• DocumentCode
    1815303
  • Title

    Re-envisioning library and information services in the wake of emerging trends and technologies

  • Author

    Sandhu, Gurdish

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of East London, London, UK
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    6-8 Jan. 2015
  • Firstpage
    153
  • Lastpage
    160
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the impact of emerging trends and technology in western higher education on academic libraries. These trends present several challenges, as well as opportunities for them. The paper discusses some useful approaches and strategies to overcome these challenges and exploit the opportunities. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness about emerging trends and technologies among librarians to stimulate innovation which would help them to transform their libraries.
  • Keywords
    educational technology; further education; information services; academic libraries; information services; reenvisioning library; western higher education; Educational institutions; Electronic publishing; Libraries; Market research; Academic libraries; Challenges; Crowdsourcing; Digital preservation; Higher education; Library transformation; Super-convergence; Technologies; Trends;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services (ETTLIS), 2015 4th International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Noida
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-7999-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ETTLIS.2015.7048190
  • Filename
    7048190