1. Impact of IT on Workload Ray E. Metz University of Michigan-Dearborn www.umd.umich.edu/~remetz remetz@umd.umich.edu 313.593.5253

2. Impact of IT on Workload The Promise The Reality The Implication The Mission The Future The Vision

3. The Promise (Desk Set - 1957) Imagine a film clip from Desk Set that shows Spencer Tracey explaining the benefits of introducing a “computer” into the company library…

4. The Reality Move away from literate society When it works well... Three ways of working with reality ocultural norms omandates otendency towards competency

5. The Reality? Imagine a funny cartoon about staff members playing solitaire… a cartoon from “Six Chix” -- I don’t have a link to the cartoon, but the “Six Chix” is a unique approach to cartoons, to read more… http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/co mics/sixchix/aboutMaina.phphttp://www.kingfeatures.com/features/co mics/sixchix/aboutMaina.php

6. When IT’s working well... Think of a time when you were excited to have technology be a part of librarianship. Describe the experience. What contributed to the experience?

7. The Implications Unintended consequences Marshall McLuhan Every strong library helps… Weak libraries hurt… imagine a cute cartoon about the implications of technology on our youth by P.S. Mueller http://www.psmueller.com/ http://www.psmueller.com/

8. The Implications “The medium is the message.”

9. The Implications The library as defined by… othe book othe web otelevision imagine an editorial cartoon by Mike Smith here… http://www.unitedmedia.com/editoons/smith/i ndex.html http://www.unitedmedia.com/editoons/smith/i ndex.html

10. The Mission Imagine a couple of cartoons about search engines - one that questions is a librarian a search engine today? and another that pokes fun at search engines’ ability to find what you really need...

11. The Future Designer, steward, teacher/learner

12. The Future Designer (60%), steward (20%), and teacher/learner (20%)

13. The Future Designer (60%), steward (20%), and teacher/learner (20%) New learning spaces

14. The Future Designer (60%), steward (20%), and teacher/learner (20%) New learning spaces Sense of place (campus and library)

15. The Future Designer (60%), steward (20%), and teacher/learner (20%) New learning spaces Sense of place (campus and library) Computers will not be a utility - networks are

16. The Future Designer (60%), steward (20%), and teacher/learner (20%) New learning spaces Sense of place (campus and library) Computers will not be a utility - networks will Disposable concepts

17. The Future (Desk Set - 1957) Imagine a film clip from Desk Set that shows Katherine Hepburn as the very together librarian!

18. The Vision Up to each of us… Or as my students would say… “Technology… Get over it!”

19. Impact of IT on Workload Ray E. Metz University of Michigan-Dearborn www.umd.umich.edu/~remetz remetz@umd.umich.edu 313.593.5253