Transcript Transforming the Library to Cope with New Web Technology and

Transforming the Library to
Cope with the
New Web Technology and
Social Challenges
Dr. Vivek Patkar
[email protected]
NACLIN 2007
New Delhi, Nov. 20-23, 2007
Library Development Drivers
TECHNOLOGY
LIBRARY
NEEDS
RESOURCES
Web Developments
• Folksonomy & Social Tagging
Tagging by the users called ‘social tagging’ and
automated indexing technologies differ from the
traditional library practice of classification.
A well-evolved folksonomy through the
individual choices acts as a shared vocabulary
for the users.
Flickr and del.icio.us are the examples of
websites using folksonomic tagging
Web Developments (2)
• Wiki Sites Development
Production of the material is taking
place through a collaborative mode.
(e.g. Wikipedia)
In the wake of Wiki development the
foundation principle of textual unity that
governs the bibliographic extraction is
shaken besides the quality assurance.
Web Developments (3)
• Web 2.0 & Library 2.0
Web 2.0 would promote users participation in
knowledge production & organisation.
Personalisation of the library web pages, blogs
and allowing users to add their reviews &
comments on the material in the library
catalogue set the new trend under Library 2.0
developments.
The library content management and services
become more user-driven in this model.
Social Expectations
Select new demands by
• unemployed and entrepreneurs
(say for job opportunities and marketing)
• students, housewives & surplus workers
(for career development options)
• urban dwellers
(say for housing, legal and financial matters)
• rural masses
(say for agriculture, health and welfare matters)
• physically challenged & senior citizens
(say for privileges & facilities)
Emerging Challenges (1)
• Certainties of authenticated production
of knowledge are replaced by the
uncertainties of unregulated knowledge
production and dissemination.
☼ Development of new approaches for
information management
Emerging Challenges (2)
• The emerging knowledge society, which
demands strict adherence to the
Copyright and IPR, finds their violations
facilitated by those very technologies
that shape this society.
☼ Evolve new controlling methods using
the technology
Emerging Challenges (3)
• The Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 technologies
reduce intermediation by the library
professional for assuring quality.
☼ Promote information literacy skills so
that users could discriminate
among the sources
Emerging Challenges (4)
• Knowledge is no longer associated with
knowing the truth (use value) alone;
it is more for the economic purpose
(exchange value) in the new postindustrial society.
☼ Strategies to meet both the purposes
are to be developed
Emerging Challenges (5)
• The project of “Cosmopedia”, say an
extension of the Internet and Wikipedia,
envisages linking diverse resources like
museums, libraries, archives and others
for integrating the material on any topic.
☼ Train online equivalent of the reference
librarian to manage such huge data
and guide the users
Emerging Challenges (6)
• The future generation of users would
demand more of total immersion
experience of the information (means
use of all physical senses in assimilating
information and knowledge).
☼ Design the services incorporating
these needs
Emerging Challenges (7)
• To deal with the information overload
problem the ranking or relevance
weight of the information would have to
be provided.
☼ To go beyond metadata and perform
content analysis, data mining, text
mining and web mining to serve the
user
Emerging Challenges (8)
• To reduce the fluency divide between
those who passively consume
information and those who have skills
to organise and apply information.
☼ To organise IT training for different
sections of the society employing
innovative methods
Emerging Challenges (9)
• Second career building, self-renewal,
management of special purpose library
and business intelligence organisation,
would be needed by the library
professionals.
☼ To start suitable part-time or distance
education courses
Library Types
• Academic Library:
– University (higher learning & research oriented)
– College (examination oriented)
– School (general knowledge oriented)
• Public Library:
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National (depository type)
State Central (depository type)
Municipal (general reading purpose)
Privately run (objective driven)
• Corporate or Institutional Library:
– Private sector (research & development, need based)
– Public sector (general and need based)
• Special Library:
– Subject or area research (specific purpose)
– Special groups (e.g. blind persons, small kids)
SWOT Analysis
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- Inf. organization skills
- Preservation experience
- Gate-keeping image
- Services innovation
- Isolated entity
- Poor collection
Opportunities:
Threats:
- Global access to information
- Financial crunch
- Integrated/Holistic services
- Declining patronage
- Ease in networking
- Skill obsolescence
A Conceptual Model for Transformation
Library Resources
Transformation
Process ε {new skills,
cyber-infrastr.,
networking,
expert help,…}
A1: ---------A2: ---------A3: ---------A4: ---------A5: ----------
N1
Knowledge
Hub Needs
N2
N3
N4
N6
N5
N7
N8
Participatory Techniques
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Analytical Hierarchy Process
Interpretive Structural Modelling
Critical Systems Heuristics
Generic Design Science
Compromise Programming
ZOPP - Zielovienterte Projektplanung
(Objective-Oriented Project Planning)
• Soft Operations Research
Situation Analysis
Causes
Existing
Situation
Loss of
users
Users do not
visit
Core Problem
Effects
New
needs
not met
Obsolet
e
collectio
n
Roots
Outdated
skills
No new
service
New needs
not
perceived
Membership
drop
Poor
infrastr
-ucture
Objective Analysis
Results
Future
situation
Users have
a better
image of the
library/K.C.
More users
footprints
Core Objective
Indicators
New
services to
be given
Infrastru
.
upgrade
d
Activities
Staff skills
upgraded
New
demand
s met
Needs are
surveyed
regularly
More use of
collection
Internet
service
given
New Services
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Document evaluation
Comprehensive referencing
Translation (technical and general)
Career guidance
Fine arts appreciation programmes
Meet the author/poet programmes
Contact of experts in different fields
Organising discussions and suitable
events using the library collection
Pertinent Skills
• Records Management
• Content Analysis & Content
Management
• Text Mining, Data Mining, Web Mining
• Open Archive Building
• Geo-informatics [particularly, Remote Sensing & GIS]
• Infometrics & Webometrics
• Technology Management
• Soft Skills
Transforming the library to harness
new Web technologies and address
emerging societal needs is the key
to sustain its relevance