The Future of the Small The Future of the Small Academic LibraryAcademic Library

2011 Horizon Report2011 Horizon Report

The areas of emerging technology cited were:The areas of emerging technology cited were:

•One Year or Less : Electronic Books & Mobile One Year or Less : Electronic Books & Mobile DevicesDevices

•Two to Three Years : Augmented Reality & Two to Three Years : Augmented Reality & Game-based LearningGame-based Learning

•Four to Five Years : Gesture-based Computing & Four to Five Years : Gesture-based Computing & Learning AnalyticsLearning Analytics

The Library is a The Library is a ServiceService OrganizationOrganization

Its purpose is to:Its purpose is to:•Serve students, faculty, administration, staff and alumniServe students, faculty, administration, staff and alumni

•Ask these constituents what services and support they needAsk these constituents what services and support they need

•Provide excellent customer serviceProvide excellent customer service

•Deliver information access in the way our constituents preferDeliver information access in the way our constituents prefer

•Teach information literacyTeach information literacy

The Small Academic Library will The Small Academic Library will be…be…

• Expanding virtual learning environments, creating virtual Expanding virtual learning environments, creating virtual resourcesresources

• Creating a warm, welcoming physical environment that Creating a warm, welcoming physical environment that attracts potential students, supports current students in attracts potential students, supports current students in learning and discovery, and makes alumni feel at home in learning and discovery, and makes alumni feel at home in the living room of the collegethe living room of the college

• Continuously asking students, faculty and administrators to Continuously asking students, faculty and administrators to evaluate its services.evaluate its services.

The Small Academic Library The Small Academic Library will be…will be…

• Increasing its presence on social networksIncreasing its presence on social networks

• Comfortable with being betaComfortable with being beta

• Increasingly collaborative, for example learning commons Increasingly collaborative, for example learning commons and digital repositoriesand digital repositories

Learning CommonsLearning Commons

• Bring together resources for students and contain college Bring together resources for students and contain college costscosts

• Provide an environment that encourages group study and Provide an environment that encourages group study and prepares students for workplaces that are global and prepares students for workplaces that are global and cooperative in nature. cooperative in nature.

How will we do it?How will we do it?

• CollaborationCollaboration

• Keeping in close touch with the needs of those we serveKeeping in close touch with the needs of those we serve

• Exploiting technologyExploiting technology

• Being approachable and attentiveBeing approachable and attentive

• Embracing change, remembering our love of learning and Embracing change, remembering our love of learning and encouraging curiosityencouraging curiosity