Collaborations of Librarians & Scientists to Support Agriculture Research Martin Kesselman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey USA [email protected]
Collaborations of Librarians & Scientists to Support Agriculture Research Martin Kesselman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey USA [email protected].
Jan 17, 2016
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Collaborations of Librarians & Scientists to Support Agriculture Research
Collaborations of Librarians & Scientists to Support Agriculture Research
Martin KesselmanRutgers, The State University of New
Jersey [email protected]
Martin KesselmanRutgers, The State University of New
Jersey [email protected]
Evolving Digital LandscapeEvolving Digital Landscape
Scientists, Farmers, Librarians
Embedded Librarianship
Global Partnership Opportunities
Scientists, Farmers, Librarians
Embedded Librarianship
Global Partnership Opportunities
Digital Landscape -- Scientists
Digital Landscape -- Scientists
Begin and end research online Global interdisciplinary e.g. global
warming, biotechnology, food/hunger
Greater reliance on data / multimedia
Unaware of value provided by library
Begin and end research online Global interdisciplinary e.g. global
warming, biotechnology, food/hunger
Greater reliance on data / multimedia
Unaware of value provided by library
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
Collaborations of Academic Scientists
Collaborations of Academic Scientists
87% collaborate within the institution 80% collaborate outside the institution 50% collaborate globally 70% in multidisciplinary collaborations 33% collaborate with corporate 30% collaborate with non-scientists 10% with librarian/info professional
87% collaborate within the institution 80% collaborate outside the institution 50% collaborate globally 70% in multidisciplinary collaborations 33% collaborate with corporate 30% collaborate with non-scientists 10% with librarian/info professional
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
Survey: Scientist Use of Experts
Survey: Scientist Use of Experts
IT Specialists 41% Government professionals 40%
Librarians 25% Corporate professionals
20%
IT Specialists 41% Government professionals 40%
Librarians 25% Corporate professionals
20%
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
Scientists’ Use of Librarians
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
Some Comments from Scientists
Some Comments from Scientists
Computer resources have made the use of information professionals less of a need for us.
The survey .. prompted me to consider how I might
ask a librarian to help.
I would use (librarians) .. if they could fix me up with tools to find exactly what I want.
The few times I have tried to use the experience and skills of librarians .. their help have been poor or none.
Computer resources have made the use of information professionals less of a need for us.
The survey .. prompted me to consider how I might
ask a librarian to help.
I would use (librarians) .. if they could fix me up with tools to find exactly what I want.
The few times I have tried to use the experience and skills of librarians .. their help have been poor or none.
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
Kesselman, Collaboration of Scientists Survey 2008
More Comments from Scientists
More Comments from Scientists
The online digital library at my institution is excellent. The librarians are not needed much because they have done such a good job of implementing the digital interface. Occasionally something goes wrong and we need to consult with them. … Our librarians are like a fine engine in an expensive car - you seldom notice they are there because the performance is so good and you are enjoying the ride. To beat the metaphor into the ground, maybe they need to add the digital equivalent of a big horn to remind us from time to time.
The online digital library at my institution is excellent. The librarians are not needed much because they have done such a good job of implementing the digital interface. Occasionally something goes wrong and we need to consult with them. … Our librarians are like a fine engine in an expensive car - you seldom notice they are there because the performance is so good and you are enjoying the ride. To beat the metaphor into the ground, maybe they need to add the digital equivalent of a big horn to remind us from time to time.
