The worlds libraries. Connected. Collaboration in Action Enabling Innovative Scholarship with Social and Crowdsourcing Services iConference, Fort Worth, TX, February 12-15, #CNFAE16 Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist OCLC #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. Then & Now Then: The user built workflow around the library Now: The library must build its services around user workflow Then: Resources scarce, attention abundant Now: Attention scarce, resources abundant (Dempsey, 2008) #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. Social Networking Social networking site (SNS) users have doubled since 2008 Average age of user has increased Average age 2010 = 38 Average age 2008 = 33 79% of adults use the internet Nearly half use SNS Facebook dominates (Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2013) #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. Digital Visitors and Residents: What Motivates Engagement with the Digital Information Environment? Shifting changes Effect of larger cultural changes influenced by Web? New attitudes towards education? Gap in user behavior studies Need for longitudinal studies Investigate context & situation Understand motivations & expectations for using technologies Position role of library within workflow Influence design & delivery of digital platforms & services Investigate & describe user-owned digital literacies #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. #CNFAE16 Visitors & Residents (White & Connaway, ) #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. Triangulation of Data Several methods: Semi-structured interviews (qualitative) Diaries (qualitative) Online survey (quantitative) Enables triangulation of data (Connaway et al., 2012) #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. Video: First Monday Paper: (White & Connaway, 2011) #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. #CNFAE16 You have a last-minute project to complete. Where would you go to get information? GOOGLE ASK SOMEONE -Family -Colleague -Friend -Librarian -Professor FACEBOOK SOMEONE -Family -Colleague -Friend -Librarian -Professor TEXT SOMEONE -Family -Colleague -Friend -Librarian -Professor
The worlds libraries. Connected. #CNFAE16 Place and Educational Stage #CNFAE16 Connaway for OCLC Research
The worlds libraries. Connected. I always stick with the first thing that comes up on Google because I think thats the most popular site which means thats the most correct. (USS1, Female, Age 17) #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. Google doesnt judge me (UKF3, Male, Age 52) #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. #CNFAE16 Human Sources and Educational Stages #CNFAE16 Connaway for OCLC Research
The worlds libraries. Connected. The word librarian never mentioned in original interviews by Emerging Stage participants as a source of information One participant referred to a lady in the library who helps you find things (USU5, Male, Age 19) #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. #CNFAE16 Digital Sources and Educational Stage #CNFAE16 Connaway for OCLC Research
The worlds libraries. Connected. I just type it into Google and see what comes up. (UKS2) Its like a taboo I guess with all teachers, they just all say – you know, when they explain the paper they always say, Dont use Wikipedia. (USU7, Female, Age 19) Learning Black Market #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. Recommendations Begin educating early Market 1/3 of users dont know services available Provide a broad range of tools Discovery and access Simple interface Social networking sites Wikipedia Facebook Provide help at time of need Chat & IM Mobile technology (Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2013) (Dervin, Connaway & Prabha, ) #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. Future Research Digital Visitors & Residents Online survey Continue with diaries & interviews Initial interviews & monthly diaries with 6 new Emerging Stage participants
The worlds libraries. Connected. References Connaway, L. S., Dickey, T. J., OCLC Research., & Joint Information Systems Committee. (2010). The digital information seeker: Report of the findings from selected OCLC, RIN, and JISC user behaviour projects. Bristol, England: HEFCE. Connaway, L. S., Lanclos, D., White, D. S., Le Cornu, A., & Hood, E. M. (2012). User-centered decision making: A new model for developing academic library services and systems. IFLA 2012 Conference Proceedings, August 11-17, Helsinki, Finland. Dempsey, L. (2008). Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity. First Monday, 14(1). Retrieved from De Rosa, Cathy. Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources: A Report to the OCLC Membership. Dublin, OH: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, (p.1-8). Dervin, B., Connaway, L. S., & Prabha, C. ( ). Sense-making the information confluence: The hows and the whys of college and university user satisficing of information needs. Funded by the Institute for Museums and Library Services (IMLS). Retrieved from Holton, D. (2010, March 19). The digital natives/digital immigrants distinction is dead or at least dying. [Web log comment]. EdTechDev. Retrieved from digital-natives-digital-immigrants-distinction-is-dead-or-at-least-dying/ digital-natives-digital-immigrants-distinction-is-dead-or-at-least-dying/ #CNFAE16
The worlds libraries. Connected. References Kennedy, G., Judd, T. & Dalgarno, B. (2010). Beyond natives and immigrants: Exploring types of net generation students, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26(5), 332–343. McKenzie, J. (2007). Digital nativism, digital delusions, and digital deprivation. From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal, 17 (2). Retrieved from Pew Internet & American Life Project. (2013). Library services in the Digital Age. Retrieved from Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants. On the Horizon, 9(5). Retrieved from Prensky, M. (2006). Listen to the natives. Educational Leadership, 63(4), Wasserman, S. (2012, June 18). The Amazon effect. The Nation. Retrieved from White, D. S., & Connaway, L. S. ( ). Visitors & residents: What motivates engagement with the digital information environment. Funded by JISC, OCLC, and Oxford University. Retrieved from White, D. S., & Le Cornu, A. (2011). Visitors and Residents: A new typology for online engagement. First Monday, 16(9). Retrieved from #CNFAE16