Online Academic Library Services For Online Users
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presentation for the University of California-Berkeley Student Library Users Conference in October 2009.
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Online Academic Library Services For Online Users
- 1. Online Library Services for Online Users Sarah Houghton-Jan Digital Futures Manager, San Jose Public Library Author of LibrarianInBlack.net
- 2. Ahh, the good old days Your Library probably used to have money for: - going to conferences - databases & eBooks - extra staff - software and hardware - web technologies
- 3. You probably also used to have time for: - work off of the service desks - going to conferences - writing articles and presentations - your own projects - engaging in academic discussions
- 4. Those days are gone. Sorry. Now you know how public libraries have felt for the last century.
- 6. brick and mortar library users digital library users POWER USERS Library Users Today
- 7. brick and mortar library users digital library users POWER USERS Library Users Tomorrow Angry Robot courtesy of www.bohdate.com/angryrobot
- 8. Digital Library Activity (annual per capita stats) Library 1 (150,000) Library 2 (350,000) Website visits 5.6 6.3 Database usage 0.7 0.4 eBooks usage 0.2 0.3 Virtual Reference usage 0.01 0.01
- 9. Necessary Library Services (& how we do this online) 1) Book & Media Collections 2) Periodicals 3) Reference and Research Help 4) Information Literacy 5) Special Events 6) Marketing all of the above
- 10. 1) Book & Media Collections eBooks eMusic, eMovies, eGaming digital special collections Concerns: DRM, formats, platforms, devices, ADA compliance
- 11. Book & Media Collections eBooks – free eBook sites eMusic, eMovies, eGaming – free music & video sites digital special collections – scanner + WordPress = special collection
- 12. Free eBooks Project Gutenberg AudioBooksForFree Escholarship Google Books ManyBooks Memoware Online Books Page Oxford Text Archive & many more!
- 13. 2) Periodicals databases eJournals Concerns: DRM, formats, open access, costs, sustainability of the subscription model
- 14. Periodicals databases – free article sites & other resources eJournals – open access (!)
- 15. Free Databases ArticlesBase.com FindArticles.com + free language learning sites + free practice test sites + free sites in all disciplines Why not add this stuff to your website, or even your catalog?
- 16. 3) Reference & Research Help IM web-chat & widgets VOIP & video Twitter text messaging Concerns: staffing models, co-ops
- 17. Reference & Research Help IM – AIM, Yahoo, MSN, GoogleTalk web-chat & widgets – Meebo, Plugoo VOIP & video – Skype, AOL & other video chats Twitter – FREE text messaging – hacks (be careful)
- 18. 4) Information Literacy screencasts podcasts video class recordings class websites live office hours Concerns: use, learning models
- 19. Information Literacy screencasts – Wink, CamStudio podcasts – Audacity, OurMedia video class recordings – Avidemux, YouTube or Blip.tv class websites – WordPress, Blogger live office hours – FreeConferenceCall free & low-cost hardware on Free After Rebate
- 20. 5) Special Events podcasts vidcasts live webcasts event websites for comments & questions before & after Concerns: use, access
- 21. Special Events podcasts – Audacity, OurMedia vidcasts – Avidemux, YouTube or Blip.tv live webcasts – UStream.tv event websites for comments & questions before & after – Wordpress, Blogger, Google Sites
- 22. Audio/Video Tips Everyzing ($) Audio & Video to Text TextAloud ($) Text to Audio
- 23. 6) Marketing Services Social networks Microblogs Events sites Concerns: going where your users go, where to distribute staff time
- 24. Marketing Services Social networks – Facebook (+ page apps, search apps, & ads), Ning, etc. Microblogs – Twitter Events sites – Eventful, Upcoming.org, Craigslist, Going.com
- 25. Be Social Be present where your users are Be real Be reliable and continuously new
- 26. $10 = 5000 Facebook Flyers to targeted audiences Facebook Flyer image by Steve Lawson: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuttlibrary/1546577200 CHEAP ADVERTISING!!!
- 27. 8 More Tips!
- 28. 1) Interacting Welcome comments on everything Respond quickly Respond like a human being Tools: Google Groups, Google Wave, WordPress, PB Works
- 29. 2) Use Cheap Services
- 30. 3) Use Free Services Free web hosting, statistics, and web gadgets
- 35. 6) Getting Staff Buy-In Let staff know about the project early. Ask staff for their input and use it. Keep everyone informed at all stages. Managers must consistently support the new project or service.
- 36. 7) Project Evaluation Survey users & staff 6 months after launch - Would you recommend this service to a friend? Why or why not? Evaluate statistics - How much staff time is being used? - How much is the service being accessed? Evaluate the library's follow-through - Has adequate marketing & training been done?
- 41. Evaluation Results Continue service Discontinue service Extend pilot Change aspects of the service Do more promotion or training Discontinuing a service is not failing. Persisting in a failed effort is failing.
- 42. 8) Push for Change Try new things! Push administrators (they like 24/7 nature of web services, minimal staffing and cheap costs, highest ROI in the library) Rejoice in failures (it means you're pushing boundaries!)
- 43. the democratization of information and expertise
- 44. Questions? Sarah Houghton-Jan web: LibrarianInBlack.net email: [email_address] IM: LibrarianInBlack Skype: LibrairanInBlack Facebook: facebook.com/librarianinblack Twitter: twitter.com/TheLiB