"Five Laws of Library Science"

K-12- Lesson planning with the web

• What do students/teachers need to create on-line lesson plans?
• Do we need to collecting lesson plans?
• Will distance learning/on-line format affect collections?
• How do we improve the digital literacy of students as they prepare for college?

Public

• 24/7 reference
• accessing/focusing on materials
• supporting K-12 education
• more communication?

Bibliographic Instruction

• Who is driving it- teachers or outside influences (eg. Google)?
• Non-traditional students

Difference between interest and behavior

• What they do and what they say they do

Allowing user to influence what you purchase

• There is a continuum between only purchasing what users request and only books the librarian selects

Data Mining

• Is this really a privacy issue?
• How do we get around privacy issues?
• Recommendations based on who you are similar to or on subject searches

How do we find out what people are looking for that they aren't finding?

• We currently track what people use, but don't collect statistics on what people browse or don't borrow though ILL due to the cost
• What aren't people asking for?

Should we ask- did you find everything you are looking?

• but we have to be willing follow though

Users don't trust us enough to ask for what they really want

How do we survey non-users

• Some suggestions-
• Dumpster Day- town had a monthly/yearly event to collect unwanted stuff so library staff set up a booth to advertise services
• How do we create a library without walls?

Why do we say no to requests?

• Not valid
• Difficult to purchase
• Not enough interest in topic
• Don't have the budget

Has our demographic changed?

Who is asking? Are we simply serving the most vocal person?

The mission of the library has to drive the collection and academic libraries books are a minor issue

It is easier to track journals on-line and they are easier to cancel if they aren't being used, but more expensive to acquire

How fast do people need the material and how long do they need the information for (lit review)?

How do we balance digital and print collections?

Balancing space requirements vs. use vs. opportunity costs of space

Quiet users- using anthropologist to study the user population

Authority is spreading- people are using flicker for news

Is technology part of collection development?