Lauren Pressley| Instructional Design Librarian | Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Why do libraries exist?

What does a librariando today?

think aboutyour libraries

Agenda

1. Evolving information landscape

2. How libraries adapt

3. One specific example

Evolving Information Environment

hierarchy

hierarchy

everything in its place

hierarchy

everything in its place

hierarchy

controlled vocabulary

hierarchy

complex systems

hierarchy

based in a physical world

What were libraries?

scarcity

finding

aquiring

search

search

multiple locations

search

tagging, UGC

search

one pile, less organization

search

hyperlinked environment

search

only about 15 years old

push

push

aggregation

push

rss

push

customized information delivery

push

facebook

push

twitter

push

Widespread for about 5 years

Librarians Adapt!

relationship with information

scarcity

abundance

finding

evaluating

aquiring

using

new roles

Instructional Design

Instructional Design

Emerging Technology

Instructional Design

User Experience

Emerging Technology

Instructional Design

User Experience

Digital Strategist

Emerging Technology

Instructional Design

User Experience

Digital Strategist

Scholarly Communication

Emerging Technology

Instructional Design

User Experience

Information Architect

Digital Strategist

Scholarly Communication

Emerging Technology

the same role

MyExample

instructional design

addie

art

educational technology

emerging technology

Agenda

1. Evolving information landscape

2. How libraries adapt

3. One specific example

Image Credits 1/3Help is on the way by grutzooki at http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorow/2496308570The Clementine Kendrick Burns School by brentdanley at http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentdanley/1269924369King George School by daryl_mitchell at http://www.flickr.com/photos/daryl_mitchell/255315999library books by timetrax23 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/timetrax/376152628The card catalog... by dfulmer at http://www.flickr.com/photos/annarbor/4350627292How I Spend Free Time by urbanoasis at http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanoasis/2214921967ZSR Library Research Services by zsrlibrary at http://www.flickr.com/photos/zsrlibrary/5388469323Question mark in Esbjerg by alexanderdrachmann at http://www.flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302i by mag3737 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mag3737/3048932335M&Ms Sorted By Color by Mr. T in DC at http://www.flickr.com/photos/7471115@N08/4800819674Library Parabola by Sifter at http://www.flickr.com/photos/64174165@N00/370775225photograph by smithco at http://www.flickr.com/photos/92237387@N00/76749236Catalogue by Underpuppy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/underpuppy/4703228Pulling Out The Cantos. by Patrick Gage at http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickgage/3213873373C is for Cookie by AMagill at http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/34754258We begin by charting a course by Dunechaser at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/1721982928

Image Credits 2/3Apple Picking by amiefedora at http://www.flickr.com/photos/amiefedora/3924847124A Nice Place to Stay on the Internet by Thomas Hawk at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/76761120Lost in Tagging by Alexandre Dulaunoy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adulau/2124178869Horton Harvest by ClifB at http://www.flickr.com/photos/11444813@N03/2721443285Spiders Web by Lida Rose at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lidarose/251573637An apple with the logo of Google made with laser by missha at http://www.flickr.com/photos/missha/2209205063ROYGBIV by Ed Siasoco at http://www.flickr.com/photos/30352125@N00/208497785Quando a far la differenza e l'obiettivo by Montanaro Maurizio at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauriziomontanaro/362148892501 The Solar System by Image Editor at http://www.flickr.com/photos/11304375@N07/2818891443Cookie Porn by nate'sgirl at http://www.flickr.com/photos/joygant/3323214649the pilt p-500 by Mr. Wright at http://www.flickr.com/photos/40954787@N00/7283732Please Pass The Pie by Poppy Wright at http://www.flickr.com/photos/poppywright/406081608The "On the other hand" selfportrait by dhammza at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhammza/474654705100_3774 by Mina SelfDestruct at http://www.flickr.com/photos/minaartwork/5238252023Wordpress Schwag by Peregrino Will Reign at http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamperegrino/2913018697

Image Credits 3/3Flip Mino lone shot by DanielManningPhotography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_manning/2988529746Sun is Shining by el patojo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpatojo/301428983Manor, TX, USA by marmaza at http://www.flickr.com/photos/25528051@N06/3360046942Working lunch by lonelysandwich at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratio/4116269299collaboration, competition by cesarharada.com at http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldworldworld/5270586100