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Technology's Impact on Library Services

Bazillion, Richard J. "Academic Libraries in the Digital Revolution," EDUCAUSE Quarterly no. 1, 2001, 51-55. pdf version available at: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EQM0119.pdf

Buckland, Michael. Redesigning Library Services: a Manifesto. American Library Association, 1992.

Campbell, Jerry D. "On the Future of Libraries in the Digital Revolution," Presented at EDUCAUSE 2000, Nashville, TN, October, 2000.
Abstract: There is some argument today about whether or not the Internet qualifies as a library. With the goal of defining and projecting the library of the next generation, this presentation will address this issue as well as the evolution of archiving techniques, the future of intellectual property, and the emerging for-profit library revolution.
44 minute audio available at:http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/abstract.asp?ID=EDU0067

Campbell, Jerry D. "Shaking the Conceptual Foundations of Reference: A Perspective." Reference Services Review, vol. 20, 1992, Pg. 29-35.

"The Fate of the Undergraduate Library," Library Journal, v125 i18 (Nov 1, 2000) p38-

Ferguson, Chris. "'Shaking the Conceptual Foundations,’ Too: Integrating Research and Technology Support for the Next Generation of Information Service." College and Research Libraries, vol. 61/no. 4, July 2000, Pg. 300-311.

Ferguson, Chris and Charles A. Bunge. "The Shape of Services to Come: Values-based Reference Service for the Largely Digital Library." College and Research Libraries, vol. 58, May, 1997, Pg. 254-258.

Hughes, Carol Ann. "Information Services for Higher Education, A New Competitive Space," D-Lib Magazine, December 2000, vume 6 Number 12 Text version available at: http://www.dlib.org/dlib/december00/hughes/12hughes.html#ref29

Innovative Use of Information Technology by Colleges. Council on Library and Information Resources, August 1999 | HTML version | PDF version
Introduction: "The Council on Library and Information Resources' (CLIR's) College Libraries Committee began its project of studying innovative uses of technology on college campuses in the spring of 1998. The president of CLIR and the chair of the College Libraries Committee wrote letters to heads of libraries of colleges and mid-sized universities in the United States to ask if they had used technology in a way that significantly enhanced teaching and learning on their campuses. The letter encouraged applications from librarians who were proud of their accomplishments and willing to host a study team for a site visit."

LaGuardia, Cheryl, ed. Recreating the Academic Library: Breaking Virtual Ground. (New York, Neal-Schuman, 1998)

Lowry, Charles B. "Converging Information Technologies: How Will Libraries Adapt?" Cause/Effect, vume 13, Number 3, Fall 1990.
Text version available at: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/text/CEM9036.txt

Rettig, James. "From the President of RASD: ‘Rethinking Reference and Adult Services: A Preliminary Report’." RQ, v. 32/No. 3, Spring, 1993. Pg. 310-14.

Rieh, Soo Young. "Changing Reference Service Environment: Review of Perspectives from Managers, Librarians, and Users." Journal of Academic Librarianship 25, no.3 (May 1999) pg. 179-

Information Commons: Concepts, Prescriptions, Reflections, Reactions

Beagle, Donald. "Conceptualizing an Information Commons." Journal of Academic Librarianship, v. 25/Issue 2, March 1999, Pg. 82-89.

These two reaction papers followed Beagle's article:
Halbert, Martin. "Lessons from the Information Commons Frontier." Journal of Academic Librarianship, v. 25/Issue 2, March 1999, Pg. 90-91.

Tramdack, Philip J. "Reactions to Beagle." Journal of Academic Librarianship, v. 25/Issue 2, March 1999, Pg. 92-93.

Beatty, Susan. The Information Commons at the University of Calgary: Strategies for Integration. Powerpoint slides from a presentation at the 1st International Conference on IT and Information Literacy in Glasgow, March, 2002.

