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Presentation at the Sino American Conference on Education, June 2004.
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Academic Libraries Academic Libraries in the 21in the 21stst Century: Century:
Wilma L. Jones, Associate Professor Wilma L. Jones, Associate Professor
Chief LibrarianChief Librarian
June 2004June 2004
A Presentation at the 10A Presentation at the 10thth Sino-American Sino-American Conference on EducationConference on Education
Academic Libraries:Academic Libraries:From warehouses ...From warehouses ...
Libraries own Libraries own InformationInformation
Librarians are Librarians are custodian of custodian of datadata
Face-to-face Face-to-face interactioninteraction
To Services and GatewaysTo Services and Gateways
Access to Access to Information via Information via InternetInternet
E-service to patronsE-service to patrons Vendors & Vendors &
publishers own publishers own informationinformation
On-Demand On-Demand DeliveryDelivery
The traditional formats . . . The traditional formats . . .
MonographsMonographs PeriodicalsPeriodicals PhotographsPhotographs MicroformMicroform Films & Videos Films & Videos Sound Sound
recordingsrecordings
. . . accessed via new . . . accessed via new technologiestechnologies
InternetInternet• World Wide WebWorld Wide Web• E-mailE-mail• Virtual referenceVirtual reference• FlashFlash
DVDDVD WirelessWireless
ACCESS to services is ACCESS to services is changingchanging
Reference – telephone to e-mail to chatReference – telephone to e-mail to chat Circulation – self-check e-drop boxCirculation – self-check e-drop box Reserves – available on the webReserves – available on the web Periodicals – many available in full-text Periodicals – many available in full-text Microform – digital archives, e.g. JSTORMicroform – digital archives, e.g. JSTOR Inter-Library Loan -- document deliveryInter-Library Loan -- document delivery A/V – multimedia to digital mediaA/V – multimedia to digital media
Library without wallsLibrary without walls
Resources available campus-wideResources available campus-wide Resources available worldwideResources available worldwide Library Hours – 24/7Library Hours – 24/7 Information available in multiple Information available in multiple
formatsformats
The information gatewayThe information gateway
E-resources @ CSIE-resources @ CSI
62 electronic databases62 electronic databases• 32 full-text databases; 30 indexes and 32 full-text databases; 30 indexes and
abstractsabstracts
Examples:Examples:• Lexis-Nexis - Lexis-Nexis - over 5000 titles of newspapers, over 5000 titles of newspapers,
magazines, legal documents, etc.magazines, legal documents, etc.(<www.lexis-nexis.com/about/>). (<www.lexis-nexis.com/about/>). • JStor JStor - archival database, back issues of over - archival database, back issues of over
300 social science & science titles from the first 300 social science & science titles from the first volume (<www.jstor.org/about/facts.html>). volume (<www.jstor.org/about/facts.html>).
Teaching Information Teaching Information LiteracyLiteracy
Knowing when information is neededKnowing when information is needed IdentifyingIdentifying the information needed the information needed AccessingAccessing the needed information the needed information EvaluatingEvaluating the information the information OrganizingOrganizing the information the information UsingUsing the information effectively to the information effectively to
solve the problemsolve the problem– American Library Association, American Library Association, Final Report... Final Report...
Information Literacy. Information Literacy. (1989).(1989).
Impact of modern Impact of modern technologytechnology
““net technology” net technology” yielding new rolesyielding new roles• Systems librarianSystems librarian• Web librarianWeb librarian• Digital librarianDigital librarian• Virtual reference Virtual reference
librarianlibrarian• Chief Information Chief Information
OfficerOfficer Positions eliminated Positions eliminated
due to new due to new technologytechnology
Library programs Library programs emphasizing emphasizing technology technology Library schools Library schools omitting the “l” word omitting the “l” word Teaching scholars to Teaching scholars to evaluate, retrieve, & evaluate, retrieve, & use ethicallyuse ethicallyIncrease in males Increase in males entering the field entering the field
Partnership with Other Partnership with Other LibrariesLibraries
CUNY AgreementCUNY Agreement• Students, Staff, Faculty may use and Students, Staff, Faculty may use and
borrow from any CUNY Library borrow from any CUNY Library
METROMETRO• Access to other Libraries in the New Access to other Libraries in the New
York Metropolitan areaYork Metropolitan area
Informal community Informal community outreachoutreach
Special Library FacilitiesSpecial Library Facilities
COMWEB Teaching LaboratoryCOMWEB Teaching Laboratory Center for Excellence in Center for Excellence in
Learning Technology (CELT)Learning Technology (CELT) Library Electronic TheatreLibrary Electronic Theatre Video-Conferencing LaboratoryVideo-Conferencing Laboratory
The FutureThe Future
Digital paper?Digital paper? Librarian as information consultant?Librarian as information consultant? The only sure expectation is changeThe only sure expectation is change