WHAT IS THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE?
Welcome
This public question and answer debate om April 2nd 2009 represents a unique partnership between JISC and Oxford University Library Services. The debate aims to discuss what information and library provision mean in these changing times; technology has had a huge effect on the behaviour of both information consumers and service providers. We will be asking what the library currently is and what do libraries need to do in order to support knowledge, innovation and society for the future?
These issues will be examined from several different perspectives through a range of high profile speakers, who will present their vision for the library of the future. The audience will also have the opportunity to ask questions which will be put to the esteemed panel.
Hosted by
Dr Malcolm Read
JISC Executive Secretary
Dr Sarah Thomas
Bodley's Librarian and Director,
Oxford University Library Services
SUMMARY OF EVENT
For the last nine months, JISC has been running a campaign considering the issues facing 'Libraries of the Future'. The campaign will close with this Libraries of the Future Questions and Answer Debate.
This event represents a partnership between JISC and Oxford University Library Services. JISC manages research and innovation programmes in the use of information and communications technology in teaching, learning and research to build knowledge; it develops services, infrastructure or applications; and it provides guidance and leadership. Oxford University Library Services is the integrated library service of the University of Oxford. It comprises over 30 libraries and its combined collections number more than 11 million printed items, in addition to vast quantities of materials in many other formats, including over 28,000 e-journals. At its centre is the Bodleian Library, which is the main research library of the University of Oxford. It is also a legal deposit library whose priceless collections are used by scholars worldwide. The goal of Oxford University Library Services is to provide the most effective university library service possible, in response to current and future users' needs; and to maintain and develop access to Oxford's collections as a national and international research resource. Together we will be exploring some of the key challenges that will shape the libraries of the future. These include: the new skills that are required for libraries to remain relevant and visible; fostering partnerships between public and private as well as working across the organisation; meeting the needs of the changing user base and their increasingly diverse needs, (for example what should the citizen expect, what are the future information needs of researchers as we witness changing models of scholarly communication, what skills does the librarian of the future need?)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Just as night follows day every festival gets bigger and better but when it comes to the Oxford Literary Festival this isn't just cynical cliche, it really seems to be the case...
The 12th annual event in the city takes place between the 29th of March and the 5th of April and this year it is teaming up with a new media partner to look at films as well as books.
For more information please visit the Sunday Times website by clicking the below link:
Sunday Times Literary Festival
If you have any queries regarding the Libraries of the Future event, please do not hesitate to call our staff on the dedicated hotline +44 (0) 1189 326 679 or email natasha@jisc-events.co.uk or helen@jisc-events.co.uk
