thinking about the future of reference with stacey aldrich april
2008 Slide 2 Slide 3 JOCASTA NU The archives are comprehensive and
totally secure, my young Jedi. One thing you may be absolutely sure
of - if an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist!
Slide 4 life of the mind Slide 5 ? ? ? ? ? Slide 6 finding
information Senses TIME GETINFOGETINFO Slide 7 finding information
Senses TIME GETINFOGETINFO Senses Others Slide 8 finding
information Senses TIME GETINFOGETINFO Senses Others Senses Group
Slide 9 finding information Senses TIME GETINFOGETINFO Senses
Others Senses Group Others Senses Group Books/ Journals Slide 10
finding information Senses TIME GETINFOGETINFO Senses Others Senses
Group Others Senses Group Books/ Journals Senses Others Group
Books/ Journals Library Slide 11 finding information Senses TIME
GETINFOGETINFO Senses Others Senses Group Others Senses Group
Books/ Journals Senses Others Group Books/ Journals Library Senses
Others Group Books/ Journals Library Radio Slide 12 finding
information Senses TIME GETINFOGETINFO Senses Others Senses Group
Others Senses Group Books/ Journals Senses Others Group Books/
Journals Library Senses Others Group Books/ Journals Library Radio
Senses Others Group Books/ Journals Library Radio TV Databases
Slide 13 finding information Senses TIME GETINFOGETINFO Senses
Others Senses Group Others Senses Group Books/ Journals Senses
Others Group Books/ Journals Library Senses Others Group Books/
Journals Library Radio Senses Others Group Books/ Journals Library
Radio TV Databases Senses Others Group Books/ Journals Library
Radio TV Internet Databases Slide 14 finding information Senses
Others Senses Group Books/ Journals Senses Others Group Books/
Journals Library Senses Others Group Books/ Journals Library Radio
Senses Others Group Books/ Journals Library Radio TV Senses Others
Group Books/ Journals Library Radio TV Internet Senses Others Group
Books/ Journals Library Radio TV Internet Cell Phone Databases TIME
GETINFOGETINFO Slide 15 Wired - Found Slide 16 latest info finding
experience fred kitty Slide 17 latest info finding experience fred
kittyalien lifeform Slide 18 the search Slide 19 Slide 20
statistics when searching for information which resource do you
most often begin with? CA Zogby Poll 2008 Slide 21 statistics
looking for one source to find short response or multiple sources
to develop an in-depth response? CA Zogby Poll 2008 Slide 22
statistics how often trouble finding what you want using search
engines? CA Zogby Poll 2008 Slide 23 statistics Where do you go if
you cant find using search engines? CA Zogby Poll 2008 Slide 24
statistics Where do you go if you cant find using search engines?
CA Zogby Poll 2008 64% want specialized info to supplement info
found on internet Slide 25 statistics have you heard of AskNow? CA
Zogby Poll 2008 Slide 26 mobile access 62% of all Americans are
part of a wireless, mobile population that participates in digital
activites away from home or work.
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Mobile.Data.Access.pdf Slide 27
mobile access
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Mobile.Data.Access.pdf Slide 28
mobile access In particular, cloud computing will emerge in the
coming years-moving...Computing applications and users data
archives will increasingly be accessible by different devices
anytime, anywhere over fast and widely available wireless and wired
networks. John B. Horrigan Associate Director for Research Pew
Internet & American Life Project
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Users.and.Cloud.pdf Slide 29
future considerations Understand how people search for information
Need to understand nature of information space, and how spelling,
grammar and sentence structure contribute to effective searches.
(info behavior study UCL - 1.2008) Continue to find the white
spaces for needed information services Slide 30 opportunities
Create services that build/support social connections Build
structures that support participatory reference (David Lankes)
Information Mappers - creating easier and better ways to find
information Build on value of trust - helping to identify trusted
sources Create info products in the right spaces Information
Literacy Guides/Active Promoters Slide 31 Slide 32 Slide 33 Slide
34 Slide 35 Slide 36 thank you.
