1. Digital strategies for 21 st century libraries Wolfram Horstmann

2. Overview 21 st century libraries ~ A mission ~ Digital strategies ~

3. 21st century libraries ~

4. What can be said about 2099? In 1911, could she predict the Internet? http://www.flickr.com/photos/derrypubliclibrary/3762251190

5. Prediction 1: World Library Arthur C. Clarke predicts computer based universal encyclopaedia in 1962. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/mar/04/profiles-future-arthur-clarke-review

6. Prediction 2: Closed Library “… maybe you would have simply banned the Internet to keep the libraries open.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/holgalicious/5027577472/

7. Literature is here to stay... It cannot be foreseen that literature will not be at the heart of scholarship in the next decades. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gorgmorg/9944210/

8. ...but new things come on top. The world of knowledge has changed radically – arriving at a universal encyclopaedia. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/pub/libs/images/usr/9584_h.jpg

9. New types of users Library users are not only readers but knowledge workers. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fumi/2668956097/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/derrypubliclibrary/3762251190

10. New units of knowledge Enhanced publications are a continuum of textual resources and underlying data. http://www.ukpmc.co.uk

11. New technology Complex knowledge resources can now be modelled and linked on the web – even for inferential computing. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hoonynoo/3092027765

12. A mission ~

13. A 21 st century library mission To build the most complete and authoritative web representation of physical and digital knowledge resources at the university know.uni-x.org

14. Approach: the user as moving target Knowledge networking is a dynamic and complex task, in which the user is a constant. http://www.flickr.com/photos/yohann-aberkane/2836258475

15. Background: McLuhan’s Sensorium There is no principal difference between physical and digital knowledge resources (‘media’) – both are the extensions of human needs www.theparisreview.org/.../2011/01/mcluhan.jpg

16. Digital strategies ~

17. Make all knowledge resources for the university discoverable digitally. Calculation of existing knowledge resources at the university and percentage of coverage. http://www.flickr.com/photos/willowm/5224417965 #1 Quality of service

18. Anticipate the human being behind the screen. Usage statistics, webometrics, user satisfaction surveys. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bwr/141929320/ #2 Understanding users

19. Augment the unique local collections with digital knowledge resources. Number of physical and digital resources linked and their stats. http://www.ehow.com/about_6760206_collection-development-medical-libraries.html #3 Collection development

20. Learn to think like the digital user thinks. Trainings integrated in curricula; number of collaborative projects & amount of funding; hours of staff in training. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpt/1365563763 #4 Staff skills

21. Implement transparent and effective digital knowledge policies. Number and quality of policy compliant services and knowledge resources. http://www.provost.pitt.edu/documents/RDM_guidelines.pdf #5 Governance

22. Maximize the global digital footprint by acting as a knowledge hub. Number of MoUs, service contracts as well as human and machine interface procedure calls. #6 Collaboration http://bellm.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/facebook_map_degree.png

23. Conclusion ~

24. 21 st century libraries ~ Will face the challenge of constantly changing digital developments in the 21 st century. ~ Can follow if the user is kept in the focus. ~ Build an augmented knowledge space of physical and digital resources for their users on the web. ~ Will act as the knowledge hub for the university. ~

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