Digital Future?Digital Future?

How should Imperial College Library position itself to take advantage of the

opportunities presented by the Digital Future and to deal with the challenges it presents?

How should Imperial College Library position itself to take advantage of the

opportunities presented by the Digital Future and to deal with the challenges it presents?

There is

no reason

for any individual to have

a computer

in their home

There is

no reason

for any individual to have

a computer

in their home

FlexibleFlexible

The Way ForwardThe Way Forward

Vision Staff Partners Users Infrastructure

Vision Staff Partners Users Infrastructure

VisionVision

The best way to

predict the future

is to

invent it.

The best way to

predict the future

is to

invent it.

StaffStaff

Share the VisionShare the Vision

Develop the SkillsDevelop the Skills

PartnersPartners

Who would you like to work with?

Who would you like to work with?

UsersUsers

From Consumers to ContributorsFrom Consumers to Contributors

Share the VisionShare the Vision

Personalise

Users are people too

Personalise

Users are people too

InfrastructureInfrastructure

Traditional Workflow

Circulate

Catalogue and Process

Recieve Item

Order Book

Traditional Workflow

Circulate

Catalogue and Process

Recieve Item

Order Book

New Workflow?

Review Subscription

Organise Access

Catalogue

Create Subscription

Order e-resource

Review and Negotiate License

New Workflow?

Review Subscription

Organise Access

Catalogue

Create Subscription

Order e-resource

Review and Negotiate License

Do you have the right Infrastructure?

Do you have the right Infrastructure?

Business Processes IT Systems Staff Structures

Business Processes IT Systems Staff Structures

In SummaryIn Summary

Be Flexible Have a Vision Invest in Staff Work with Partners Integrate Users (and Uses) Review Infrastructure

Be Flexible Have a Vision Invest in Staff Work with Partners Integrate Users (and Uses) Review Infrastructure