Digital Landscape: Farmers
Digital Landscape: Farmers
Barriers: remote / rural / language More reliance on Internet, mobile phones Timely access to weather, disease, etc. Improved access to markets Better access to techniques / best
practices for sustainability (e-agriculture) Role of e-government
Barriers: remote / rural / language More reliance on Internet, mobile phones Timely access to weather, disease, etc. Improved access to markets Better access to techniques / best
practices for sustainability (e-agriculture) Role of e-government
Librarians in the Digital Landscape
Librarians in the Digital Landscape
Digital Landscape -- Librarians
Digital Landscape -- Librarians
More digitization / repositories Multi-institutional collaboration –
e.g. for collections / tech services More building-focused Less likely to take risks Value is misunderstood / unknown
by scientists
More digitization / repositories Multi-institutional collaboration –
e.g. for collections / tech services More building-focused Less likely to take risks Value is misunderstood / unknown
by scientists
Value of LibrariansValue of Librarians
Ability to bridge vocabularies / perspectives
Collect and preserve authoritative content Increase access to digital research Skills transferrable to data / multimedia Information literacy roles Culture of service
Ability to bridge vocabularies / perspectives
Collect and preserve authoritative content Increase access to digital research Skills transferrable to data / multimedia Information literacy roles Culture of service
Challenges for LibrariansChallenges for Librarians
Moving outside the library: embedded librarians
Less ownership / branding – moving to multi-institutional entities
Greater collaboration needed – local, national, global related to e-science
Virtual collaboratories of scientists
Moving outside the library: embedded librarians
Less ownership / branding – moving to multi-institutional entities
Greater collaboration needed – local, national, global related to e-science
Virtual collaboratories of scientists
Embedded LibrariansEmbedded Librarians
Focus is on partnership not service Offices in academic and research
departments, on research teams, grants
Librarians as publishers Adding value to research results / data Librarians in virtual spaces / engaging
users via web 2.0
Focus is on partnership not service Offices in academic and research
departments, on research teams, grants
Librarians as publishers Adding value to research results / data Librarians in virtual spaces / engaging
users via web 2.0
Global Collaborations of Libraries for Science
Research
Global Collaborations of Libraries for Science
Research
Collaborations of Libraries: AgNIC, SIDALC
Collaborations of Libraries: AgNIC, SIDALC
Multi-institutional global partnerships of agriculture libraries
Bring together agriculture information and discoverability, and unique resources
Cooperative agreements / projects Subject repositories
Multi-institutional global partnerships of agriculture libraries
Bring together agriculture information and discoverability, and unique resources
Cooperative agreements / projects Subject repositories
Parntership OpportunitiesParntership Opportunities
Less $$ = opportunity to pool resources
Centralized services such as curation of agriculture and related data
Education / webinars Developing standards Global virtual reference Web 2.0 / micro social networks
Less $$ = opportunity to pool resources
Centralized services such as curation of agriculture and related data
Education / webinars Developing standards Global virtual reference Web 2.0 / micro social networks
Collaborate to InnovateCollaborate to Innovate
How to increase participation? funds? Who are strategic partners? Adapting digital library to user
workflows / ethnographic studies Webscale – so much info, so little time Collective intelligence e.g. developing
tools for collaborative science
How to increase participation? funds? Who are strategic partners? Adapting digital library to user
workflows / ethnographic studies Webscale – so much info, so little time Collective intelligence e.g. developing
tools for collaborative science
A Call for ChangeA Call for Change
The American code is DREAM The German code is ORDER The Google code is GROWTH The Library code is SUSTAINABILITY The IFLA code is THINK ABOUT IT What is the code for SIDALC?
The American code is DREAM The German code is ORDER The Google code is GROWTH The Library code is SUSTAINABILITY The IFLA code is THINK ABOUT IT What is the code for SIDALC?
Stephen Warwa, IFLA, Milan 210
Stephen Warwa, IFLA, Milan 210
ResourcesResources
Kept Up Academic Librarian http://keptup.typepad.com
Library Success Wiki http://www.libsuccess.org SLA. Innovation Lab http://www.sla.org/innovate Horizon Report http://www.nmc.org Innovation Tools http://www.innovationtools.com Designing Better Libraries http://dbl.lishost.org Embedded http://embeddedlibrarian.wordpress.com
Kept Up Academic Librarian http://keptup.typepad.com
Library Success Wiki http://www.libsuccess.org SLA. Innovation Lab http://www.sla.org/innovate Horizon Report http://www.nmc.org Innovation Tools http://www.innovationtools.com Designing Better Libraries http://dbl.lishost.org Embedded http://embeddedlibrarian.wordpress.com
MUCHAS GRACIAS!!MUCHAS GRACIAS!!
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