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IFLA Conference Paper:
Gillian M McCombs:
"The digital age may well be considered a golden age for Special Collections. Treasures that have long been locked in vaults and available only to researchers onsite are now accessible at the click of a mouse from anywhere in the world. However, for every stunning rare book, photograph or art work that is available electronically, thousands more are still inaccessible. Some libraries have been slow to realize the potential for digital access and have not built the infrastructure needed to put these collections out into the public eye. This paper addresses questions such as: are we hiring the right people for Special Collections; are we retooling current curators so that they are technically adept; are we providing our Special Collections Libraries with necessary resources such as marketing and graphics design staff to develop websites for digital exhibits; have they developed a strategic plan that outlines their long-term goals for incorporating technology; what are the consortial opportunities that will help our Special Collections Libraries; are we working closely enough with library schools and rare book programs to ensure that graduates have the skills, aptitude and attitude that we need?" source: INFODocket
http://conference.ifla.org/sites/default/files/files/papers/wlic2012/87-mccombs-en.pdf
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By Damon Poeter: "CBS NewsEinstein's Complete Archives to Go Online for the First Time" - PC Magazine
"Over the next several years, Albert Einstein's complete archives will be made available online by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, curator of the Noble Prize-winning physicist's volumes of private and professional correspondence, research notes, travel diaries, scientific writings, and more. "Knowledge is not about hiding. It's about openness," Hebrew University president Menachem Ben Sasson told the news agency. Former university president Hanoch Gutfreund added: "More than anyone else, [Einstein] expressed his views on every agenda of mankind. Now we have a complete and full picture of that person." Via Karen du Toit Delete the scoop?
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Ant Miller (BBC Research and Development Blog): "In this second part of the Archive Research film we take a look at the key challenges addressed by the 'preservation' work of R&D and the BBC Information & Archives teams. With interviews from Dr Richard Wright, Adrian Williams of I&A and others, Alex Mansfield gets to the bottom of the latest technologies being used to ensure that the critical challenge of obsolescence is handled, and handled effectively and efficiency. With huge files, and critical quality checks essential to preserving the legacy of the archive, the best efforts of engineers and archivists are being applied to saving this content for the future." Via Karen du Toit Delete the scoop?
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listed as a disruptive trend
SoLOMO and INfluence are clearly some of the trends for 2013 - 2015.
Augmented Reality and Gamification did start already.
Attention to Syndicated Commerce.
Pedro Barbosa - www.pbarbosa.com | www.harvardtrends.com
I am not sure about local. But the effects of SoMo are indeed overwhelmng