M.G. Sreekumar ([email protected]) Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) Information Management.

M.G. Sreekumar([email protected])

Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL)

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK)

Information Management Strategies for Information

Professionals in theDigital Era:

Opportunities and Best Options for Information Professionals

Agenda• The Information Paradigm – Some Thoughts• Information Management Trends in Libraries• Strategy Prescriptions • (Best) Practices in LIS • Library Automation – the ‘KG’ thing of LIS Modernization • Digital Library – Concepts, Principles and Technologies,

Architecture…• OSS; Open (Source) Digital Libraries • Open Access• Open Access Archives – Institutional Repositories• IIM Consortium - Overview• Information Aggregation and Integration Strategies• Roadmap for Future

Strategy Laws

• Constant = Change

• Context = Scenarios, Paradigms

• Content = Aggregate, Integrate

Trends in Net/Web Trends in Net/Web

• 2002 was the year of the blog2002 was the year of the blog

• 2003 was the year of the RSS 2003 was the year of the RSS feedfeed

• 2004 was the year of the Wiki2004 was the year of the Wiki

• 2005 was the year of the podcast2005 was the year of the podcast

Top Tech Trends in LISTop Tech Trends in LIS

• Web 2.0/Library 2.0Web 2.0/Library 2.0• StorageStorage• OA, OAP, OAA, Google ScholarOA, OAP, OAA, Google Scholar• Blogs / RSS FeedsBlogs / RSS Feeds• E-BooksE-Books• Web OPACs, and Interface DesignWeb OPACs, and Interface Design• Harvesting, Federation, MetasearchingHarvesting, Federation, Metasearching• User Tagging, Automated TaggingUser Tagging, Automated Tagging• Digital Rights ManagementDigital Rights Management

Popular Information

Popular Information

Scholarly Information

Scholarly Information

DigitizedInformation

(DL Initiatives)

DigitizedInformation

(DL Initiatives)

Web Resources

Web Resources

The InformationLandscape

The InformationLandscape

Books, eBooksPOD, JLs, eJLs,

NewspapersAV media

Books, eBooksPOD, JLs, eJLs,

NewspapersAV media

Books, eBooks, JLS, eJournals, Scholarly

Articles, ePrint Archives,ETDs, eCourses

Books, eBooks, JLS, eJournals, Scholarly

Articles, ePrint Archives,ETDs, eCourses

Commercial,National,

State & Local LevelNGOs

Commercial,National,

State & Local LevelNGOs

Surface Web,Deep Web,

Multi-ModalSemantic Web

Surface Web,Deep Web,

Multi-ModalSemantic Web

Penetration of E-Content in Libraries

PUBLICATION TYPES

• E-Books, E-Journals…

• Aggregated Scholarly E-Journal Databases

• Databases, CBT/ WBT

• Portals, Vortals…• Value added

services• Preprints, Eprints,

E-Documents….

DOCUMENT FORMATS

• ASCII, RTF, HTML, SGML, Postscript, PDF, Proprietary, Native Application Formats

• Images, Graphics • Audio• Video• XHTML, ASP, PHP,

XML ...

The Changing (challenging) Role of Information

Professionals

Book keepers

Bit Keepers

(Book/Journal) Stores Officers/Custodians

Information providers

Content / knowledge providers

Content / knowledge sellers

Good (Best) Practices

• Skill Sets – Leadership, Communication, Team Work, CE, Perseverance, Persistence….

