Future of Library & Information Professionals

We Chart the Course ….

Mrs Lee Cheng EanUniversity Librarian

NUS Libraries

Libraries

Libraries in the education and research ecosystem - scholarly

communication

Users use Information & data

Publish findings

Open access Publishers sell or license information contents

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What are the key trends accelerating higher education technology

adoption?• Trends driving changes over the next one

to two years o Growing ubiquity of social media o Integration of online, hybrid, and

collaborative learning

• Trends driving changes within three to five yearso Rise of Data-Driven Learning and

Assessmento Shift from Students as Consumers to

Students as Creators Source :NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Editionhttp://www.nmc.org/pdf/2014-nmc-horizon-report-he-EN.pdf

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What are the important developments in educational technology for higher

education?

Time-to-adoption horizon

One Year or Less • Flipped classroom

• Learning analytics

Two to three years • 3D printing

• Games and gamification

Four to five years • Quantified self

• Virtual assistants

Source :NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Editionhttp://www.nmc.org/pdf/2014-nmc-horizon-report-he-EN.pdf

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Riding the waves or caught in the tide?

• IFLA Trend Report launched on 19th Aug 2013

• Highlighted five key trendso New technologies will both expand and

limit who has access to informationo Online education will democratise and

disrupt global learningo The boundaries of privacy and data

protection will be redefinedo Hyper-connected societies will listen to

and empower new voices and groupso The global information economy will be

transformed by new technologies

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Trend # 1

• New technologies will both expand and limit who has access to informationo Expanding digital universe higher value

on information literacy skillso Users who lack such skills barriers to

the vast array of informationo New online business models impact

access to information

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Trend # 2

• Online education will democratise and disrupt global learningo Rapid global expansion in online

education more learning opportunities increase value on lifelong learning

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Trend # 5

• The global information economy will be transformed by new technologies

o As new technologies transform the global information economy new generation of digital books, apps, databases, hyper-connected mobile technologies proliferated & redefine privacy & data protection

o Prevalence of mobile devices have impacted information seeking behaviours

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Challenges faced by academic libraries

• Emerging technologieso Mobile technologies

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Challenges faced by academic libraries

• New Pedagogieso MOOCs and flipped classroomso Learning by enquiryo Emphasis on creativity – collaborative

creative work (makerspaces)o Going beyond the what and why

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Challenges faced by academic libraries

• Economic barrierso Reduced funding and resourceso Less purchasing powero Publishers not being transparent with

business modelso Prices increasing higher than the rate of the

economyo Article Processing Charge (APC) to support

OA in addition to paying for subscription costs

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What are the implications?

• How do we plan our survival and chart the course?

• How do we future proof our libraries and profession?

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Action plans to future proof our libraries and to make the

profession more relevant and important

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#1 – Focus on learning

• Blending MOOCs with Adaptive-learning• Teacher as resource • Agents of change

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# 2 – Understand evolving scholarly communication

• From consumers of content producers of content

• Getting published• Open Access

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NUSL Scholarly Communication Committee

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# 3 – Communicate value of Libraries

• Traditional with new innovative services• Library as platform, interactive space

and place• Build connections

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# 4 – Accelerate development of library professionals

• Invest in staff development• Develop new competencies• Provide opportunities for knowledge

sharing• Encourage innovations• Be agents of change

• Observe trends• Analyse data• Anticipate change and be proactive• Be interactive• Have conversations with stakeholders• Innovate

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Change mindsetOut with the old, In with the new

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# 5 – Provide access to a responsive collection

• Proliferation of online resources convenient and challenging at the same time

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# 6 - Encourage use

• Encourage use• Protect users’ privacy

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# 7 - Create living Libraries

• Create physical and virtual spaces for users to:-

o Connecto collAborateo cReateo Engage

How do we ensure our survival?

LinkOrganizational strategic plans with

HR & financial resource plans, Information management,

Users’ needs with Competent staff & Transformative

leadership