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The Collaboration Imperative for Libraries
Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA
Colorado Academic Libraries Conference
Denver, CO
May 20, 2010
These PPT slides will be at my blog ‘Stephen’s Lighthouse’
http://stephenslighthouse.com
CHANGE
“The Internet has now progressed to its infancy”
I my customers
Google Books Settlement
Google Books Settlement
Google Editions:Books Store
TransmogrifyingC0ntainers
Is the traditional book or text book now a hollow experience?
SEO: Search Engine Optimization
SMO: Social Media Optimization
Geo-IP
A Third Path
Broadband
The Article Economy
Format Agnosticism
Devices like iPads Kindles, eDGe,
and Mobile
HTML5XML
The Experience
eLearningBlackboard, WebCT,
Angel Learning
What will the new text and reading experience be for books, news, scholarship and magazines?
Can we assemble them like IKEA? Or on the fly?
Can we do better than GM did in adapting to change?
Does the IKEA Strategy work for GM. End User - Assemble it yourself!
The RepositoryArchipelago
Rapid AcademicDemographic
Shift
On Target
Minus 25K!!!!!
!!!!!
Target
Plus 20%
Being Globally Competitive
Learners and Researchershave
CHANGED
The Social Web
AMAZON
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nessman/2590572476/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/briansolis/2735401175/
TheSharing
Economy
Geo-Social 4Sq/Gowalla
Scholars’ Citations Go Social
Collaboration
Opportunities
• Infrastructure• User research• API’s and Widgets• LibGuides• Linked Data• Influence• Coopetition
The Library Rebooted
• “The Library Rebooted” by Scott Corwin, Elisabeth Hartley & Harry Hawkes (Booz & Company)
• Strategy + Business, Spring 2009, pp. 78-89
• “Reinventing the Role of Research Libraries” by Paul LeClerc, Pres/CEO, NYPL
• “Why Libraries are Good Investments” by Stephen Schwarzman, Chm/CEO, The Blackstone Group ($100 million gift to NYPL)
7 Imperatives for Library Leadership
1. Rethink the operating model2. Understand and respond to user needs3. Embrace the concept of continuous
innovation4. Forge a digital identity5. Connect with stakeholders in ways that pure
internet companies cannot6. Expand the metrics7. Be courageous
Don’t let this ecology scare you.
What is the scariest scenario?I have an archaeology background . . .
RISK
Thanks!
Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA
VP strategic partnerships and markets
Gale Cengage Learning
Cel: 416-669-4855
http://www.gale.com
Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog
http://stephenslighthouse.com
