Database Management, Information management, Knowledge Management and What’s Next? By: Shahren...

Database Management, Information management, Knowledge

Management and What’s Next?

By: Shahren Ahmad Zaidi AdruceFaculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human

Development, UNIMAS

Objectives

• Brief scenario of what is taking place in libraries

• Several forces that could affect the progress and success

• What’s next?

• Suggestions

Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development

Forces shaping the library of the future

• Globalization

• ICT, Internet and digitization

• Intellectual Property Regime– Copyright protection

• Duration

• Works in the public domain

• Enforcement and protection mechanism against infringement and plagiarism


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• Users’ expectations– Accessible anytime, anywhere through

(TV, Game Console, PDA or Cell phone). 24/7

– Comprehensive collection in their specific field

– Easy access, fast and accurate retrieval• Information delivered has to be specific &

exclusive. Not just wild guesses

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– Information has to be free• If required to pay for anything, it has to be dirt

cheap (materials as well as technologies) because it’s the “library”

– Any technology (for end user) has to be User friendly

• Some parts of the Library has to be ready 24/7


So, What’s Next

• Database Management

• Information Management

• Knowledge Management

• ???


Solution Oriented Paradigm

Solution

What are expected from the Library Communities

– If digital and solution orientation is the way to go (diffusion of innovation theory, Rogers, 1962). Libraries will have to work on:

• Changing of mindset (user first)– Change Management to inculcate solution oriented

culture

– Upgrading Manpower

» Technically savvy workforce

» Content Specialist and Solution Provider (require good network with experts in various fields all over the universe)


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• Anytime, anywhere (reaching out strategies)

• Networking and MOA (national and international)- to collaborate and share digital collections with libraries all around the world to ensure that information, knowledge and solutions are available at your fingertips

• Procurement strategies to cater for specific solutions –

– Specific Technologies

– Specific Collections


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• Knowledge management and solution provider– Identify and work with content specialist

(university has abundant) in various Niche area

• Be vibrant against lengthy copyright regime

• Environment has to suite and friendly to meet the needs of users (has to bear in mind that there are various categories of users)

– Work hard to ensure that users have had quality times and fun experiences at the library

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