UNDERSTANDING NEW MEDIA : IMPLICATIONS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES

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UNDERSTANDING NEW MEDIA IMPLICATIONS IN LIBRARY
AND INFORMATION SERVICES

• Elizabeth R. Peralejo
• EMC Coordinator
• Ateneo de Manila High School

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Low-Cost Media
Audiovisual Materials
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Electronic Resources
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• Computer File - a file (data and/or programs)
  encoded for manipulation by computer
• Interactive Multimedia user-controlled,
  non-linear navigation by computer technology to
  present a work that combines two or more media
  formats
• Electronic Resources resources being accessed
  electronically via Internet or digital media

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Modes/Formats of Electronic Resources

• Online
• CD-ROM
• DVD
• Video disc

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Types of Electronic Resources

• 1. Databases
• those that provide bibliographic
  citations/locations
• those that provide information
• available online or on CD-ROM
• most popular databases PsychInfo, Eric,
  ABI/INFORM, MLA, MEDLINE

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Sample database from EBSCO Host
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Sample database from ProQuest
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Types of Electronic Resources (cont)

• 2. Interactive Video
• video materials are presented under computer
  control
• viewers make active responses
• important product American Memory Project

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Types of Electronic Resources (cont)

• 3. Electronic Library
• E-book
• E-text
• E-paper
• E-zine
• E-guide

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E-book
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E-text
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E-paper
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E-paper
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E-zine
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Types of Electronic Resources

• 4. World Wide Web
• collection of electronic documents
• most widely used service on the Internet
• hyperlinks - built-in connections to other
  related Web page/s
• search engines - software used to find Web
  sites/pages and Internet files

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IMPLICATIONS

• A. Evaluation
• 1. Presentation
• 2. Ease of use
• 3. Technical aspect / Technical support
• 4. Cost

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IMPLICATIONS

• B. Organization
• 1. Cataloging
• lack of uniformity in information
• lack of equipment to read the files
• difficult to determine the type of resource
• different parts present the same type of
  information differently
• the ephemeral nature of information found on the
  Internet

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IMPLICATIONS

• B. Organization (cont)
• 2. Arrangement
• integrated approach
• same classification scheme
• shelved separately from other materials
• placed in closed stack

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IMPLICATIONS

• B. Organization (cont)
• 3. Circulation
• electronic materials to be shelved together with
  the books
• electronic materials to be circulated like books
• popular computer files to be uploaded on library
  computers
• not to circulate computer files

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IMPLICATIONS

• C. Service
• 1. Staffing
• misconception libraries do not need as many
  professional librarians as they used to have
• the services provided by the professional
  librarians and staff have been re-configured
• involves administrative decisions relating to
  budget, additional staff, training, etc.

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IMPLICATIONS

• C. Service (cont)
• 2. Training
• need to train staff in using new technology
• 3. Access
• for free vs. for a fee
• current awareness service
• document delivery service

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IMPLICATIONS

• D. Instruction
• 1. Information literacy
• capabilities/limitations of IT
• unrealistic expectations
• differences between hardware
• 2. Basics of IT