Academic Digital Libraries of the Future: An Environment Scan

Law, Derek

doi:10.1080/13614530903069307

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“…Bradwell's (2009) vision is exciting as libraries strive to become edgeless within their own campuses, providing spaces for learning, sharing and gathering. Academic literacy will continue to evolve in a digital world and HE libraries need to consider how to market Law's (2009) “trusted brand” via mobile technology. The concept of the library has proved remarkably resilient over time, but there is no room for complacency as experience has shown that stakeholders and suppliers will vote with their feet if the library “brand” is not perceived as relevant and accessible.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Library design, learning spaces and academic literacy

Beard

Dale

2010

New Library World

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PurposeTo acquire academic literacy students need library buildings that take account of “what the student does”, changing learning styles and preparation for employment in a digital world. Equally as academic staff develop innovative e‐learning activities, library spaces need to accommodate new learning opportunities. This paper aims to consider how the design of library buildings contributes to a complex and evolving range of academic literacies and emerging pedagogical frameworks. The paper also seeks to consider the contribution these literacies make to the experience of students reading for a degree in an increasingly digital environment.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws on the experience at Bournemouth University, where a higher education academy‐funded project accelerated the introduction of new technologies into learning and teaching frameworks. A new library building, The Sir Michael Cobham Library, enabled the creation of learning spaces that are flexible and responsive to the changing needs of users.FindingsInnovative spaces and evolving pedagogies demand different levels of academic literacy to enable students to succeed in physical and digital environments.Originality/valueThis reflective review adds new dimensions to the body of knowledge underpinning both the study of learning spaces and academic literacy.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Library design, learning spaces and academic literacy

Beard

Dale

2010

New Library World

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“…This mandate arises at a time when academic libraries are challenged to find a unique niche amid a rapidly changing environment in which us-ers are changing, content is changing, higher education is changing, and research is taking new forms (Law, 2009). In contrast, despite the incremental growth in digital content in recent years, libraries' responses have been rather timid and oftentimes ineffectual.…”

Section: Concluding Reflectionsmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Libraries have tended to focus on commercially available materials, especially journals, necessitating considerable amounts of time and energy devoted to licensing and consortial negotiations, which are not basically different from the ones that publishers offer to consortia in other countries. Secondly, libraries have digitized quantities of the paper collections already owned (Law, 2009), creating "cabinets of curiosity" that rarely offer added value. Heritage museums and research archives also struggle to remain relevant today, as "relevance" is increasingly challenged by the omnipresence of Web 2.0 social networking and knowledge production technologies (Wawrzaszek & Wedaman, 2008).…”

Section: Concluding Reflectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recuerdos Hablados /Memories Spoken: Toward the Co-Creation of Digital Knowledge with Community Significance

Somerville¹,

EchoHawk²

2011

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Collaborative relationships among libraries, archives, and museums can fruitfully engage cultural community members in collaborative construction of digital knowledge. A continuum of co-creation approaches in the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library illustrates the value of working together. The most mature community-generated initiative produces digital images with contextualizing metadata of cultural "significance." Examples suggest that inclusive, community-generated digital knowledge activities can shape interpretations and narratives of the past and present, thereby influencing construction of the future, as community members express their contexts, concepts, and truths. Concluding remarks consider implications for community-generated digital knowledge activities that give "voice" to underrepresented populations and suggest new directions for organizational purpose and professional practice.

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“…There are those who focus on the universal and enduring appeal of the library as a learning space (Watson 2010), whilst others argue that the advent of digital information means we are operating in a totally new paradigm, and that space is now of low priority. Therefore, academic libraries should instead focus on more important aspects such as university-wide information management policies, and building strong relationships with faculties (Law 2009a). Whilst there does not seem to be a strong consensus on this debate, the fact that it is being debated at all demonstrates the increased importance of this issue in library and information science (see JISC 2009).…”

Section: Onwardsmentioning

confidence: 99%