Beatty, Susan.(2003). The Information Commons: strategies for integration. In Allan Martin & Hannelore Rader (Eds.), Information and IT Literacy; enabling learning in the 21st century (pp. 151-160). London: Facet.

Duncan, James M. "The Information Commons: a model for (physical) digital resource centers." Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, v. 86 no.4 Oct. 1998, Pg. 576-582. Available at: http://www.allenpress.com/mla/issues/vol86/number4/86-4-576.html

Fox, David, et al. "University of Saskatchewan Information Commons: Reconfiguring the Learning Environment." February 12, 2001. Available at: http://www.usask.ca/university_council/library/reports/ic.pdf

Leighton, David. "The Information Commons: A Conceptualization and Vision for Collaborative & Interactive Learning." Information Edge, a Newsletter of the Pace University Library, v.8 (Fall, 2003). Available at: http://www.pace.edu/library/pages/newsletter/fall2003/informationcommons.html

Designing an Information Commons

Bartle, Lisa R. "Designing an Active Academic Reference Service Point." Reference & User Services Quarterly, v. 38/No. 4, Summer, 1999, Pg. 395-401.

Bazillion, Richard J. and Connie Braun. Academic Libraries as High-Tech Gateways; A Guide to Design and Space Decisions. American Library Association, 1995. Discusses U. Southern California's Leavey Library and U of Iowa's Information Arcade.

Bazillion, Richard J. and Connie Braun."Academic Library Design: Building a "Teaching Instrument" Computers In Libraries, v. 14 No.2 1994, 12-17. Link to Academic ASAP, subscribers only.

Bazillion, Richard J. and Connie L. Braun. "Building Virtual and Spatial-Free Libraries for Distance Learning," CAUSE/EFFECT magazine, vume 18, Number 4, Winter 1995, pp. 51-54.
Text version available at: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/text/CEM9549.txt
PDF version available at:http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/CEM9549.pdf

Cowgill, Allison, Joan Beam and Lindsey Wess. "Implementing an information commons in a university library" Journal of Academic Librarianship, v.27 (November, 2001) 432-439

Fu, T. C., K. Bartosz, et al. . "The impact of "scholar's workstations" in an undergraduate academic library: would a holistic approach work? at Eastern Connecticut State University." The Reference Librarian v. 74 (2001) 187-205.
"Summary: The Eastern Connecticut State University library planned, with the new facility, a new configuration for user computers to be one-stop shopping "Scholar's Workstations." The impact on reference services was dramatic, resulting in modifications in staffing, policies/procedures, printing practices, user orientation and education, etc. Moreover, the reference librarians were troubled by their perceptions of how these workstations were utilized, challenging us to conduct a user survey to determine the validity of these perceptions. In this article, we will describe (1) how we conceived this new configuration and its impact, (2) modifications made, and (3) an analysis of the user survey." An interesting finding consistent with generational theory is that college students multitask when using library computers. .

Holmes-Wong, Deborah, et al. "If You Build It, They Will Come: Spaces, Values, and Services in the Digital Era." Library Administration and Management, vol. 11 no. 2 (Spring 1997), Pg. 81-82.

Tompkins, Philip. "New Structures for Teaching Libraries." Library Administration and Management, vol. 4 (Spring 1990), Pg. 77-81.

Managing/Staffing the Information Commons

Anderson, Melissa. "Peer Information Assistants in Leavey Library's Information Commons" Presented at:1996 California Academic & Research Libraries (CARL) Conference Breakout Session II: "Leading Students Down the Road Less Traveled:Diverse Paths Toward Information Competence" Friday, October 25, 1996. Available at: http://www.carl-acrl.org/Archives/ConferencesArchive/Conference96/melissa.html

Coffman, Steve and Matthew L Saxton, "Staffing the Reference Desk in the Largely Digital Library." Reference Librarian, vol. 66, 1999, 159-60.

