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Academic Resources & Academic Resources & Activities Center Activities Center

- - Viewing the Trend of Academic LibrariesViewing the Trend of Academic Libraries

Sharon HuSharon Hu Library and Instruction ServicesLibrary and Instruction Services

Chicago State UniversityChicago State University

Chinese-American Librarians Association-MidwestChinese-American Librarians Association-Midwest

Dominica University, ChicagoDominica University, ChicagoMay 22, 2010May 22, 2010

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OutlineOutlineI.I. Purpose of PresentationPurpose of Presentation

II.II. Historical View of Library DevelopmentHistorical View of Library Development

III.III. Academic Libraries (AL)Academic Libraries (AL) in 21 in 21stst Century Century- Missions, Functions, DevelopmentMissions, Functions, Development- Academic Resources CenterAcademic Resources Center- Academic Activities CenterAcademic Activities Center

IV.IV. Challenges, Changes and Concerns for Challenges, Changes and Concerns for

AL FutureAL Future

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Purpose of PresentationPurpose of Presentation

Libraries in 21Libraries in 21stst Century Century Collections: Collections: E-ResourcesE-Resources Information Access: Wireless/Mobile TechnologyInformation Access: Wireless/Mobile Technology Services: Services: Social TechnologySocial Technology Career:Career: Information Organizer/ProviderInformation Organizer/Provider Building:Building: Digital Digital Virtual Virtual

Library and Information ScienceLibrary and Information Science Discipline – Core Disciplines Discipline – Core Disciplines Inter-DisciplinesInter-Disciplines

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Purpose of PresentationPurpose of Presentation

Librarian’s Career Concern: - CompetitorsLibrarian’s Career Concern: - Competitors Information generators Information generators

Information Generators and Scholars Information Generators and Scholars

Information organizersInformation organizers Experts of Disciplines & Inter-disciplinesExperts of Disciplines & Inter-disciplines Automatic Process instead of Human OperationsAutomatic Process instead of Human Operations

Information providers/distributersInformation providers/distributers Vendors based on Technologies & NetworksVendors based on Technologies & Networks End Users with Web & Social TechnologyEnd Users with Web & Social Technology Instructions based on Multimedia and Mobile TechnologyInstructions based on Multimedia and Mobile Technology

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Purpose of PresentationPurpose of Presentation

Librarian’s Professional Status in AL Librarian’s Professional Status in AL Academic Faculty or Administrators Academic Faculty or Administrators

Teaching, Research vs. ServicesTeaching, Research vs. Services Academic Activities vs. Management OperationsAcademic Activities vs. Management Operations

Knowledge and Subject Field Knowledge and Subject Field Discipline vs. Support/Associate FieldsDiscipline vs. Support/Associate Fields Academic Degree RequirementsAcademic Degree Requirements

Academic department vs. Administrative Academic department vs. Administrative divisiondivision Organization StructureOrganization Structure

AL in the Academic InstituteAL in the Academic Institute

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Purpose of PresentationPurpose of Presentation

Explore In the 21Explore In the 21stst Century: Century: What should AL be?What should AL be? What should AL Librarians do?What should AL Librarians do? How to do?How to do?

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Historical View - Library Development Historical View - Library Development

Archives Archives ((1,500 – 750 B.C.)1,500 – 750 B.C.) Historical Collections (documents, acts, etc.) Historical Collections (documents, acts, etc.) Storage of CollectionsStorage of Collections Use for Historical Records Use for Historical Records

Library-Archives (668 B.C.)Library-Archives (668 B.C.) Collections in SubjectCollections in Subject Various CollectionsVarious Collections Use for Knowledge Besides of Historical RecordsUse for Knowledge Besides of Historical Recordse. g. Ashurbanipal – tradition of library – archive in Mesopotamiae. g. Ashurbanipal – tradition of library – archive in Mesopotamia

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Historical View - Library Development Historical View - Library Development

Library - Museum Library - Museum ((300 B.C.)300 B.C.) Collections in SubjectCollections in Subject Various Collections in StorageVarious Collections in Storage Use for Research / CulturesUse for Research / Culturese. g. Ptolemy I of Alexander : Library in Egypt (Greek writings)e. g. Ptolemy I of Alexander : Library in Egypt (Greek writings)

