Disaster and Rebirth Tomorrows Library Today The Future

“Disaster and Rebirth: Tomorrow’s Library Today” The Future Library: Services Team 8 Balqis Suja Cayaban, Cely Flora, Dolly Joo Yeong San Buenaventra, Edna Tsang Lau Foon, Sintra

The Future Library: Services Bayview University Library, Southern California Acting Library Director: Johnson Plans: Ø Rebuild a library building with the same size Ø Rebuilt building to be named after the mother of a donor who used to be a librarian Ø Endowment is large enough to get the library back on its feet again Ø ¼ of the library area shall be devoted for learning commons

The Future Library: Services The library will serve the following clienteles: � 14, 000 students � 3, 000 faculty members

The Future Library: Services 1. What services would the new library provide? � Acquisition � Cataloging � Circulation and loans � Reference & information services � Audio-visual services � Online services & online resources (with WI-FI)

The Future Library: Services 1. What services would the new library provide? (cont’d) � Subject liaison and research support services � Document delivery services � International cooperation � Alert and current awareness services � Circulation and loans � Inter-library loan and referral services � Self-service photocopying facilities for the learning commons

The Future Library: Services 2. What services, if any, will be offered that were not offered before? � Subject liaison and research support � Book renewal & reservation through telephone � Extension services, such as indexing of faculty publications � Smart Library ID and Smart Cellphone services � Services for the physically challenged individual

The Future Library: Services 2. What services, if any, will be offered that were not offered before? (Cont’d) � Wireless service � Laptop storage with charger � Coffee corner � Carrels and discussion rooms � Leisure viewing area. Learner-centered services: � Electronic services (in-house & remote access) � Online classes � Online subject guides � OPAC 2. 0 Environment � Cellphone communication service, such as announcements; acquisition request for new library materials; recall; overdue � Mobile ID cards

The Future Library: Services 3. What services will discontinue or be relocated to the learning commons? To be discontinued are: � � Subject bibliography services Cataloging tasks shall be partly outsourced To be Relocated to Learning Commons: � � � Self-service operated photocopying & reprographic machines Online requests for Inter-library loan and document delivery Online FAQ

The Future Library: Services 4. What services will be dramatically transformed? � Library Orientation/Instruction utilizing Web 2. 0 and Youtube. com � Entry to the library and library transactions using the Smart card � Partial outsourcing of cataloging tasks � Course reserve packet

The Future Library: Services 5. Should the new library offer any services at all or should they all be offered from the learning commons? Yes. � The new/future library will still offer the services aside from those available or found at the learning commons. � The services that will stay in the learning commons are: � printing services � use of computer facilities � access to e-resources � discussion/group meeting � viewing of educational videos and movies � access to library orientation on You. Tube � self-service multimedia � student learning services � coffee corner � comfortable reading facilities like bean bags

The Future Library: Services 6. Should more services be offered offsite or offered 24/7? If so, which services? � Book Chutes shall be provided within the community area for returning of book loans � Library Website access to the digital and online resources and map collections � Learning commons to be opened 24/7

The Future Library: Services 7. Should the library act like a social agency – becoming more like student support services or even merging with student services? Yes. ◦ To conform with the emerging learning styles and diverse formats of learning and teaching materials and resources.

The Future Library: Services 8. If libraries are virtual and electronic, should they take services to the users producing customized services for various communities? Yes. 9. Would this eliminate the need for a physical library space? No.

The Future Library: Service 10. Will you need to charge for some services while other are free? Yes, for the services that has consumables like printing, photo/reprographic, etc. Yes, also for document delivery, hard copies to be delivered to the requesting party.

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