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Technology and the Next Generation Academic Library Present and Emergent Digital Possibilities Ray Uzwyshyn, Ph.D. MLIS Head, Digital and Learning Technologies University of West Florida Libraries Why Does Technology Matter? It’s where our users are Communications possibilities are evolving on the Web Technology enables new opportunities for servicing patrons’ needs. Information Evolution Changes occurring in the way patrons consume information/ emphasis on interaction Changes occurring in millennial Expectations Changes occurring in Technology Possibilities Interactivity 81% of 15-35 year olds regularly comment on weblogs 35% also post daily on blogs and social networking sites Current Library Web 2.0 Trends Site Architecture Elegance, Simplicity, Usability Attention to Visual Design Visual Literacy/Metaphor Usability/Marketing Building on Solid Foundations 2.0 Library Weblog Social Networking Tools Podcasting/Vodcasting Library Web Presence Elegance Simplicity Usability Synthesis Of Many Voices Make the Complex Simple Information Seeking/Retrieval Academic Research 15 years ago Libraries used to purchase most of our research, academic journals and all books in print This is no longer the Case Search Evolution 1993-2003 2003-2008 Aggregation/Foregrounding of Information Services Weblog(top right), Spry Search Aggregation (bottom left), Live Chat (bottom left) http://library.uwf.edu/index_tmp4.htm Interactivity of Information Services From read-only to Interactive Pages Information Landscapes Navigating bodies of knowledge to enable relationships, augment intelligence, create new knowledge. 200 B.C 1940 2008 Katalogos/Scroll/Stroll Metaphor 2018 Online Digital Resource Evolution 3D interactivity Rich Media Integration Video, Audio, Interactivity, 3D Ideal Digital Resource Goals video Robust Academic Structure High Degree of Media Expressivity/Integration audio Online Media Richness Traditional Online Academic Digital Libraries images 2008 Text Heavy/ Database Search/Silo with Metadata Text Increasing Academic Depth Structure Library Technology Pragmatic Future Trajectories New Media Library Digital Video Library 2nd Life (Virtual Worlds) Possibilities Social Networking Library Myspace and Facebook Online Learning Synergies (Eluminate/Camtasia etc.) Larger University Wide Library Collaborations Evolution of Digital Collections Specificity Physical Environment, Academic Expertise Digital Collections Purpose (2004) http://balseros.miami.edu How Do you Best Navigate Information? Unique Challenge posed by each specific digital collection Multimedia and Visual Metaphor Physical/Cognitive Cartographies Zoomable Interface (1800 Mg Map) Front End Digital Video/Document/Image Library Application of Geographic Possibilities (Lat/Long)/Mobile 3D Typographic Fly Through or 3D Cognitive Map. Previously Unseen Subject Relationships in Same Visual Space http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGVIS Human Computer Interaction All media types (text, audio, video, datasets, images) can be attached to Humanly understandable visual metaphors which link to backend databases, objects & metadata Digital Collections Can Use Various Media Types (Audio/Video) Or Combinations of Media Types New Way to Navigate and Share Library Information Content http://librarydigitalservices.uwf.edu/library Easily Published Representations of What’s Important and New at the Libraries Creating Larger University Communities and Conversations 1 Editor/2 Week Period: Open to Wider Community What are our patrons thinking? Information sharing, evaluation, connection 75% of internet users 15-35 regularly rate persons, organizations, or organizational services online Potential of Feedback Loops Opening Digital Libraries From Information Bunker to Organic Archive Open Comments: New Library Roles Archivist/Patron/Creating History User Authored Archives: Archives Become Organic Human Computation/Organic Archives Digitization Challenges and Opportunities: Cloud Digitization New Genres of Digital Collections & Library Services Anthurium Scholarly EJournal of Caribbean Studies Is this a digital collection or online refereed journal? http://scholar.library.miami.edu/anthurium/index.html Creating Authorities/Scholarly Communications Branding and Marketing Library Collections the University’s Intellectual Riches/Reach Hybrid Digital/Paper Collections Taking Advantage of Current Possibilities New Open Source Affordances Opening Physical Collections Globally Online Finding Aids Archon Produces Version of XML called EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Searchable Globally Able to Go Down to Digital Object Level Contextualization of Collections What is the story? Wider Library Academic Partnerships Narrative Creativity/Information Architecture Learning Commons Digital Literacy Studio/Multimedia Lab New Library Service Possibilities Digital Literacy Web Page Creation Capacity Digital Audio/Video Capacity Podcasting Scanning Assistance CD/DVD Creation Document Processing (OCR) 3D Possibilities Digital Library & Digital Library Fellows Programs From Book Warehouse to Learning Commons New Library Definitions Interdisciplinarity Multimedia/Digital Literacy Services Specialized Software and Hardware Expansion Technologically Enabled Learning Spaces New Physical Services Collaboration Between Campus Divisions and Library (Writing Center, Faculty Teaching Centre, Academic Technology and University IT) Broadband Visualization Possibilities Experimentation and Pragmatic Realization Online Research Notebook Information Visualization Visual Learning Spaces Multimedia Information Systems New Digital Collection Possibilities http://libprod.library.miami.edu:41430/webservices Intelligent Application of Wider Technological Possibility 1998 – 2008 The real, the possible, the imagined Educating and Enabling University & Library Faculty Awareness Thank You For Coming Questions? Contact Information: Ray Uzwyshyn [email protected]