Government Information

ProfessionalsNow and into the future

Blane K. DessySpecial Libraries Association

June, 2011

Now and into the futureBlane K. Dessy

Special Libraries AssociationJune, 2011

“I speak my mind freely on all things, even on those which perhaps exceed my capacity…”

--Michel de Montaigne

“I speak my mind freely on all things, even on those which perhaps exceed my capacity…”

--Michel de Montaigne

The often invisible role of government information

professionals

The often invisible role of government information

professionals

Lack of Visibility in agencies Lack of visibility in interagency groups

and task forces Lack of visibility in many professional

associations Lack of visibility in the literature

Lack of Visibility in agencies Lack of visibility in interagency groups

and task forces Lack of visibility in many professional

associations Lack of visibility in the literature

The federal information enterprise

The federal information enterprise

Information professionals placed throughout the Fed. Gov’t.

Considerable resources spent on information acquisition and information creation

Many different missions and objectives

Information professionals placed throughout the Fed. Gov’t.

Considerable resources spent on information acquisition and information creation

Many different missions and objectives

Envision the community as a single enterprise

Envision the community as a single enterprise

Common Principles and Values

Similar issues and challenges

Common Principles and Values

Similar issues and challenges

Increase of New Technology 2009-2010

Increase of New Technology 2009-2010

Blog increase of 40% Wiki Increase of 27% RSS increase of 23% Collaboration Space Increase of 22% Communities of Practice increase of 19% Web Conferencing and Social Networking increase of 18% 40% of Gov’t. libraries are implementing hand held

devices (Smartphones, PDAs) 20% of Gov’t. Libraries are exploring the use of E-Readers

--Outsell, Inc.

Blog increase of 40% Wiki Increase of 27% RSS increase of 23% Collaboration Space Increase of 22% Communities of Practice increase of 19% Web Conferencing and Social Networking increase of 18% 40% of Gov’t. libraries are implementing hand held

devices (Smartphones, PDAs) 20% of Gov’t. Libraries are exploring the use of E-Readers

--Outsell, Inc.

Two new developmentsTwo new developments

Identification and digitization of internally created content (strategic knowledge assets)

Digital Preservation

Identification and digitization of internally created content (strategic knowledge assets)

Digital Preservation

Things to think aboutin Gov’t. Settings

Things to think aboutin Gov’t. Settings

Strategic content management (stakeholder engagement

Performance measurement

Agency audits to discover unmanaged content spending

Strategic content management (stakeholder engagement

Performance measurement

Agency audits to discover unmanaged content spending

Still thinking…Still thinking…

Customization costs

Look at Mobile devices

Big Data

Customization costs

Look at Mobile devices

Big Data

And…still thinkingAnd…still thinking

Social Media behind the fire wall

Peer-to-peer engagement and less formal association

Blogs to 3d to wearable computers

Social Media behind the fire wall

Peer-to-peer engagement and less formal association

Blogs to 3d to wearable computers

And…finally…And…finally…

Design thinking for better user experiences

(Thanks to Outsell, Inc.)

Design thinking for better user experiences

(Thanks to Outsell, Inc.)

In Dreams begin Responsibility…

Do not wait to strike until the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking…

--William Butler Yeats

In Dreams begin Responsibility…

Do not wait to strike until the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking…

--William Butler Yeats