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WELCOME!
LIDA 2001LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL
AGE
WELCOME!
LIDA 2001LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL
AGE
Dubrovnik, Croatia 23 - 26 May 2001
Dubrovnik, Croatia 23 - 26 May 2001
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 2
LIDA courses & conferences
LIDA courses & conferences
• Annual programs– held in BEAUTIFUL Dubrovnik
• International forum for exchange & learning
• Changing themes annually– But steady purposes & objectives
• Annual programs– held in BEAUTIFUL Dubrovnik
• International forum for exchange & learning
• Changing themes annually– But steady purposes & objectives
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 3
LIDA purpose LIDA purpose
• to address the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital age
• with an emphasis on examining contemporary problems, advances and solutions
• to address the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital age
• with an emphasis on examining contemporary problems, advances and solutions
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 4
Rationale. Questions. Rationale. Questions. • Why?
– because of constant changes in the digital world all of us need a constant update of professional knowledge & competencies
• Examine, explore, learn together:– Promises? Realities? Problems?
Opportunities? Challenges? Pitfalls?
• Why?– because of constant changes in the
digital world all of us need a constant update of professional knowledge & competencies
• Examine, explore, learn together:– Promises? Realities? Problems?
Opportunities? Challenges? Pitfalls?
Our LIDA 2001 themes:
The Internet: ethics and legal issues
&Information services - practice and research
Our LIDA 2001 themes:
The Internet: ethics and legal issues
&Information services - practice and research
Reminder: LIDA 2000 themes:
Libraries on the Internet&
Internet in Libraries
Reminder: LIDA 2000 themes:
Libraries on the Internet&
Internet in Libraries
Future: LIDA 2002 themes:
Integrating information seeking & information
retrieval&
Information services in digital environments- practice and research
Future: LIDA 2002 themes:
Integrating information seeking & information
retrieval&
Information services in digital environments- practice and research
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 8
IssuesIssues• What do libraries actually do in a
digital environment? Internet? – How do they do it?– What could libraries do?
• What does the digital world actually do to libraries?
– to library USERS?• How to change for the better?
• What do libraries actually do in a digital environment? Internet? – How do they do it?– What could libraries do?
• What does the digital world actually do to libraries?
– to library USERS?• How to change for the better?
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 9
Digital ageDigital age
• Environment exemplified by– use of all kinds of records &
processes in digital forms– transformation to digital forms– digital networks for
communication– INTERNET
• Environment exemplified by– use of all kinds of records &
processes in digital forms– transformation to digital forms– digital networks for
communication– INTERNET
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 10
Going from Internet basicsGoing from Internet basics
• A network of networks, bound by common technical standards– nobody owns it– nobody manages it - but many try
• Provides for communication, file transfers, cooperation
• Provides for World Wide Web,– but it is more than the Web
• A network of networks, bound by common technical standards– nobody owns it– nobody manages it - but many try
• Provides for communication, file transfers, cooperation
• Provides for World Wide Web,– but it is more than the Web
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 11
A major contemporary force
A major contemporary force
• Affecting and transforming– societies on a global scale– business, economy, commerce– institutions, organizations, LIBRARIES– how people work, communicate,
cooperate; how science works– librarians, information professionals– you, me, all of us
• Affecting and transforming– societies on a global scale– business, economy, commerce– institutions, organizations, LIBRARIES– how people work, communicate,
cooperate; how science works– librarians, information professionals– you, me, all of us
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 12
But ...But ...
• Internet is NOT a source of all information
• Many others are there & are valuable• Internet is not a savior for all
information needs and requests• Internet has many limitations
– technical, economic, social
• Internet is NOT a source of all information
• Many others are there & are valuable• Internet is not a savior for all
information needs and requests• Internet has many limitations
– technical, economic, social
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 13
Major changes in libraries
Major changes in libraries
• Affected through evolution of DIGITAL LIBRARIES
• Changes in nature of :–COLLECTION
• what is now a ‘collection’?
– ACCESS•distributive, “libraries without walls”
• Affected through evolution of DIGITAL LIBRARIES
• Changes in nature of :–COLLECTION
• what is now a ‘collection’?
– ACCESS•distributive, “libraries without walls”
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 14
changes ...changes ...
– SERVICES•many new models to various user groups
– COOPERATION•new modes of sharing, consortia
– MANAGEMENT•new management approaches, structures•economics challenging, unsettling
– SERVICES•many new models to various user groups
– COOPERATION•new modes of sharing, consortia
– MANAGEMENT•new management approaches, structures•economics challenging, unsettling
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 15
Needed: new knowledgeNeeded: new knowledge
– a new set of competencies•firmly build upon old ones
– constant upgrade of knowledge & skills
– constant improvement
• But provides – new rewards & opportunities– reaching out to users more than ever
– a new set of competencies•firmly build upon old ones
– constant upgrade of knowledge & skills
– constant improvement
• But provides – new rewards & opportunities– reaching out to users more than ever
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 16
TraditionTradition• Internet & digital age do
NOT mean abandoning library tradition & values
• It means– application of true & tried
principles & values to new situations
– AND developing new ones
• Internet & digital age do NOT mean abandoning library tradition & values
• It means– application of true & tried
principles & values to new situations
– AND developing new ones
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 17
OpportunitiesOpportunities• Basic ethical principles remain
– but now an opportunity to be extended to new modes of access
• In libraries: new modes always meant new opportunities– adjust, use, expand, innovate
• At the same time critically examine everything
• Basic ethical principles remain– but now an opportunity to be
extended to new modes of access
• In libraries: new modes always meant new opportunities– adjust, use, expand, innovate
• At the same time critically examine everything
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University 18