOklahoma City Bombing
- 20. 1995 . . .OJ Simpson trialMicrosoft releases Windows 95DVD media format is announcedeBay is foundedCalvin and Hobbes comic strip is published
- 21. 1995 Where were you?
- 24. Realms of ChangeEvery aspect of our work has expanded.Librarians StandardsPhysical Space Our MaterialsOur StudentsHow Libraries work together
- 25. LibrariansExcellence in Professional DevelopmentListservs
- 26. 23 Things – expanded capacity to learn
- 27. Second Life eventsDeveloped by Helen BlowersFor The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County Open Source ModelTimeline: 9 weeksPrizes“This is a self-discovery program which encourages staff to take control of their own learning and to utilize their lifelong learning skills through exploration and PLAY.”
- 28. 23Things
- 29. 23 Things ContinuedMatt Gullett, Emerging Technology Coordinator for the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC) manages the blog:Learning 2.1: Explore ... Discover ... Play at: http://explorediscoverplay.blogspot.com/The blog is up to Thing #70…
- 30. Standards “Because Student Achievement IS the Bottom Line”
- 31. American Association of School Librarians (AASL) released Standards for the 21st-Century LearnerInquiry is a fundamental framework for learning
- 32. Learning has a social contextThe future is already here. It’s just not widely distributed. -- Bill O’ReillyGrasp the future!
- 34. Professional Development in Virtual WorldsSecond LifeSan Jose State University Library SchoolHas a space in Second Life for their library school with accommodations for distance learning students.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-9zt3Sd7oc
- 35. Realms of Change andExpansionLibrariansStandardsPhysical Spaces
- 36. “We are just beginning to understand how important physical space is to learning and how radically different true learning-centered campuses will look in the future.”
- 37. A FREE online book located here:http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB7102.pdfChapter 30 Northwestern University’s InfoCommons
- 38. Old assumptions about space Learning only happens in classrooms Learning only happens at fixed times Learning is an individual activity A classroom has a “front” What happens in a classroom everyday is the sameLearning demands privacy and removal of distractionsFlexibility can be enhanced by filling a room with as many chairs as will fitStudents will destroy comfy furniture
- 39. Information CommonsRefers to a physical space, usually in an academic library, where any and all can participate in the processes of information research, gathering and production. presentation practice space
- 40. Gaming / web-conference space
- 42. wireless internet access
- 43. quiet spaces
- 44. advanced computing stations
- 45. soundproof room for multi-media productions,
- 46. café
- 47. reconfigurable & comfortable furnitureBrown Library at Abilene Christian College
- 49. More workstations with comfortable chairs
- 50. Learning Commons…expands on the Information Commons concept by bringing in other services and stakeholders into a shared space.
- 51. As this web page clip shows the W.E.B. duBois Learning Commons includes:Academic AdvisingLearning & Writing SupportLibrary ServicesTechnology Services
- 52. St. Davids, PA
- 53. The Virtual Learning Commons
- 59. There are very sophisticated library spaces in Second Life…
- 60. Information / MaterialsInformation ecologies and formats are shifting…
- 61. Our Journey Analog to Digitalhttp://shepardartstudio.com/contentdmV8.html
- 63. Our biggest issue:There is tremendous fragmentation of information and the learning curve involved with the technology needed to mediate all this information.
- 64. We work hard to manage fragmentation:OCLC’s First Search
- 65. Portals
- 66. Directories such as the Internet Library
- 67. Pathfinders
- 68. Aggregators such as Serial SolutionsAnd most recently…. LibGuides by SpringShare
- 69. Librarians as Tour Guides through CyberSpaceCreating order out of chaos
- 72. Sharing
- 76. Realms of ChangeEvery aspect of our work and is changing.Librarians as Exemplars of Prof Dev.Library and Technology StandardsRevolution in Physical Space designTransformation of our Materials & Methods & ServicesOur Students
- 77. Our Students
- 78. Our Students
- 79. Group activity: How have our students changed in the last 15 years… Your Library…
- 82. Realms of ChangeEvery aspect of our work and is changing.LibrariansStandardsPhysical Space Our MaterialsOur StudentsHow Libraries work together
- 83. 2008- 2009 ALA President Jim Rettig“I believe that the biggest challenge that all libraries today face is getting people’s attention. We operate in a very competitive environment for what the 2005 OCLC Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources report calls “mindshare.” Think of all the stimuli that have sought your attention since you got out of bed this morning—radio, television, Web sites, Web pop-ups, telephone calls, text messages—to say nothing of face-to-face interactions with family, co-workers, friends, and others. Your library and mine are competing for the attention of people who are making choices where to put their attention in response to all of those competing stimuli.”
- 84. 2008- 2009 ALA President Jim RettigSome of you may have heard me discuss the Library Ecosystem: the idea that all types of libraries are interrelated. For example, the closing of a school library in a community will have impact on the public library in that community, which now has to deal with overflow from the school; as well as the college library, which now has to teach remedial information literacy skills to incoming freshmen. In order not just to survive but to thrive in today’s economy, libraries of all types must come together and advocate with a unified voice. Visit the new Coalition Building web resource!
- 85. "Web scale" discovery and delivery of library resources“OCLC, has consistently investigated how people's relationships to information have evolved with the advent of the Web. Not surprisingly, the results have shown a preference for self-service on this global medium. “Most people, when asked to draw an association with libraries, still think mainly of "books" rather than electronic content and services that are increasingly available nor do they particularly equate libraries with the Web. A 2007 report found further that people did not perceive a role for libraries in the Web's newly "social" universe, where users promote themselves and share content within massive user communities. (Librarians largely agreed with that assessment.)”
- 90. Deliver library resources and services . . . at the point of need. . . in a manner . . . that users want . . . and understand. --OCLCSound like a good goal?
- 92. Go forth and create…ExperimentPlayHave fun!THE END
- 93. Digital Wishhttp://www.digitalwish.comA public charity on a mission to modernize schools.
- 94. Things I didn’t have time to cover:PLN = Personal Learning Networks
- 95. Libraries as a Conversation R.D. Lankes
- 96. Scan/Print on Demand (Espresso book stands)
- 97. Librarian-powered search engine in development
- 98. Taiga Forum Provocative Statements (06 & 09)