Running furiously to stay in place The role of libraries in the era of digital information
23
Dr Sun Sun Lim Associate Professor & Deputy Head Dept of Communications & New Media National University of Singapore Running furiously to stay in place The role of libraries in the era of digital information
description
Running furiously to stay in place The role of libraries in the era of digital information . Dr Sun Sun Lim Associate Professor & Deputy Head Dept of Communications & New Media National University of Singapore. My personal library journey. Origins of the library - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Running furiously to stay in place The role of libraries in the era of digital information
Dr Sun Sun LimAssociate Professor & Deputy Head
Dept of Communications & New MediaNational University of Singapore
Running furiously to stay in place The role of libraries in the
era of digital information
My personal library journey
Origins of the libraryThe evolution of information Salient aspects of the digital
era Challenges and opportunities
for libraries
Outline
Origins of the library
The evolution of information
Salient aspects of the digital era
Push towards digitisation of
information creation,
sharing and retrieval
Intensified use of multimedia
Growing turn towards mobile computing and social media
Marked shifts in pedagogy and learning
Challenges and opportunities for libraries
Staying ahead of fast changing media landscape
Expanding library usageEstablishing authority
Challenges? Opportunities!
Staying ahead of fast changing
media landscape
Growing library usage
Adapt to shifting consumer preferencesgrowing pervasiveness of always-on, always available online access – information cloud
Rising adoption of mobile media devices
Source: Public libraries in the digital age by the Pew Rescearch Centre
Establishing authority
The heterarchy/hierarchy gap
Source credibility Media literacyVesting library users with
CompetenciesDiscernment Critical thinking
To Help with learning Facilitate knowledge
creation
Establishing authority
Thank you!