• Flexibility / Open to Learning / Accept Changes

• Open Source Philosophy• Open Access Advocacy• Preach as well as Practice• Sharing of Knowledge Acquired

Award Winner, ASIST - SIG III - International Paper Contest, 2005

Strategy Facets(for an excellent hybrid ambience)

1. Value the Traditional Systems while Embracing Technology for Development

2. Aggregation / Integration Strategies 3. Library Automation (integration of the

traditional library activities/collection)4. Digital Library (creation of efficient

information systems using digital collections for effective browse, search, retrieval and long-term preservation)

5. OA Archives (pooling the intellectual capital)

6. Library Portal (seamless integration of the library’s entire knowledge base—traditional, paper as well as electronic technologies)

7. Consortium Approach to Library Resources

Strategic Planning

• How to map / scale (assess) the information needs / requirements of the Organization

• How to Convince the Management

• How to Educate ! The Management

• How to build infrastructure – Planning, Execution

• How to Collect, Consolidate, Build and Preserve Local Content

• How to build E-Resources / Published Content

• How to Educate ! The Information Professionals

• How to Educate ! The Users

Libraries - Shifts

• Traditional / Automated» Organization is physical » Shelving of documents - Based on Subject Cln» Key - Index / Catalogues / Cards / Digital Catalgs » Cards - Real/Virtual - Author, Title, Descriptions

• Digital » Organization in terms of digital files /objects» Contains material digitized form» Contains digital material» Architecture » Key - Metadata

Shift in ApproachesTraditional Automated Dig. Library

AACR2ISO 2709CCFMARCThesauri

AACR2CCCCC / LCCSDDC / UDCThesauri/LCSH

MetadataDCMI -- W3CEAD, TEI, DTDMETS,MODS, Z39.50MARC21

Limited/ Rigid Efficient/ FlexibleImproved

Multimedia Library Info System

Multimedia Library Info System

Internet / Intranet Internet / Intranet

Gateway-out Data capture

USER @ anywhere (access to information from anywhere)

DL - Hardships

• Copyright Issues

• Technology Complexities

• Infrastructure Issues

• Publications/Formats – Diverse Datastreams

• Digital Objects/Formats - Multiple

• Publishers’ Policies – Stringent, Inconsistent

Data/Objects

METS/MODS

EAD TEI

DCMI

OS

Z39.50 /OAI-PMH

Network

DL Software

DIGITAL LIBRARY ARCHITECTURE

A Word About Open Access

IV

Information (Content)Aggregation / Integration

• Library Portal

• Digital Library

Need for Content Integration / Organization

• Assuring Seamless Access to the Content • Need for a single Info. Gateway / Access

Point • Multi - Formats, Media, Platforms

(Content / Data in different formats)• Data encoding (role of markup

languages)• Role of Metadata (role of Standards)• Structured Metadata (role of XML)• Need for Interoperability• Interface / Delivery / Presentation• Exorbitant cost of proprietary DL S/W

IIMAhmedabad

IIM Library Consortium

ABI/Inform

BSP (EBSCO)

ACMDigital Library

IEEEE-Library

Elsevier Science Direct

EmeraldLibrary

JCCC

Insight(Asian CERC)

GMID(Euromonitor)

Cris Infac

Capitaline

Taylor & Frnacis

John Wiley Kluwer

Aggregated full-text E-Journal Databases

E-Journals (from Publishers)

Bibliographic Databases

Corporate Databases (Company/Industry)

Value added information services (Portals…)

IIMCalcutta

IIMBangalore

IIMLucknow

IIMKozhikode

IIMIndore

OrganizationStructure Institutionalization

(MoU)Resources

Identification

Liaison & Negotiations

Annual Meetings

Usage Monitoring

Agreements & Licensing

Blackwell

Three-Tier Architecture of IIM Library Consortium

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Print Journals

E-Journals

Aggregated Journals

Growth of E-Journals in IIMs: 2000-2005

Message Respect, Value and Preserve the Traditional SystemsSeamless Access to Information / Knowledge is the

Foundation to Sustainable DevelopmentAwareness, Availability and Accessibility – The KeysDigital Libraries are the best for sustainable Knowledge

Dissemination / Long Term PreservationContent in Context is the KING! Let’s Share and

Preserve it for National DevelopmentPromote Open Access – OAA + OAP Seamless Aggregation and Integration of Diverse

Datastreams –Portals / Vortals / DLs/ IRsLet’s Evolve with the Times-Don’t let others lock us in