Improving on Excellence The AIS Visconti di Modrone Library : A New Model for Library Services in...
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Improving on Excellence
The AIS Visconti di Modrone Library :
A New Model for Library Services
in the 21st Century
Why talk about a new model?
Managing systemic transition
Clear signalSupportExpectationCentral to missionStudent and faculty
centricReorient thinking
What is a library?
Cultural associations
Telephone
Telephone?
What it is, what it isn’t
Teaching spaceDoing spacePerformance spaceCommunications spaceDigital spaceSocial space It isn’t a quiet space It isn’t a storage space
Library Learning Commons
Books on shelves Reading in diverse formats
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Silent individuals Active groups
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Developing print literacy
Developing multiple / transliteracies: print, auditory, visual, digital
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Term papers Multimedia and collaborative projects as well as term papers
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Teaching how to find information, books as sources
Locating and evaluating information from diverse and global sources
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Information gathering as a solitary pursuit
Information gathering as a collaborative and interactive activity conducted with global partners
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Having program goals Helping students and faculty meet their goals
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Faculty retrieve information
Faculty center for professional development
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Organizing information by a set of rules and tools
Helping users organize information and tools in ways that make sense to them
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Serves patrons in finding resources
Supports patrons in the digital world, and in building understanding of their place in the digital world
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Librarian as copyright enforcer
Librarian as intellectual property counselor
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Order, rules and policies
Comfort, service and meeting individual needs
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Bricks, mortar, tables, shelves
Online services, digital resources
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Directed by professional librarians
Developing whole-school ownership guided by professional librarians
It’s not about the books
What is a library collection?
Benefits to students
Benefits to faculty
Resistance to changeImplied expectationMourningNew skillsProfessional
developmentValuing risk
Evolving information technologies
Credits
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