DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Creating Inspirational Places, Virtual Spaces: The 21 st Century Academic Library Barbara I. Dewey Dean of Libraries University of Tennessee, Knoxville

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Goals of Presentation Inspiration and the library environment Theme of integration Models for new physical, virtual spaces for the highly networked academy Opportunities and challenges of new spaces

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Inspiration “A witty inspiration is a dissolution of spiritual substances which consequently, before the sudden separation, must have been most intimately intermingled.” Friedrich Von Schlegel, 1797, (German Philosopher)

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Integration Physical/virtual Collections, scholarly resources, information from across the campus and beyond Support image and text fluency Course integration with resources, services IT/library/campus Librarians/faculty/IT professionals/other partnerships

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Characteristics of Virtual/Physical Spaces Group work areas more critical IT friendly spaces to accommodate integration of technology in teaching, learning, and research Spaces for study and creativity Environment supporting deep inquiry and respect for diversity Welcoming and easy to find – virtual and physical Comfort zones (coffee shops, etc.) Cultural zones (places for events, readings, etc.)

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Information Commons/Arcade Collaboration – librarians, faculty, technologists, students Creativity Accessibility of networked resources and tools

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Two Models Digital Media Service: A Production Model UT Media Center -- “The Studio” Contact person: Pauline Bayne,

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Drivers Greater emphasis on learning technologies Uneven ability for production in academic departments Ability to scale efforts for the campus Advance in deployment of image resources for teaching and scholarship Provide unique place on campus for creating multimedia projects

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Media Center & The Studio

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Digital Media Service Organizational Chart

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 The Studio

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 New Services: 1. The Studio --a Media Production Area Multimedia computers and high-end software for use by students or faculty Student production of multimedia assignments 2 rooms for collaborative work Instructional programs for users and one-on-one assistance Staff: Technical/consulting staff expert & Media Services Librarian (from existing staff lines)

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 New Services: 2. E-Text Investigate Electronic Text Services and formulate new goals Increase full-text resources for literature and other subjects Develop expertise in mark-up coding to enable searching of text resources developed here

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 New Services: 3. Digital Image Collections Meet campus-wide needs for digital images Faculty in many subject areas need images to bring into their teaching Subscribe to or purchase digital image collections Facilitate move from slides to digital image collections

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Next Steps Market new services, communicate retention of “traditional” services Identify appropriate digital image archives to support image hungry disciplines (art, architecture, classics, theatre arts, agriculture, veterinary medicine, etc. Integrate services into life of the university

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Digital Media Service (DMS): Scaleable Production Office of Info. Technology staffing Joint management committee w/OIT and Libraries Primary goals as a digital production facility: Digitize and store instructional materials for faculty at no cost to faculty Provide drop off service to convert all formats: print, images, sound, and visual materials

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Support for DMS Hodges Library prime space Libraries point person: Pauline Bayne IT funding - renovation/staffing Operational management from IT Client Services. Stan Pinkleton Steering Committee in place for start-up Advisory Committee to be named (faculty and staff)

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Referral service Referrals to other sources of assistance Copyright permissions / interpretation of “fair use” for instruction and research Instructional technology needs: web pages, CourseInfo, ITC training courses Subject librarians for identification of appropriate library resources

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 Opportunities for Inspirational Spaces Greater use of facilities (UT gate count up 10% this fall) Effective application of technology for learning and research in a central campus location Generates good will and excitement between campus constituencies Provides focal point for fund raising Emphasizes partnership

DePauw University Board of Visitors November 9, 2001 If you build it…. They will come in droves They will have heightened expectations They will demand excellent service in person and virtually They will create communities They will be better prepared as life long critical thinkers