Hersberger, Rodney. "Leadership and Management of Technological Innovation in Academic Libraries." Library Administration and Management, vol. 11 (Winter 1997), Pg. 26-29.

McKinstry, Jill Morrison and Peter McCracken. · "Combining Computing and Reference Desks In An Undergraduate Library: A Brilliant Innovation Or A Serious Mistake?" portal: Libraries and the Academy 2.3, July 2002.
available to subscribers of Project Muse: http://muse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/access.cgi?uri=/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/v002/2.3mckinstry.html&session=73842763

Sweeney, Richard. "Leadership Skills in the Reengineered Library." Library Administration and Management, vol. 11 (Winter 1997), Pg. 30-41.

U of Arizona - IC Reference/Information/IT Staffing Model
Available at:http://www.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/ilcst/staffmodel2.htm

U of Arizona - ILC Information Commons Services & Support Grid
Available at:http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/ilcst/mediumservicespudft.htm

Library/IT Collaboration

Bunker, Geri R., and others "Strategic collaborative models: information technology and the library." In: Advances in library administration and organization, v14, 1996, JAI Press, 1996.

Digby, Todd R. "Managing library technology resources jointly: collaborative headache or panacea?." Computers in Libraries v. 21no1 (Jan. 2001) p. 56-60.

Diller, Karen R. "Helping your campus navigate electronic environments: collaboration is a necessity." Research Strategies v. 15 no3 ('97) p. 187-92.

Dougherty, Richard M. "Libraries and computing centers: a blueprint for collaboration." College & Research Libraries v. 48 (July '87) p. 289-96.

Favini, Robert. "The Library and Academic Computing Center: Cultural Perspectives and Recommendations for Improved Interaction." HTML version available at: http://www.ala.org/acrl/paperhtm/a02.html

Hardesty, Larry, editor. Books, Bytes, and Bridges; Libraries and Computer Centers in Academic Institutions. American Library Association, 2000. A comprehensive survey of the fits and starts over the past twenty years. No consensus emerges from these various case studies, literature reviews and conceptualizations. As Hardesty points out in his introduction: "Perhaps the only things apparent is that there are multiple paths and many pitfalls...Institutions must make a conscious decision as to which path to take, and do so only as the result of careful thought and reflection on their own particular needs, resources and mission."

Hardesty, Larry. "Computer Center-Library Relations at Smaller Institutions: A Look from Both Sides." CAUSE/EFFECT vume 21, Number 1, 1998, pp. 35-41.
HTML version available at: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/cem9817.html
Abstract: "The relationship between libraries and computer centers at smaller academic institutions has become increasingly important in recent years. This article looks at that relationship through a series of ninety-one interviews of leaders of both kinds of units. It reports on differences and similarities found and offers recommendations based on the interviews."

Hirshon, Arnold. Integrating Computing and Library Services: An Administrative Planning and Implementation Guide for Information Resources, CAUSE Professional Paper Series 18 (Boulder, Colo.: CAUSE, 1998). A pdf version of this paper can be found at: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB3018.pdf or at:
http://www.nelinet.net/ahirshon/integrating-libraries-computing.pdf

Library / I T: New Combinations, Collaborations, and Institutional Roles:Challenges and Opportunities. NERCOMP (Northeast Regional Computing Program) Library Special Interest Group, January 14, 2000,at Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT Available at: http://www.nercomp.org/nercomp/jan14sig_libit.html

Lipow, Ann G. and Sheila D. Creth, ed. Building Partnerships: Computing and Library Professionals (Berkeley, Calif.: Library Solutions Pr., 1995)

Johnson, Denise J. "Merging? Converging? A survey of research and reports on academic library reorganization and the recent rash of marriages between academic libraries and university computer centers." Illinois Libraries v. 79 (Spring '97) p. 61-3.
A short essay and a 58 item bibliography of articles from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Molholt, Pat A. "What happened to the merger debate?." The Journal of Academic Librarianship v. 15 (May '89) p. 96a-96b (insert between p96-7)

Neff, Raymond K. "Merging libraries and computer centers manifest destiny or manifestly deranged?" Information Reports and Bibliographies v. 15 no3 ('86) p. 17-20.

