Technology and the Next Generation Academic Library Present and Emergent Digital Possibilities Ray Uzwyshyn, Ph.D. MLIS Head, Digital and Learning Technologies University of West Florida Libraries

Why Does Technology Matter?  It’s where our users are  Communications possibilities are evolving on the Web  Technology enables new opportunities for servicing patrons’ needs.

Information Evolution Changes occurring in the way patrons consume information/ emphasis on interaction Changes occurring in millennial Expectations Changes occurring in Technology Possibilities

81% of year olds regularly comment on weblogs 35% also post daily on blogs and social networking sites Interactivity

Current Library Web 2.0 Trends Site Architecture Building on Solid Foundations 2.0 Library Weblog Social Networking Tools Podcasting/Vodcasting Library Web Presence Library Web Presence  Elegance, Simplicity, Usability  Attention to Visual Design  Visual Literacy/Metaphor  Usability/Marketing

Elegance Simplicity Usability Synthesis Of Many Voices Make the Complex Simple

Information Seeking/Retrieval Information Seeking/Retrieval This is no longer the Case Academic Research 15 years ago Libraries used to purchase most of our research, academic journals and all books in print

Search Evolution Search Evolution

Aggregation/Foregrounding of Information Services Weblog(top right), Spry Search Aggregation (bottom left), Live Chat (bottom left)

Interactivity of Information Services From read-only to Interactive Pages

Information Landscapes Navigating bodies of knowledge to enable relationships, augment intelligence, create new knowledge. Katalogos/Scroll/Stroll Metaphor 200 B.C

Online Digital Resource Evolution Online Media Richness Increasing Academic Depth Structure Rich Media Integration Video, Audio, Interactivity, 3D Traditional Online Academic Digital Libraries Text Heavy/ Database Search/Silo with Metadata Ideal Digital Resource Goals Robust Academic Structure High Degree of Media Expressivity/Integration Text images video interactivity audio 3D 2008

Library Technology Pragmatic Future Trajectories  New Media Library Digital Video Library 2 nd Life (Virtual Worlds) Possibilities Library Digital Video Library 2 nd Life (Virtual Worlds) Possibilities  Social Networking Library Myspace and Facebook Online Learning Synergies (Eluminate/Camtasia etc.) Larger University Wide Library Collaborations

(2004) (2004) Specificity Physical Environment, Academic Expertise Digital Collections Purpose Evolution of Digital Collections

Multimedia and Visual Metaphor How Do you Best Navigate Information? Unique Challenge posed by each specific digital collection Unique Challenge posed by each specific digital collection

Physical/Cognitive Cartographies Zoomable Interface (1800 Mg Map) Front End Digital Video/Document/Image Library Application of Geographic Possibilities (Lat/Long)/Mobile

3D Typographic Fly Through or 3D Cognitive Map. Previously Unseen Subject Relationships in Same Visual Space

Human Computer Interaction All media types (text, audio, video, datasets, images) can be attached to Humanly understandable visual metaphors which link to backend databases, objects & metadata All media types (text, audio, video, datasets, images) can be attached to Humanly understandable visual metaphors which link to backend databases, objects & metadata

Digital Collections Can Use Various Media Types (Audio/Video) Or Combinations of Media Types

New Way to Navigate and Share Library Information Content

Easily Published Representations of What’s Important and New at the Libraries Creating Larger University Communities and Conversations 1 Editor/2 Week Period: Open to Wider Community

What are our patrons thinking?

75% of internet users regularly rate persons, organizations, or organizational services online Information sharing, evaluation, connection Potential of Feedback Loops

Opening Digital Libraries From Information Bunker to Organic Archive

Open Comments: New Library Roles Archivist/Patron/Creating History

User Authored Archives: Archives Become Organic

Human Computation/Organic Archives Digitization Challenges and Opportunities: Cloud Digitization

New Genres of Digital Collections & Library Services  Anthurium Scholarly E- Journal of Caribbean Studies  Is this a digital collection or online refereed journal? Creating Authorities/Scholarly Communications

Hybrid Digital/Paper Collections Branding and Marketing Library Collections the University’s Intellectual Riches/Reach

New Open Source Affordances Taking Advantage of Current Possibilities

Opening Physical Collections Globally Online Finding Aids Archon Produces Version of XML called EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Searchable Globally Able to Go Down to Digital Object Level

Contextualization of Collections Wider Library Academic Partnerships Narrative Creativity/Information Architecture What is the story?

Learning Commons Digital Literacy Studio/Multimedia Lab New Library Service Possibilities Web Page Creation Capacity Digital Audio/Video Capacity Podcasting Scanning Assistance CD/DVD Creation Document Processing (OCR) 3D Possibilities Digital Library & Digital Library Fellows Programs Digital Literacy

From Book Warehouse to Learning Commons  New Library Definitions Interdisciplinarity Multimedia/Digital Literacy Services Specialized Software and Hardware Expansion Specialized Software and Hardware Expansion Technologically Enabled Learning Spaces Technologically Enabled Learning Spaces Collaboration Between Campus Divisions and Library (Writing Center, Faculty Teaching Centre, Academic Technology and University IT) Broadband Visualization Possibilities New Physical Services

Experimentation and Pragmatic Realization Intelligent Application of Wider Technological Possibility 1998 – Information Visualization Visual Learning Spaces Multimedia Information Systems New Digital Collection Possibilities Online Research Notebook The real, the possible, the imagined

Educating and Enabling University & Library Faculty Awareness

Thank You For Coming Questions? Contact Information: Ray Uzwyshyn