Thoughts About the Future…
Thoughts About the Future… and Getting from Point A
Thoughts About the Future… and Getting from Point A to Point B
The Library as Primary Center of Information Traditional Model:
Technology is Changing that Paradigm
Web
E - Books
Web E – Books Digital Libraries
Web E – Books Digital Libraries Handheld Computers
Web E – Books Digital Libraries Handheld Computers Wireless Networks
Web E – Books Digital Libraries Handheld Computers Wireless Networks
Future Trends: William Stead, MD Vanderbilt
Future Trends: William Stead, MD Vanderbilt Powerful, Affordable Technology
Future Trends: William Stead, MD Vanderbilt Powerful, Affordable Technology Natural Interfaces to Technology
Future Trends: William Stead, MD Vanderbilt Powerful, Affordable Technology Natural Interfaces to Technology New Economic Principles and Roles
Survival of libraries depends on adaptation
Re-definition ofInformation
an institutional asset…not just traditional literature, but research and clinical information generated within the institution
Potential Collaborations:
Database Design
Potential Collaborations: Database Design System Integration
Potential Collaborations: Database Design System Integration Consumer Health Opportunities
Know Your Environment
Physicians Nurses Researchers Administrators Students Residents
Know Your Environment Physicians Nurses Researchers Administrators Students Residents Personal Contact Professional Meetings (AMIA, AAMC, ANA) Observation in Workplace Focus Groups User Surveys
Know Your Environment Physicians Nurses Researchers Administrators Students Residents Y Generation Personal Contact Professional Meetings (AMIA, AAMC, ANA) Observation in Workplace Focus Groups User Surveys
Leadership & Vision
Eugenie Prime Manager, Corporate Libraries, Hewlett-Packard
Leadership & Vision Takes people on journeys to places they have never been before
Relate a compelling view of the future Vision s
Relate a compelling view of the future Need to be simple Vision s
Relate a compelling view of the future Need to be simple Must be articulated consistently Vision s
Relate a compelling view of the future Need to be simple Must be articulated consistently Must capture urgency Vision s
Relate a compelling view of the future Need to be simple Must be articulated consistently Must capture urgency Be expressed in their language Vision s
Relate a compelling view of the future Need to be simple Must be articulated consistently Must capture urgency Be expressed in their language Communicated with enthusiasm Vision s
Relate a compelling view of the future Need to be simple Must be articulated consistently Must capture urgency Be expressed in their language Communicated with enthusiasm Based on tomorrow… not today Vision s
Relate a compelling view of the future Need to be simple Must be articulated consistently Must capture urgency Be expressed in their language Communicated with enthusiasm Based on tomorrow… not today Must be constantly accelerated Vision s
Bill Clintworth Interim Director Norris Medical Library University of Southern California Thank you