Monthly Archives: May 2008

Feedback from consultation activities

22 May 2008 – 2:26 pm

For an understanding of scholars’ aspirations and expectations we drew upon the results of previously-conducted studies and on the preliminary results of a survey conducted by the Information Futures Commission. We also reviewed the more than 70 written submissions received and the outputs from the exploratory workshops held during April.
The hundreds of participants in this [...]

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Strategic questions and difficult choices

22 May 2008 – 2:25 pm

“The data deluge is affecting scholarship and learning in ways both subtle and profound.” (Borgman p8)
In shaping a strategy for the next decade we must reflect upon some key strategic questions to inform our choices.
In a decade’s time how do we believe:

researchers across different disciplines will access, analyse, create and disseminate research data, research outputs, [...]

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What type of library/libraries should we have?

22 May 2008 – 2:24 pm

The choices here are multi-faceted and are not mutually exclusive. They may be broadly categorised across the following dimensions:

Co-located with teaching spaces

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Located elsewhere

Specific cognate disciplines

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Multidisciplinary

Undergraduate

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Graduate/research

Fewer libraries, longer opening hours, full range of services

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More libraries, small branches located within academic departments/faculties

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What should be in the libraries?

22 May 2008 – 2:23 pm

Here, too, the choices are multi-faceted and not mutually exclusive. They may be broadly categorised across the following dimensions:

Collection spaces

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Study spaces

Open shelving (fewer items)

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Closed access on campus (more items)

Any time, anywhere access

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Physical characteristics and nature of books and artefacts

Physical browsability and serendipity

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Online tools for sophisticated searching, recommendation and discovery

Quiet study spaces

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Collaborative [...]

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Who can use our libraries?

22 May 2008 – 2:22 pm

There will need to be a hierarchy of criteria to determine who can access our libraries, for example by type of user and collection.

The world

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Select scholars

All libraries and their collections

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Specific libraries and/or collections

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