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Future of Library & Information Professionals We Chart the Course …. Mrs Lee Cheng Ean University Librarian NUS Libraries. Libraries in the education and research ecosystem - scholarly communication. Knowledge creation. Libraries. Publish findings. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Future of Library & Information Professionals
We Chart the Course ….
Mrs Lee Cheng EanUniversity Librarian
NUS Libraries
Libraries
Libraries in the education and research ecosystem - scholarly
communication
Users use Information & data
Publish findings
Open access Publishers sell or license information contents
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What are the key trends accelerating higher education technology
adoption?• Trends driving changes over the next one
to two years o Growing ubiquity of social media o Integration of online, hybrid, and
collaborative learning
• Trends driving changes within three to five yearso Rise of Data-Driven Learning and
Assessmento Shift from Students as Consumers to
Students as Creators Source :NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Editionhttp://www.nmc.org/pdf/2014-nmc-horizon-report-he-EN.pdf
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What are the important developments in educational technology for higher
education?Time-to-adoption horizon
One Year or Less • Flipped classroom• Learning analytics
Two to three years • 3D printing• Games and gamification
Four to five years • Quantified self• Virtual assistants
Source :NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Editionhttp://www.nmc.org/pdf/2014-nmc-horizon-report-he-EN.pdf
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Riding the waves or caught in the tide?
• IFLA Trend Report launched on 19th Aug 2013
• Highlighted five key trendso New technologies will both expand and
limit who has access to informationo Online education will democratise and
disrupt global learningo The boundaries of privacy and data
protection will be redefinedo Hyper-connected societies will listen to
and empower new voices and groupso The global information economy will be
transformed by new technologies
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Trend # 1
• New technologies will both expand and limit who has access to informationo Expanding digital universe higher value
on information literacy skillso Users who lack such skills barriers to
the vast array of informationo New online business models impact
access to information
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Trend # 2
• Online education will democratise and disrupt global learningo Rapid global expansion in online
education more learning opportunities increase value on lifelong learning
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Trend # 5
• The global information economy will be transformed by new technologies
o As new technologies transform the global information economy new generation of digital books, apps, databases, hyper-connected mobile technologies proliferated & redefine privacy & data protection
o Prevalence of mobile devices have impacted information seeking behaviours
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Challenges faced by academic libraries
• New Pedagogieso MOOCs and flipped classroomso Learning by enquiryo Emphasis on creativity – collaborative
creative work (makerspaces)o Going beyond the what and why
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Challenges faced by academic libraries
• Economic barrierso Reduced funding and resourceso Less purchasing powero Publishers not being transparent with
business modelso Prices increasing higher than the rate of the
economyo Article Processing Charge (APC) to support
OA in addition to paying for subscription costs
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What are the implications?
• How do we plan our survival and chart the course?
• How do we future proof our libraries and profession?
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Action plans to future proof our libraries and to make the
profession more relevant and important
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#1 – Focus on learning
• Blending MOOCs with Adaptive-learning• Teacher as resource • Agents of change
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# 2 – Understand evolving scholarly communication
• From consumers of content producers of content
• Getting published• Open Access
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# 3 – Communicate value of Libraries
• Traditional with new innovative services• Library as platform, interactive space
and place• Build connections
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# 4 – Accelerate development of library professionals
• Invest in staff development• Develop new competencies• Provide opportunities for knowledge
sharing• Encourage innovations• Be agents of change
• Observe trends• Analyse data• Anticipate change and be proactive• Be interactive• Have conversations with stakeholders• Innovate
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# 5 – Provide access to a responsive collection
• Proliferation of online resources convenient and challenging at the same time
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# 7 - Create living Libraries
• Create physical and virtual spaces for users to:-
o Connecto collAborateo cReateo Engage