I was lucky enough to go for a full day this year thanks to Health Libraries Inc. I caught the early train. Here are my notes from the sessions I attended:
Jason Griffey - Libraries and the post PC era
Website usage. 80% access online 20% in person
Can we get stats?
How much time is spent on your website...not 80%!
Apple iOS - what we need to pay attention to as it is the device people are buying.
Look at getting iPad for work.
Most popular way for people to interact is TOUCH. But we don't have any TOUCH options for library users...
X-Box - great for Adam... using gestures. GESTURE based interface is coming...
Twine - generic device which can tell you all sorts of things like a door opening, machine stopping, book moving...
Future:
Flip scanning: digitising book. 200 pages in 1 minute! Could eventually work on a phone. Are we then redundant?
Transparent smart windows - amazing!
3D printing - printing physical objects, not just paper.
Contact lenses with low resolution printed on them!
Though everything seems expensive now IT WILL GET CHEAPER...
Look outside of libraries. We are not unique. People are doing it better than we are.
Look at mobiles first.
Design website for your core users
We need to be ahead of users as they don't necessarily know what they want.
Annie Yee - Mobile Technology
Horizon report which looks at trends in academic libraries in 3-5years time.
Lots of Uni Library's have apps. Possibility?
Look at doing subject guides.
Card Star - all your membership cards in one app. So not in your wallet!
Jeremy Taylor, Jay Glaisyer & Julia Ryan - Mobilising patient care and research
(Download paper when available)
Impediment to access decreases efficiency
Mobile apps for Point of Care resources
Benefits: Access from anywhere; attracts next generation of clinicians; facilitates consultation, remotely; Eases pressure on hospital infrastructure; information when and where it's needed; 80% of clinicians use smart phones.
Challenges: Rapidly changing technology; costs of development - who will pay; security issues;complexity frustrating to clinicians; providing technical support - who is responsible?; Management/usage data distorted (once application downloaded no more data from that user); blurring boundaries - education needed for clinicians.
Some hospitals looking at banning androids due to security issues...
Toby Burrows - Supporting research in an era of data deluge
Should we have a digital repository? Thesis, e-prints, conference papers??
Benefits and opportunities of being involved in research:
Cross fertilisation of knowledge and services;
Closer integration and coordination of similar functions;
Better informed decision making;
Cross training;
Multiskilling of staff;
Identifying opportunities for closer and more active involvement in developments and solutions;
Holistic view of all these areas
Research profiles on BHS website... ie Dr Hurley?
Stephen Pugh - Harvesting relevant content
ICOLC - International Coalition of Library Consortia
Consortia - some wanted, some relevant, but lots of trash!
Collection profile - on areas of interest for academics. Profiling tools (companies such as YBP??)
Set up alerts for the Clinical Trials BHS have been part of...
Edmund Balnaves - OPAC as a meta data hub
Check OPAC. Is it up to date. Do all links work?
Add mash ups etc.
Load freely available e-books.
Load subscription e-lists (A-Z?)
Need more IT Skills (Do CSU still have IA course? Or IT at UB)
Add annual reports into catalogue. Plus other internally produced documents (link and PDF)
Why I love going to VALA:
I had a fantastic day. It helps to reignite ideas. Gets the creative juices flowing. You go away with things you want to implement overnight! Also the opportunity to network with fellow health library colleagues and those from other library industries.
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