The Charleston Conference 2010 session.

1. Tackling the Evolution of Libraries Stephen Abram, MLS Charleston Conference Charleston, SC, Nov. 6, 2010

2. Welcome Questions for Today: Is this the end of Libraries as we know them? Where is all this change taking us? Do people still value the book? What meteors are in the sky? What is the role for us now?

3. News Flash #1 Librarians play a vital role in building the critical connections between information , knowledge and learning.

4. Very Big Secret The Elephant in the Room

5. Change can happen very fast

6. 6 Things have Changed . . A LOT! Learners, Students, Scholars, Researchers, Teachers, Professors, Cardholders, Users, Members, Patrons, Clients, Customers Books Media Mobility Collections Libraries The History of Unintended Consequences & Unpredictability

7. “Choose . . . To be a victim and feel these changes are fated and blame storm OR Create the future we need and take collective responsibility for the conversation and development.” Find Reasons not Excuses.

8. As technology advances

9. Emboldened Librarians hold the key

10. GOOG

11. News Flash “The Internet and technology have now progressed to their infancy”

12. News Flash News Flash Shift Happens

13. People

16. 59% are female.

17. 29% are college students.

18. 5% are professors and 6% are teachers.

19. On any given day, 35% of our users are there for the very first time!

20. Only 29% found the databases via the library website.

21. 59% found what they were looking for on their first search.

22. 72% trusted our content more than what they found on Google.

24. Increased educational attainment & engagement

25. eBooks outsell hard cover books, and will outsell paperbacks soon (2011)

26. Some libraries are crediting most cardholder growth to e-book accessibility

27. Personal device proliferation

29. Gaming too. . . Mothers in their 30’s

30. Social networks fastest growing populations are seniors and will be more international and less urban and English.

31. eBooks usage is largely middle-aged.

36. Brain & Developmental Changes

37. Eye Movement Changes

38. Massive Behavioural Changes

39. Major Decline in Crime Rates – 65%+

41. Has the future changed?Has our future changed?

43. COWS, etc.

48. fMRI and The Brain

49. Cloning

50. Trucking and GPS

51. Wind and other energy

52. Nanotechnology

53. Robotics

54. Massive Book Digitization

55. Music

56. Translation

57. Streaming Media

59. A 1965 iPhone

60. E-Learning

61. Books

62. Can libraries keep up with change? Can you recall buying a 45? Can you recall dials on TVs? Can you recall dialling?

63. Formats have died before.

70. The Chapter and Paragraph Universe

71. Integrated with Visuals – graphics and charts

72. Integrated with ‘video’

73. Integrated with Sound and Speech

74. Integrated with social web

75. Integrated with interaction and not just interactivity

80. Borders Kobo, B&N Nook, Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, Sony, etc. . . .

83. Mobility

87. KnowledgePortals

92. Emerging Tech that Drives Users to the Library Encyclopedia.com HighBeam & Questia WorldCat & Google AccessMyLibrary iPhone App for public, school and higher ed – iPhone, iPad, iTouch and Droid! Geo-IP features and measures Knowledge Portals Watch for more . . .

94. Books

95. Fiction

96. Non-Fiction

97. Encyclopedia

98. Reference

99. Directories

100. Dictionaries

101. Textbooks

103. Who are our core virtual users? Are there gaps?

104. Does learning happen?

105. What are user expectations for true satisfaction?

106. How does library search compare to consumer search like Google and retail or government?

107. How do people find and connect with library virtual services?

108. Are end users being successful in their POV?

110. The power of libraries

112. It Takes A Team: Work Together & Pick Each Other Up

113. Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA VP strategic partnerships and markets Cengage Learning (Gale) Cel: 416-669-4855 stephen.abram@cengage.com Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog http://stephenslighthouse.com Facebook: Stephen Abram LinkedIn / Plaxo: Stephen Abram Twitter: sabram SlideShare: StephenAbram1