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Christine L. Borgman

2008

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The Research Library Of The Future: Less Selection, More Curation, Christine Borgman Mar 2008

The Research Library Of The Future: Less Selection, More Curation, Christine Borgman

Christine L. Borgman

Only a decade ago, this definition of a research library seemed adequate (Borgman, 2000, p.38): Librarians tend to take a broad view of the concept of a library. In general terms, they see libraries as organizations that select, collect, organize, conserve, preserve, and provide access to information on behalf of a community of users. Revisiting this definition today, libraries seem both broader and narrower in scope. The scope is narrower in that libraries are doing far less selecting and collecting of journals as they move from purchase to lease models. Research libraries rapidly are approaching the “e-only tipping point” (Johnson …


Fostering Learning In The Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity And Challenge. A 21st Century Agenda For The National Science Foundation, Christine L. Borgman, Hal Abelson, Lee Dirks, Roberta Johnson, Kenneth R. Koedinger, Marcia C. Linn, Clifford A. Lynch, Diana G. Oblinger, Roy D. Pea, Katie Salen, Marshall S. Smith, Alex Szalay Dec 2007

Fostering Learning In The Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity And Challenge. A 21st Century Agenda For The National Science Foundation, Christine L. Borgman, Hal Abelson, Lee Dirks, Roberta Johnson, Kenneth R. Koedinger, Marcia C. Linn, Clifford A. Lynch, Diana G. Oblinger, Roy D. Pea, Katie Salen, Marshall S. Smith, Alex Szalay

Christine L. Borgman

Citizens in all fields need to understand how science and technology affect policy, business, and personal decisions. The shortage of trained scientists and engineers is a small indicator of a much larger problem: insufficient knowledge and understanding about science and technology across our population. The educational system must respond dynamically to prepare our population for the complex, evolving, global challenges of the 21st century. Advances in technology are poised to meet these educational demands. Cyberlearning offers new learning and educational approaches and the possibility of redistributing learning experiences over time and space, beyond the classroom and throughout a lifetime. We …