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Change is a good thing, right?
New Collaborations
Susan CurrieBinghamton University
LibrariesApril 6, 2006
Living the Future Now 2006WOW—Where Next?
New Director/New Vision/New DirectionsRevitalize Public ServicesPlaying Catch Up (Facilities, merging
service points, collaborations) New Resources/New TechnologiesNew ServicesFuture Shock (what we think may happen?)
Do I have a choice?
Living the Future Now 2006
HURRY UP: The Future is Here NOW!
•New Information Commons/Collaboration with Computing Services
•Merging Service Points: ILL/Reserve/Circulation & Reference/Circulation
•Research & Development for New Services
Living the Future Now 2006
Managing Organizational Transition
•Know the difference between managing change and facilitating transition
•Identify where people are located in the three-phase transition process
•Help others manage endings and losses
•Lead others through the neutral zone
•Facilitate wholehearted new beginnings©1998, WILLIAM BRIDGES & ASSOCIATES 4-5
CHANGE: Something old stops; something new begins; situational and external, relatively quick
TRANSITION: A gradual psychological reorientation that happens internally as we try to adapt to change.
William Bridges and Associates Transition Training Speaking and Consulting Resources©1998, WILLIAM BRIDGES &
ASSOCIATES
New Message:
“The only practice that’s now constant is the practice of constantly accommodating to change—and if you’re not changing constantly, you’re probably not going to be accommodating to the reality of your world.”William G. McGowan, CEO MCI Corporation
Change Management: Starts with the Outcome
Transition Management: Starts with Where people are
Living the Future Now 2006
Make sure that…
1.Everyone understands what is and is not finished.
2.Losses are acknowledged.3.No excuses for holding on to the past.4.No impatience with sorrow for the
past5.Do not criticize what’s past6.Everyone gets needed information.7.Figure out a part for everyone to play8.Allow closure
Sounds easy…but..
Living the Future Now 2006
New Direction & Vision for Libraries1.New Mission
2.Developed Strategic Plan
3.Established Core Values
• Responsiveness
• Communication
• Accessibility
• Professional Behavior
• Team WorkLiving the Future Now 2006
A NEW BEGINNING:
VISION STATEMENT
Binghamton University Libraries are the center of the University's intellectual community, providing a welcoming environment for the creation and management of knowledge through innovative thinking, open inquiry, and collaborative partnerships.
Living the Future Now 2006
Transitioning to a new look for the Libraries…
Appearance: Distinctive Color SchemeSlogan: Connect. Discover. CreateNew catalog name: infoLINK
Living the Future Now 2006
Becoming Learner-Centered
Collapse service points for 1-stop service
Introduce 24x5 Bartle Library hoursIncrease access to digital collectionsCreate an Information CommonsImplementation of Library Blogs
January 2005 (http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/mt/science/)
Information Commons
Library & Computing Services Task Force
Pop-up Survey for student opinionOh yeah Love the overall workspace!Marvelous addition – thank you!
Facilitated meetings to develop new service model
New website Binghamton Univ. Libraries: Information Commons
Merging Service Points
Identifying the endings and beginnings:
Where’s my desk?I can’t provide service—I don’t
know where anything is!Reserve, ILL & Circulation
all “check” things outMore similarities than differences
Living the Future Now 2006
Science Library Information Services Desk
Binghamton Univ. Libraries: Science Library BlogAugust 2005 Archives
Are we in the future yet? Can we stop?
GrokkerCollaborations with FacultyDowntown Education & Community
CenterCollections SymposiumBlackboard for e-reservesWiki for internal communicationERMNew services for handheld devices
This is just the beginning…..What if??
We stop worrying about one big web site?
We don’t call it “reference”?
We specialize services depending on research and learning workflows of students and faculty? (e.g. EVOS)
We collaborate with faculty and the university to provide the institutional, cultural and scholarly repository?
Living the Future Now 2006