(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-11)
Batchelor, Michelle
The library community of the present is completely obsessed with the future. This isn't surprising; it's clear that society and technology are changing together in ways that will transform libraries dramatically over the course of the next 10 years. In this presentation, Chelle will provide an overview of numerous articles, books, and reports about the future of libraries that have been published in the past two to three years. She will then draw connections between the vision of the future presented in those publications and our work in Access Services. How might our roles and services change over the next several years? How will we be impacted as the needs of our users change? How might we adapt to the transforming and evolving societal contexts we, and our libraries, will be situated within as the 21st Century unfolds?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-11)
Batchelor, Michelle; Johnson, Arlene
It’s easy to get spooked by the projections we hear about future trends in libraries. Instead, let’s get ready! This session will provide a conceptual and practical framework of support for future-ready staff development that will help you prepare for a transformative future.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-11)
Batchelor, Michelle; Frederiksen, Linda
Long a core activity in academic access services units, library reserves are currently undergoing a major paradigm shift in philosophy, function and task. Moving from place-bound print and audiovisual collections to internet-accessible electronic documents and more recently new media, the function and task of reserve units continues to evolve. Driven by technology and user expectations, the word "Reserves" no longer simply means providing supplementary hardcopy materials and scanned readings for a course.
While some units across the country are expanding to include various emerging technologies and methods of delivery, such as streaming video, others are scaling back or discontinuing their services altogether. Questions about copyright compliance and licensing restrictions, the relationship of e-reserves to course management systems, and how to manage drastically decreased budgets and staffing are leading many institutions towards a new appraisal of what e-reserves is, and should be in the future.
In this session, two regional campus librarians will discuss broad issues surrounding electronic reserves and provide some examples of how units are dealing with document requests, delivery, storage and management in this changing environment. We will also discuss innovative pilot projects underway and approaches currently in practice at the University of Washington. Audience members will leave this session with a broader understanding and perspective on the major changes occurring in e-reserves, along with practical ideas for managing their own operations.