Colloquium 2010
When: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Where: University Hall, Loyola Marymount University
Welcome to our fifth annual SCELC Colloquium! This year’s Colloquium theme is The Future, being that it will feature sessions on the future of the Integrated Library System (ILS), the future of scholarly communication, and a session focused on the future of the book, specifically the latest trends in e-books.
Schedule
Marshall Breeding, based on his ongoing research and analysis of the product, technology, and business trends of the library automation industry, will give his perspective on the current state of the field and what libraries can expect over the next few years. While some companies will continue a stable and evolutionary path, others articulate more dramatic changes in their strategies. Open source ILS options have already repainted the landscape, with new community source projects underway that promise additional change. The industry drives forward on two fronts, one focusing on automating internal library processes and the other providing new ways for users to discovery and access library collections. Major tech trends such as the rapid rise in smart mobile devices, the shift from local computing to platform-as-a-service cloud computing bring new mandates of change that demand new directions of innovation. These cycles all turn within an economic climate that presents great challenges in the levels of resources that libraries can bring to the table.
More and more scholarship and research tools are being created in a digital environment for a digital environment. New tools like HyperCities are changing the way we seek and disseminate information. This panel will examine the growing impact of digital scholarship on higher education and academic libraries.
This session will highlight the experience of two SCELC libraries that have implemented next generation integrated library systems.
Beta-Testing the OCLC Web-Scale Management Services
Michael Dula will recount Pepperdine’s experience as a beta site for OCLC’s new web-based ILS.
Thrill-seeking in the Land of Open Source — A Ride on the Koha RollerCoaster
Implementing an Open Source catalog is a ride that brings thrills and spills, satisfactions and frustrations, and can redefine the library’s character. Palo Alto University’s experience as a very small library implementing the open source ILS called Koha is having ongoing impact on all of its library services and operations. Scott Hines will be sharing with you some of those experiences and lessons learned in the process.
E-books are the hot topic of the season, despite having been around for many years. New models of acquisition and access are emerging, providing libraries incentive to consider e-books a larger part of their collection development activities. This session will look at the future of the book, and at one library’s attempt to utilize a new tool for accessing e-books.
The Evolution of E-books: Transformation of the Relationship Between Readers, Authors, and Libraries
In the last 12 months, e-books have generated enormous media coverage, and sales of e-book devices have grown rapidly, yet e-books and dedicated e-readers are still far from mainstream adoption. While many e-books are merely an electronic image of a paper product, some examples have broadened the spectrum of publishing in the digital age. John Warren will present examples to provide insight into the possible future of the e-book, and provide some lessons for libraries as they embrace electronic publications.
Tablets and eReaders On Campus and in the Library: the iPad as E-Book Game-Changer
Dominican University has submitted for an NEH grant to study the application of tablet devices, specifically the Apple iPad, as a tool to enrich the use of e-books within the library. The iPad was chosen as a tool because of its support of access to e-books via e-pub, Project Gutenberg, and Google books. In addition, the iPad may be most significant with its possible gamechanging role in influencing the transition of magazine and newspaper publishing from print to digital, in a way that retains the richness of print while enhancing access to the content.