sSt Crowdsourcing o Goals for library crowdsourcing w getting users to mark the errors in our catalogues # rating the reliability of information/records; w adding information to records w verifying name authority files w adding user created content to collections w creating e-books; correcting full text w transcribing handwritten records w describing items that we have not made accessible because they are not catalogued/described yet Lanzhou university 2010
Lanzhou University 2010 11 Crowdsourcing Goals for library crowdsourcing : getting users to mark the errors in our catalogues; rating the reliability of information/records; adding information to records; verifying name authority files; adding user created content to collections; creating e-books; correcting full text; transcribing handwritten records; describing items that we have not made accessible because they are not catalogued/described yet
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Lanzhou University 2010 12 Example: Digital Humanity Scholarship http://spatiallab.ist.psu.edu/lancelot_grail/
sSt Crowdsourcing o Benefits to libraries w Building new virtual communities and user groups t Actively involving and engaging the community with the library and its other users and collections. Utilising the knowledge, expertise and interest of the community t Improving the quality of data/ resource( e.g. by text, or catalogue corrections), resulting in more accurate searchin + Adding value to data(e.g by addition of comments, tags, ratings, reviews). Making data discoverable in different ways for a more diverse audience(e.g. by tagging) 4 Gaining first-hand insight on user desires and the answers to difficult questions by asking and then listening to the Lanzhou ufreydo10
Lanzhou University 2010 13 Crowdsourcing Benefits to libraries: Building new virtual communities and user groups. Actively involving and engaging the community with the library and its other users and collections. Utilising the knowledge, expertise and interest of the community. Improving the quality of data/resource (e.g. by text, or catalogue corrections), resulting in more accurate searching. Adding value to data (e.g. by addition of comments, tags, ratings, reviews).Making data discoverable in different ways for a more diverse audience (e.g. by tagging). Gaining first-hand insight on user desires and the answers to difficult questions by asking and then listening to the crowd
ST Future librarian professional practices o Cataloging: not much left, all done centrally o Acquisitions: mostly becomes large and unded o Circulation: largely automated replaced by on Ine access o Reserve shelf: almost certainly gone o Reference: perhaps more complex, and different remote clients o Emphasis on electronic searching delivery o Special collections: increased in importance Lanzhou university 2010 14
Lanzhou University 2010 14 Future Librarian Professional practices Cataloging: not much left, all done centrally Acquisitions: mostly becomes large and bundled Circulation: largely automated, replaced by online access Reserve shelf: almost certainly gone Reference: perhaps more complex, and different Remote clients Emphasis on electronic searching & delivery Special collections: increased in importance
ist Reinvent the profession g From library profession to Information Profession o Broaden the sense of information"and information Science Lanzhou University 2010 15
Lanzhou University 2010 15 Reinvent the profession From Library Profession to Information Profession Broaden the sense of “information” and “information Science