E-products, networking, and outreach: changing context of library services in the digital age

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E-Products, Networking and

Outreach: Changing Context of Library Services in the Digital Age

Reysa C. AlenzuelaThomas Jefferson Information Center

U.S. Embassy Manila



Information Ecosystem

Availability of new resources

Ever growing components of the social

media environs

Advanced application of information

communication technology



The Changing Info Ecosystem

For 341 years scientific journals have been distributedto readers in print but for the last decade electronicdelivery had overtaken print as preferred medium of access

Since April 1, for every 100 print books, Amazon.comhas sold 105 Kindle books

Advanced application of information communicationtechnology transforming medium of access.



E-resources

Ubiquitous

Expensive

Unacceptable

Complicated



How can we utilizeof free available

resources?

How can wemaximize

usage of our e-products?

Do we havepermanent

access to e-resources

paid for?

Will e-resources

be acceptedby our

users?



E-access or never have access at all…

TJIC Scenario

66 - Online Databases vs. 3000+ Books

EBSCOHost Academic Premier

Foundations Database

Lexis/ Nexis

Factiva

mailto:[email protected]





Electronic News RoundUp:

A changing context of distribution

Other

web

sources

Nexis

Factiva

Selectcurrent newsreports daily

Prepareannotatedlist

Link to thefulltext of articles

U.S.

EMBASSY

USERS



Article Alert Service

•Periodical articles

•

U.S. Government Documents

•Special reports

•Other materials

individual

interests of patrons/ clienteles

To keep them abreast of new and current

developments in their areas of specialization



Article Alert Sample

http://manila.usembassy.gov/ircmanila.html






TJIC Products

A systematic list of print and

electronic materials prepared byTJIC on a given subject ,

customized to respond to specific

information and research needs.

http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_s.cfm

http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_s.cfm



Webliography Sample



Print vs. Digital:

The Future of Coexistence

Re-package to address the needs

of clienteles

Make it visible… VERY VISIBLE

Share



Networking

The art of developing contacts within a profession and

using them to advance one's work and career. Librarians

do this by meeting colleagues at library conferences,

participating in colloquia and round tables, volunteeringto serve on committees, running for elective office,

joining electronic discussion lists, etc.

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http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_m.aspx

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TJICAmericanCorners

AcademicCommunity

FacultyMembers

Students

Classmates

Friends

FB

network

Followers

GeneralPublic

Friends Professionalcolleagues

Regionalorganizations

Members

Beneficiaries

ColleaguesFriends

AmericanShelves

AcademicCommunity

FacultyMembers

StudentsSchool Personnel

Consortia

Member

CommunityServed

Clienteles

Affiliations

Members

MemberMember



Partnership: An Offshoot of Networking

• Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City

• Ateneo de Zamboanga University

in Zamboanga City•Central Philippine University in Iloilo City

•De La Salle University in Manila

•Mariano Marcos State University

in Batac, Ilocos Norte

•Mindanao State University in Marawi City

•Mindanao State University in Tawi-Tawi

•Notre Dame University in Cotabato City

•Notre Dame of Jolo College

•Saint Louis University in Baguio City•Silliman University in Dumaguete City

•University of San Carlos in Cebu City

•University of Saint La Salle in Bacolod City

•Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City



Amplifying Networking

An American Shelf (AS)

is a small-scale compendium of American Studies core collection

and up-to-date information on the

United States.

It includes pamphlets,

brochures, electronic journals,

maps, paper shows and other

informative materials produced

and published by the IIP of the

U.S. Department of State and

other U.S. government agencies

selected and downloaded by the

TJIC .















Outreach

According to Westbrook and Waldman

"services designed to reach patrons

outside of the library--wherever they

are accessing, evaluating, or

manipulating information."



Outreach

"Outreach" is an encompassing term referring

to any of a great variety of library initiatives, bethey virtual or physical, occasional or ongoing.

extending services beyond the community

targeted efforts to encourage greater library

use

taking librarians out of the library



The Philippine information needs

Current Status

4 congressional 52 provincial

97 city

535 municipal

Republic Act 7743 mandates the creation and operation of a

public library in every congressional district, city and municipality

throughout the country.

There should be a total of 1,851 libraries in all,

one for each of the country’s 220 congressional

districts, 136 cities, and 1,495 municipalities.



TJIC Outreach



American Corner

Mindanao Caravan



American Corner Baguio Outreach



TJIC Outreach

5 Elementary Schools

3 Secondary Schools

34 Colleges/

Universities

4 Madrasah

4 community libraries



Taking to the next level…

What else?



American Libraries story

Office for Literacy and Outreach Services

focus: services that are inclusive of traditionally underserved populations

new and non-readers

people geographically isolated

people with disabilities

rural and urban poor people

people generally discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, sexual

orientation, age, language and social class

ensures that training, information resources, and technical assistance are

available to help libraries and librarians develop effective strategies todevelop programs and service for new users.



American Libraries story

Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services

support and encourage government officials, library administrators, trustees, and

staff in the provision of quality bookmobile and outreach services to meet diverse

community information and programming needs

to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, challenges andsuccesses in the field of bookmobile and outreach services in libraries

to contribute to the education and training of library staff working in the area

of bookmobile and outreach services in libraries

to promote bookmobile and outreach services as essential services in libraries

serve as a channel of communication and instruction to improve bookmobile

and outreach services





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