O'Brien, Linda and Peter Sidorko. "Integrating Information, Education and Technology Services." Presented at EDUCAUSE 2000, Nashville, TN, October, 2000.
Acrobat .pdf file available at:http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EDU0027.pdf
Abstract: The higher education environment is undergoing significant change as we enter a global knowledge-based economy. Technology now enables students to undertake studies which are time and place independent. To thrive in a networked learner environment we must create new strategic relationships between library and information professionals, information and education technologists, trainers and staff developers, instructional designers and media designers and producers. The University of Newcastle sought strategic advantage through integrating its information, education and technology services in early 1997. This paper explores the rationale for the formation of the division and the strengths and weaknesses of this approach as highlighted through our recent external review.

Ross, John B. "Defining the Divide: Causes of Friction between Librarians and Computer Support Staff." The Journal of Academic Librarianship v. 23 (Mar. '97) p. 132-3.

Supra, John R. Jr., Judy Zebrowski, Dot S. Thompson. "What is possible?: Benefits from the integration of libraries and computing." Presented at CAUSE 98.
Acrobat .pdf file available at: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/cnc9823.pdf

Bibliographies

Gaspari-Bridges, Patricia and Dorothy Pearson. "Information Commons (IC): A Selected Bibliography." Princeton University, May 2002.
Available at: http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/administration/planningbudget/BES/BES_files/biblio.pdf

Heaton, Jordana. "Information Commons: From Needs Assessment to Evaluation; a Selected Annotated Bibliography." U.of British Columbia, December, 2001, accessed July 30, 2003. Available at: http://www.bcla.bc.ca/alps/ICBiblio.PDF

Instructional Resources: Information Literacy and the Teaching/Learning Technology Functions of the Information Commons

Hughes, Carol Ann. "’Facework’: A New Role for the Next Generation of Library-based Information Technology Centers." Library Hi Tech, v. 16/Issue ¾, 1998, Pg. 27-35.

Resources on specific installations

Oregon State University - Valley Library

Griffin, Richard. "Technology Planning: Oregon State University's Information Commons," OLA [Oregon Library Association] Quarterly, v.6, n.3, Fall 2000, 12-13.

Solano Community College
Rotenberg, Sandra. "The Information Commons at Solano Community College," Community and Junior College Libraries, 11(no.1), 17-26, 2002.

University of Calgary

University of Southern California - Leavey Library

Afifi, Marianne. "The Leavey Library at USC: Planning for bibliographic Instruction in a High Tech Environment." Catholic Library World, v.65 (Jan/Feb/Mar, 1995), 19-20.

Commings, Karen. "Libraries of the future…inside the University Southern California’s ‘Cybrary’." Computers in Libraries, v. 14 (Nov./Dec., 1994), Pg. 18-19.

Helfer, Doris Small. "The Leavey Library: A Library in Your Future?" Searcher, v. 5 (January 1997), Pg. 38-40.

University of Iowa - Information Arcade

Creth, Sheila D., and Charles B. Lowry. "The Information Arcade: Playground for the Mind." Journal of Academic Librarianship, v. 20/No. 1, 1994, pg. 22-24.

Dewey, Barbara I. "Beyond the Information Arcade ™: Next Generation Collaborations for Learning and Teaching at the University of Iowa." Ed-Media/Ed-Telecom 98 World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference on Education Telecommunications. Proceedings (10th, Freiburg, Germany, June 20-25, 1998. Pg. 268-273. (Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 1998).

Lowry, Anita. "The Information Arcade at the University of Iowa." Cause/Effect, Fall, 1994, Pg. 38-44. Text version available at:http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/text/CEM9438.txt