““Historical” Library (200 B.C.)Historical” Library (200 B.C.) Collections Organized in SubjectCollections Organized in Subject Bibliographic Control of CollectionsBibliographic Control of Collections Use for Learning, Research, Knowledge for Limited Users, Use for Learning, Research, Knowledge for Limited Users,

Besides of Storage of CollectinsBesides of Storage of Collectins

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Historical View - Library Development Historical View - Library Development

Library Library Collections Organized in SubjectCollections Organized in Subject Bibliographic Control of CollectionsBibliographic Control of Collections

ClassificationsClassifications

Use for Learning, Research, Knowledge, CultureUse for Learning, Research, Knowledge, Culture

Modern Library – Use of LibrariesModern Library – Use of Libraries Academic Libraries – Academic InstitutesAcademic Libraries – Academic Institutes Public Libraries – Open for PublicPublic Libraries – Open for Public Circulation and Reference ServicesCirculation and Reference Services Open Shelves ServicesOpen Shelves Services

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Card Catalogs Card Catalogs

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Historical View - Library Development Historical View - Library Development

Library – Information Services (1970 -)Library – Information Services (1970 -) Automatic / Online CatalogingAutomatic / Online Cataloging Networked Library ServicesNetworked Library Services Integrated Library Management SystemIntegrated Library Management System

See See Marshall Breeding’sMarshall Breeding’s

History of mergers and acquisitions in the library automation industry

ILS --ILS -- Started in the end of 1960s and 1970s (NOTIS, Started in the end of 1960s and 1970s (NOTIS, Innovative, ,

CLSI, CLSI, VTLS, etc.), etc.) Popularly developed and applied in 1980s and 1990sPopularly developed and applied in 1980s and 1990s Mergers and Acquisitions since the end of 20Mergers and Acquisitions since the end of 20thth Century Century

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Historical View - Library Development Historical View - Library Development

Libraries in 21Libraries in 21stst Century Century IT based Collections and ServicesIT based Collections and Services Information Resources CenterInformation Resources Center Information Services / Delivery / DistributionInformation Services / Delivery / Distribution

Academic Libraries (AL) in 21Academic Libraries (AL) in 21stst Century Century Information ResourcesInformation Resources Information ServicesInformation Services Educational Activities and ServicesEducational Activities and Services

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Academic Libraries in 21Academic Libraries in 21stst Century Century

MissionMission Serve and Support Serve and Support

Teaching, Learning and ResearchTeaching, Learning and Research

FunctionsFunctions Provide Information ResourcesProvide Information Resources Provide Educational EnvironmentProvide Educational Environment Provide Learning EnvironmentProvide Learning Environment

DevelopmentDevelopment Academic Resources CenterAcademic Resources Center Academic Activities CenterAcademic Activities Center

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Academic Libraries in 21Academic Libraries in 21stst Century Century

CollectionsCollections Various Collections MixedVarious Collections Mixed

Printed, other media, and electronic format (text based as Printed, other media, and electronic format (text based as main resources, e-resources increased)main resources, e-resources increased)

Local/remote access resources through networksLocal/remote access resources through networks Centralized databases and distributed databases through Centralized databases and distributed databases through

internet (OpenURL link, etc.)internet (OpenURL link, etc.)

Digital Collections as Majority of Digital Collections as Majority of CollectionsCollections

Mixed Institutional Resources and Mixed Institutional Resources and Library Information ResourcesLibrary Information Resources

- Institutional Digital Repository Systems - Institutional Digital Repository Systems

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Academic Libraries in 21Academic Libraries in 21stst Century Century

Organization of ResourcesOrganization of ResourcesVarious Descriptive Systems/Schema/Standards Various Descriptive Systems/Schema/Standards to to

organize and describe bibliographic resources organize and describe bibliographic resources MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) 21 / / AACR (Anglo-AACR (Anglo-

American Cataloging Rules) IIAmerican Cataloging Rules) II The major standards to describe bibliographic materials in The major standards to describe bibliographic materials in

machine-readable form in ILSmachine-readable form in ILS Printed materials based descriptionsPrinted materials based descriptions

