Dr Sun Sun Lim Associate Professor & Deputy Head Dept of Communications & New Media National University of Singapore

 Origins of the library  The evolution of information  Salient aspects of the digital era  Challenges and opportunities for libraries

 Source: Website of Michaek K BergmanWebsite

 Staying ahead of fast changing media landscape  Expanding library usage  Establishing authority

 Adapt to  shifting consumer preferences  growing pervasiveness of always-on, always available online access – information cloud

 Rising adoption of mobile media devicesadoption

 Source: Public libraries in the digital age by the Pew Rescearch Centre

Establishing authority

 The heterarchy/hierarchy gap  Source credibility  Media literacy  Vesting library users with  Competencies  Discernment  Critical thinking  To  Help with learning  Facilitate knowledge creation