Paper details
Libraries: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Author
Dave Pattern, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Foto přednášejícího / Picture Rozhovor s Davem / An interview with Dave
Abstract
In this presentation, Dave will use three angry blog posts about libraries – written by both librarians and library users – as the basis to explore some of the wider issues facing the profession. Did we really embrace the user-centric principals of the Library 2.0 movement or are we still trying to turn our library users into mini-librarians? Are we the information gatekeepers or are we smashing down the barriers to information? This informal talk will also touch on areas such as library anthropology, usage data analysis, gamification, user experience (UX) design and why the University of Huddersfield decided to dump its OPAC!
Author's professional CV
Dave Pattern is the Library Systems Manager at the University of Huddersfield, UK, which is the current Times Higher Education University of the Year. His background is in software and web development, and his responsibilities include library integration with vendor products, developing new services for the library and simplifying access to e-resources. A former Library Journal “Mover and Shaker”, he was the IWR Information Professional of the Year in 2010 and is proud to call himself a “shambrarian”. In his spare time, he maintains the Alfred Hitchcock Wiki.
