No Inertia: Blended Services & Agile Change Management The Future of Academic Libraries A presentation by Melanie Amy Hogue March 11, 2014
Two Business Concepts Agility – Characterized by continuous planning, continuous testing, continuous integration, and other forms of continuous evolution Change Management- orchestrating the transition of individuals, teams, and organizations to a desired future state.
Agile Change in Libraries Impacts... Students Information Literacy < Faculty Media Partnerships Physical Library Spaces < Commons Studio Access Information Commerce <Archives
Information Literacy and Access Students -Have self-taught knowledge of IT -Need framework applied to build/correct their styles and competence Library Faculty -Agile learners of disruptive innovation -Primary partners in education technology -Duties blended with IT and education technology Media -Expect more new media types -Delayed conversion of obsolete products requires continued knowledge
Physical Spaces For partnerships -More space for IT and instruction -Reflecting web relationships instead of silos Commons -Flexible use -More space for groups -A mall for information Studio -Labs, maker space -Shared, specialized, communication equipment
Information Commerce Access and Ownership -Consortial Cloud-based models like GIL and PubMed -Solve ownership contentions -University presses evolve Archives -New funding models are needed -Pay for access in perpetuity or store in-house? -Obsolete media – who will convert/preserve it?
Conclusions Three key areas – Information Literacy and Access, Physical Space, and Information Commerce With renewed awareness, progress, testing, and implementation will continue Speed and adaptability of the library community are crucial components
Thank You! This presentation including a resource list is available online at noinertia/ noinertia/ I would like to credit John Shank and Steven Bell for the concepts of disruptive innovation and blended librarianship Contact me at