Slides for talk on "Library 2.0: talk of the library’s demise is somewhat premature" given at IWMW 2006

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Dr Paul Miller
Technology Evangelist
Talis Information Ltd
paul.miller@talis.com
Library 2.0
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Topics
• Libraries - worthy but dull ?
• Reaching out from our den
– individually
– collectively
• Shared Innovation
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Talk of the library’s demise is
somewhat premature
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Some background
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People visit libraries
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96%
Source: Perceptions of Libraries & Information Resources, 2005Base: All (3,348 individuals)
of those
questioned
had visited a
public library
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People go online in libraries
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67%
Source: MORIBase: All who have ever used the Internet (1,393 UK adults)
use (46%) or
know the could
use (21%)
computers in
libraries
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People trust libraries
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Source: MORI
89%
Base: All (2,004 UK adults)
trust
libraries a
great deal/
fair amount
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So what went wrong online?
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27%
Source: Perceptions of Libraries & Information Resources, 2005Base: All (3,348 individuals)
of those
questioned
had visited a
library web
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The “Competition”
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Innovative
Participative
Relevant
Nimble
User centric Responsive
Open
Small pieces, loosely coupled
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Innovative
Participative
Relevant
Nimble
User centric Responsive
Open
Small pieces, loosely coupled
Web 2.0 !
www.oreilly.com/go/web2
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Library 2.0 -
we can do it
too/better (?)
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Library 2.0
• open the library
• push the library everywhere
• engage with actual and potential user
communities
• disaggregate library systems...
– and bring them together
• shared innovation.
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Doing it for themselves...
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www.plymouth.edu/library/opac/
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www.daveyp.com/blog/
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www.aadl.org/catalog/
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Doing it together...
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A Platform approach
• low barrier to entry
– based on standards and specifications
– open to all, and vendor neutral
– reduces cost and risk
• increases consistency, reach and
predictability
• exposes libraries to the wider world
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www.talis.com/platform/
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The Talis Directory
• central store of data about libraries,
their collections and their locations
– accessible via
• an increasing number of public web services
– available and documented on TDN
• any number of human interfaces
– currently just ours
• free to join, and maintained by the
community
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directory.talis.com/
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directory.talis.com/
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directory.talis.com/
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directory.talis.com/
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What about the books?
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Keeping track of the books
• Holdings data
– which books do you have?
– how many copies do you have?
– (soon) are they on the shelf right now ?
• Free to contribute, Free for basic use
– changes the model, and builds a resource
with which others can innovate and add
value.
www.talis.com/source/
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10. research.talis.com/2005/whisper/
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Working Together
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tdn.talis.com/
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• Share ideas
• Share experiences
• Share code
• Make it your own
• Share innovation
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Mashing up the Library
• Celebrate innovation
• Showcase examples of reusing library
data
• Encourage use of web services
–like (but not necessarily) those from Talis
• First prize of £1,000
www.talis.com/tdn/competition/
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Conclusion
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• Update your entries in the Directory
directory.talis.com/
• Contribute your holdings to the Platform
www.talis.com/source/
• Look at ways to maximise your use of
both
www.talis.com/tdn/platform
directory.talis.com/
www.talis.com/source/
www.talis.com/tdn/platform/
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• Think harder about integrating the
library with the wider institution
– institutional portal? VLE? VRE?
• Think much harder about pushing
beyond the library
– where are your users, what are they doing
there, and how might you fit?
• Question everything
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• Put all that thinking to good use, and
enter the competition, or at least the
conversation!
www.talis.com/tdn/competition
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Paul Miller
Technology Evangelist
Talis Information Ltd
paul.miller@talis.com
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