MetadataMetadata – – The data about dataThe data about data. . NNew descriptive schema ew descriptive schema started to describe digital collections started to describe digital collections Dublin Core Dublin Core (OCLC DCMI) e.g., (OCLC DCMI) e.g., CARLI Digital CollectionCARLI Digital Collection EADEAD (Encoded Archival Description - be used to describe (Encoded Archival Description - be used to describe

manuscript / archival collectionsmanuscript / archival collections))

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Academic Libraries in 21Academic Libraries in 21stst Century Century

Services Services Information ServicesInformation Services

Instructional Services vs. Reference ServicesInstructional Services vs. Reference Services- Education OrientedEducation Oriented

Information Delivery Information Delivery Merge with Education for Information Merge with Education for Information

Delivery Delivery Information Distribution Information Distribution

Social NetworksSocial Networks IT Based Educational Information IT Based Educational Information

DistributingDistributing

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Academic Libraries in 21Academic Libraries in 21stst Century Century

Information Delivery - Information Delivery - Merged with Merged with EducationEducation

Online CoursesOnline Courses Liaison for EducationLiaison for Education Consultant for EducationConsultant for Education

Information DistributionInformation Distribution Network based Information DistributionNetwork based Information Distribution Merged with Educational NetworkMerged with Educational Network Convenient for EducationConvenient for Education

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Figure: Structure of CSU ILS and Associated Systems to Provide Information Resources

 

CSU ILS (Voyager from CARLI)(Various databases of MARC based)Sys Admin Sys Reports

Circulation Acquisitions Serials Cataloging OPAC (Web Voyager)

Circ Related: ILL, Reserves, Patron, Call Slip, etc.

ACQ Related: Funds, EDI, Ordering, Purchasing, etc.

Serials Related:Check-in,Binding,Etc.

Bib Control Related: Bib, MFHD, Item, Authority Control, etc.

OpenURL Link (856)

OpenURL Link (SFX)

Various E-Resources

Through Web Access

ERM (Electronic Resources Management)

ASRS

RFID Applications

Self-Check, Check-in / out on Circ desk, Sorter, Security Gate, (Inventory)

E-Reserves LARS (Binding)

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Academic Libraries in 21Academic Libraries in 21stst Century Century

Provide:Provide:Educational EnvironmentEducational Environment Learning EnvironmentLearning Environment Academic Activities EnvironmentAcademic Activities Environment

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Academic Libraries in 21Academic Libraries in 21stst Century Century

Librarians in AL Librarians in AL Tranditional:Tranditional:

Information CollectorsInformation Collectors Information AnalyzersInformation Analyzers Information OrganizersInformation Organizers Information ProvidersInformation Providers Information DeliversInformation Delivers Information DistributorsInformation Distributors

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Academic Libraries in 21Academic Libraries in 21stst Century Century

Librarians in ALLibrarians in AL

Information Instructors Information Instructors Information LiteracyInformation Literacy

EducatorsEducators CoursesCourses Educational ActivitiesEducational Activities Academic ActivitiesAcademic Activities

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Challenges, Changes and ConcernsChallenges, Changes and Concerns

ChallengesChallenges Traditional Library Organization – Educational Traditional Library Organization – Educational

DivisionDivision Traditional Library Services – Academic Traditional Library Services – Academic

ActivitiesActivities Traditional Library Collections – Traditional Library Collections –

Digital/Institutional ResourcesDigital/Institutional Resources Traditional Library Career – Academic EducatorsTraditional Library Career – Academic Educators

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Challenges, Changes and ConcernsChallenges, Changes and Concerns

ChangesChanges Traditional Library Building – Educational Traditional Library Building – Educational

EnvironmentEnvironment Traditional Library Services – Academic Traditional Library Services – Academic

Activities CenterActivities Center Traditional Library Collections – Institutional Traditional Library Collections – Institutional

ResourcesResources Traditional Library Career – EducatorsTraditional Library Career – Educators

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Challenges, Changes and ConcernsChallenges, Changes and Concerns

ConcernsConcerns How to Make These ChangesHow to Make These Changes Education of Library and Information Education of Library and Information

ScienceScience Economic ConcernsEconomic Concerns Organization ConcernsOrganization Concerns

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The EndThe End

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