1. Floating Topic
  2. EduScapes
  3. Technology
    1. Technology Innovation
      1. Has evolved from tablets to books, to modern-day digital collections
        1. The Library of Alexandria
      2. Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process in 1454
        1. The Gutenberg printing press
      3. 1900 - 1960s - Development of microphotography
      4. 1960s - First computers in libraries
      5. 1970s - Online information in reference
      6. 1980s - CD Rom and Integrated Library Systems (ILS)
      7. 1990s - Internet and World Wide Web
      8. 2000s - Online information technologies: digital libraries, web portal, Web 2.0, social networking
        1. In order for a Web 2.0 platform to be considered a Library 2.0 technology, it must have these four elements: It must be user-centered, provide a multi-media experience, be socially rich, and be communally innovative (Maness, 2006, para. 8).
    2. Impact of Technology on Individuals and Society
      1. "We connect people to knowledge. We bring people together with the intellectual content of the past and present so that new knowledge can be created ... This is what we have always been about." T Scott Plutchak
        1. Ubiquity of Information
  4. People
    1. Library and Information Science Professionals
      1. Future Jobs Forecast
        1. Librarian - 7% Growth 2012-2022
        2. Information Security Analyst Job Growth- 37% 2012 - 2022
        3. Information Systems Manager - 15 % Growth 2012-2022
      2. Top job skills employers are seeking
        1. Hard Skills: digital competencies
        2. Soft Skills: Service orientation, communication skills both verbal and written
        3. Educational Requirements: Most jobs required a MLIS or equivalent.
      3. Library and Information Science graduates can expect to earn more, depending on their positions.
        1. Information Systems Manager
          1. 120 K
          2. Information security, information economics, and incentive-centered design.
        2. Computer Systems Analyst
          1. 79K
          2. Usability, user experience design, user interface, information architecture, ubiquitous computing
        3. Reference Librarian
          1. 45 K
          2. Information literacy, intellectual freedom, access, web 2.0, outreach, and diversity
        4. Achivist
          1. 44 K
          2. Conservation, metadata, digitization, accessibility, compliance, MARC standards
      4. Librarians proving their value by becoming indispensable to the learning process.
        1. Oliphant, T. (2017) I;m a Library tree hugger: Public libraries as valued community assets. Public Library Quarterly, 33(4), p. 348-361.
          1. ColumbusLibrary.org
          2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2014.970431
      5. Teaching validity of sources and information found on the internet
    2. Diversity, Globalization, and Leadership
      1. Libraries are empowering people for change
        1. Public libraries are “cultural institutions that engage considerable physical, economic, and moral resources to improve the social and intellectual capacity of their communities." Tami Oliphant, 2017
          1. Tami Oliphant (2014) “I’m a Library Hugger!”: Public Libraries as Valued Community Assets, Public Library Quarterly, 33:4, 348-361, DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2014.970431
      2. Diversity of:
        1. Age
        2. Gender
        3. Ethnicity and race
        4. Nationality
        5. Dimensions of Diversity
          1. "Diversity is a celebration of difference, internationalism, intellectual diversity, global village, multiculturalism, diversity of work style, and diversity of learning style" Balderrama, 2000
          2. Outreach to those in economic hardship
          3. 1. Look beyond income level 2. Focus on cause 3. Remove barriers 4. Get to know people out of the library 5. Understand that charity is not dignity
          4. Outreach to those with different language backgrounds
        6. Religion
        7. Disability
        8. Sexual orientation
        9. Education
  5. Information
    1. Libraries and Information Centers
      1. These centers are changing, as is the way that patrons use them to locate, evaluate, and use information
        1. For any genuine appreciation of what an information society is like, and how different—or similar—it is to other social systems, we must surely examine the meaning and quality of the information. What sort of information has increased? Who has generated what kind of information, for what purposes, and with what consequences? Webster 2017
    2. Library and Information Science Ethics
      1. "Ethical dilemmas occur when values are in conflict" ALA Code of Ethics
        1. Free and equitable access
          1. Current Trends: Open access, creative commons, digital repositories
        2. Censorship, fair representation, and intellectual freedom
          1. “It is every information professional’s responsibility to maintain and ethical environment, but this is also a special responsibility of the management because of increased ethical burden.” Rubin and Froelich 2010
          2. Article: Rubin, R., & Froehlich, T. J. (2017). Ethical aspects of library and information science. In J. McDonald & M. Levine-Clark (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (4th ed., Vol. 1, pp. 1743-1757). Boca Raton: CRC Press.
        3. Privacy and confidentiality
        4. Trust, ownership , and validity of information.
          1. Fair use, licensing, DRM Digital Rights Management, and copyright
        5. Private vs Public interests
          1. Google Book Project: Copyright VS "public good" VS profit
          2. "DO NO EVIL"
    3. MLIS is the convergence of Library Science and Information Science
    4. Emerging Trends in Library and Information Science
      1. The vast amount of information and data today is unprecedented. Librarians must strive to keep ahead of the trends so as to help their patrons navigate through it all.
        1. "It is conceivable that the nation-states will one day battle for control of information, just as they battled in the past for control over territory." Jean Francois Lyotard, 1924
          1. "...libraries must come to curate digital data to protect and disseminate the intellectual capital of society." Bryan Heidorn, 2011
          2. Article - P. Bryan Heidorn (2011) The Emerging Role of Libraries in Data Curation and E-science, Journal of Library Administration, 51:7-8, 662-672, DOI: 10.1080/01930826.2011.601269
      2. New discovery and access options for researchers using repositories.
      3. Partnering to discover and reuse data
      4. Device neutral digital services
      5. Open Education
      6. Using Big Data in Libraries
        1. ARTICLE: Research Planning and Review Committee. (2014). 2014 top ten trends in academic libraries: A review of the trends and issues affecting academic libraries in higher education. College & Research Libraries News, 75(6), 294-302.
          1. "We can take small pieces of data and create more value by putting them together" Jer Thorpe - Ted Ed Module 1 video
      7. Competency based learning
      8. Altmetrics
      9. Fake News
      10. Makerspaces
      11. Equity, diversity, and inclusion
        1. ARTICLE: http://www.ala.org/news/sites/ala.org.news/files/content/State-of-Americas-Libraries-Report-2017.pdf