Transcript The future, the research library and the architect Lorcan Dempsey OCLC Presentation at the School of Architecture, OSU 28 Oct 2009

The future, the
research library and
the architect
Lorcan Dempsey
OCLC
Presentation at the School of Architecture, OSU
28 Oct 2009
Overview
A hive like dome
L McNeice
Private and social
Catalog and collection
expertise
space
collections
systems and services
vertical integration
expertise
space
collections
systems and services
float apart in network environment
and enter different relationship
collections
Stewardship
high
low
Low-High
Low-Low
Books & Journals
low
Special Collections
Rare books
Local/Historical Newspapers
Local History Materials
Archives & Manuscripts
Theses & dissertations
Open source software
Newsgroup archives
High-Low
high
High-High
Uniqueness
Newspapers
Gov Documents
CD & DVD
Maps
Scores
Freely-accessible
web resources
Collections grid
Research & Learning
Materials
Institutional records
ePrints/tech reports
Learning objects
Courseware
E-portfolios
Research data
Prospectus
Insitutional website
Outside in: bought, licensed
License
Digitise
Space?
Special
Institutional output:
future ‘special’
Inside out: reputation, institutional assets, record
expertise & people
People are entry points
Consulting
Expertises
data, metadata, copyright,
disclosure, publishing,
databasing, …
“In the flow”
people won’t build workflow
around the (physical) library.
discovery happens elsewhere
systems & services
… what are the appropriate intersection points
between library staff and systems, and the
research and learning behaviors of students
and faculty, and how do those need to
change …
U Michigan
Published materials: discourse
Library
Primary materials: evidence
Archive
Interpreted materials:
exhibition
Museum
space
Valuable
Opportunity costs
Social lives and learning
Micro-coordination and ad hoc rendezvous
Integration of real and real
Added value activity
space
U Sheffield
“Non linear spaces are more interesting”, Lewis and Levy
U Sheffield
Business units: same location on every level. Print/copy/scan/card value load/book
issue/acoustic enclosure. Lewis and Levy
U Kansas libraries, GIS and Data lab
U Sheffield
Extensive use of plasma screens for signage. Lewis and Levy.
U Bath catalogue
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http://www.educause.edu/Resources/BringingtheInformationCommonsH/163450
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