Conférence inaugurale par Carl Grant (Université de l'Oklahoma)

1. Evaluating the New
Webscale Platforms
and Their Impact
on Librarianship
Carl Grant
Associate Dean, Knowledge
Services &
Chief Technology Officer
May 14, 2013
ABES Conference
Montpeilier, France

2. The Agenda
• The current situation in U.S. libraries.
• What’s the path forward for librarians?
• Revisiting the mission of librarianship.
• How we should select & use Library Service
Platforms.
• Conclusion.
• Q & A

3. Source: ARL Statistics, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC
U.S. Academic Libraries

4. U.S. Academic Libraries

5. U.S. Labor Market
Source: http://blog.oup.com/2011/06/librarian-census/

6. U.S. Labor Market
Source: http://blog.oup.com/2011/06/librarian-census/

7. Cost of Higher Education
Article in ―The Economist‖, Dec 1-7, 2012:
―Not what it used to be‖.
In North America…
•Cost has risen 5x rate of inflation since 1983
•Graduation rate within six years – 57%
•―Additional value has not been created to
match the extra spending.‖
•Literacy declined. ―Only 25% are deemed
proficient in using printed and written
information to function in society to achieve
one’s goals and to develop one’s knowledge
and potential.‖

8. PC Magazine, January 1, 2013
―Gartner’s Top 10 Tech-Trends for 2013‖
Some key trends for libraries:
•Mobile Devices & Applications
•Internet of Things.
•Hybrid IT and Cloud Computing.
•Strategic Big Data.
•Actionable Analytics.
•In Memory Computing.
Changing Technology

9. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/08/02/conventional-online-
universities-consider-strategic-response-moocs
Per ―The Economist‖, Dec 1-7,
2012:
•In 2011 about 6M American
students took at least one
online course in the autumn
term. Around 30% of all
college students are learning
online—up from less than 10%
in 2002‖.
•MOOC’s are part of trend
towards the unbundling of
higher education….
MOOC’s (Massive Open Online Course)

10. We’re constantly connected to the Web.
The result?
•Twitter - messages in 140 characters
•Average length of 12 billion videos – 4
minutes
•All about smaller, shorter, quicker…..
Our attention span

11. Source: http://hothardware.com/News/Intel-Announces-New-Z670-For-Tablets/
Growth of Tablet Computing

12. Source: http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/2011-mobile-statistics-stats-facts-marketing-infographic/

13. What’s the
path forward for
Librarians?

15. Then it's time to think BIGGER.
Creative Commons License:

16. ―The MISSION of LIBRARIANS is
to IMPROVE SOCIETY through
FACILITATING KNOWLEDGE
creation in their COMMUNITIES‖
R. David Lankes
L'Atlas du Nouveau bibliothéconomie

17. ―The library’s functions and programs derive from the
conviction that [information is] a powerful,
indispensible agent for bringing enlightenment, new
knowledge, encouragement and inspiration to every
member of the community. … The quickest and easiest
access to the world’s best thought is through the
library.‖
Wheeler and Goldhor, 1962

18. How do we turn our
mission into deliverables?

19. Cloud
Computing

20. We’ve built a LOT of silos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulstarr/

21. ILS of the past…

22. The Power of Community
Image Source: http://www.autism-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/community.jpg

23. Community created metadata
Examples
Such as the Alma Community Zone from

25. Community created metadata
Go from this… To this…

26. API’s
HTML5
Web Services (REST)

27. In 1993, there were over 50 offerings in the market.
As we enter 2013, there are 24…

28. The New Library Services Platforms
3 Cloud-Computing, 1 OSS/SaaS, 3 SaaS Updates
Open Skies

30. The mission of
librarianship...
We’re
chasing too
many ideas.

33. OMG! It’s “almost”
like Google?!?
NO it’s NOT!
It’s BETTER than
Google!

36. The mission and vision of
librarianship...
We need – a
focus.

37. We need – a
brand & we
need
differentiation

41. In 2005, libraries had a
negligible hold (1%) on
users at least starting
their information search
at the library website. By
2010, it had evaporated
and was zero (0%).

43. Discovery will happen in these places:

44. Discovery - Today
―While discovery and
exploration may move
elsewhere, such external
delivery environments
may link to the library
environment for location
and fulfillment.‖
Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC

45. How about – A discovery system that’s a
knowledge creation platform? Where users can
access existing knowledge, and easily launch into
creating new knowledge?

46. Conclusion
• The current situation in libraries requires us to
refocus on our members/users & their needs.
• Librarians are NOT the same as our technology.
We offer differentiating value. Technology allows
us to extend and scale our value across the Web.
• New library service platforms offers us a path
forward.
• Libraries/Librarianship is about lifelong learning
and knowledge creation.

47. Carl Grant
Associate Dean for Knowledge Services &
Chief Technology Officer
M: +1-540-449-2418
E: carl.grant@ou.edu
Twitter: carl_grant
Blog: http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com