1. Innovation in an Age of Limits

2. News Flash News Flash Tech Shift Happens People Shift Follows

3. What has changed academically? Recognize key shifts: Library at the center of academic settings – NOT. Serials versus Books Non-fiction versus fiction Teens versus the rest Administration and Faculty Shift Discipline versus inter-disciplinary Technology as a tool, not the goal

4. Focus on the ShiftsAnd Innovate THERE Incremental improvements of past successes and platforms will not get us to where we need to be

5. Sensemaking

6. Grocery Stores

7. Grocery Stores

8. Grocery Stores

9. Cookbooks, Chefs . . .

10. Cookbooks, Chefs . . .

11. Meals

12. The new bibliography and collection development KNOWLEDGE PORTALS KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, INFORMATION & RESEARCH COMMONS

13. You have the tools.

14. Stop Making it so Hard!

16. Technology literacy

17. Information literacy

18. Media literacy

19. Adaptive literacy

20. Research literacy

21. Academic literacy

22. Reputation, Etc.

23. Reading literacy

24. Numeracy

25. Critical literacy

26. Social literacy

27. Computer literacy

28. Web literacy

29. Content literacy

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59. eFreedom (efreedom.com)

60. eHow (ehow.com)

61. Essortment (essortment.com)

62. Examiner (examiner.com)

66. The nasty facts about Google & Bing and consumer search: SEO / SMO Content Farms Advertiser-driven Geotagging GOOG

67. StrategicAnalytics

70. 59% are female.

71. 29% are college students.

72. 5% are professors and 6% are teachers.

73. On any given day, 35% of our users are there for the very first time!

74. Only 29% found the databases via the library website.

75. 59% found what they were looking for on their first search.

76. 72% trusted our content more than Google.

78. 71% of instructors that rated student engagement levels as “high” as a result of using technology in courses.

79. 71% of students who are employed full-time and 77% of students who are employed part-time prefer more technology-based tools in the classroom.

80. 79% of instructors and 86 percent of students have seen the average level of engagement improve over the last year as they have increased their use of digital educational tools.

81. 87% of students believe online libraries and databases have had the most significant impact on their overall learning.

82. 62% identify blogs, wikis, and other online authoring tools while 59% identify YouTube and recorded lectures.

83. E-books and e-textbooks impact overall learning among 50% of students surveyed, while 42% of students identify online portals.

84. 44% of instructors believe that online libraries and databases will have the greatest impact on student engagement.

85. 32% of instructors identify e-textbooks and 30% identify interactive homework solutions as having the potential to improve engagement and learning outcomes. (e-readers was 11%)

86. 49% of students believe that online libraries and databases will have the greatest impact on student engagement.

89. Who are our core virtual users? Are there gaps?

90. Does learning happen? How about discovery?

91. What are user expectations for true satisfaction?

92. How does library search compare to consumer search like Google and retail or government?

93. How do people find and connect with library virtual services?

94. Are end users being successful in their POV?

96. Build or Buy Knowledge Portals (Meals)

97. Emphasize Content Quality (not books)

98. Expand Programs on Information Literacy

99. Become Truly Format Agnostic

100. Invest in Strategic Analytics – Measurements of Impact, ROI and Value

102. A Third Path

104. Emboldened Librarians hold the key

105. Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA VP strategic partnerships and markets Cengage Learning (Gale) Cel: 416-669-4855 stephen.abram@cengage.com Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog http://stephenslighthouse.com Facebook: Stephen Abram LinkedIn / Plaxo: Stephen Abram Twitter: sabram SlideShare: StephenAbram1