The Initiative for Digital IDEAS (Innovations in Digital Expression, Access and Scholarship) at Cal Poly
Location
KIPJ EF
Session Type
45-minute concurrent session
Start Date
28-4-2016 1:00 PM
End Date
28-4-2016 1:45 PM
Keywords
digital strategies, innovation
Abstract
A symposium focused on digital initiatives raises two important questions: in this decade of the 21st century, is any library "digital"? or is every library "digital"? In some ways libraries are working within the mental maps of the analog, serial world, creating digital surrogates of analog experiences; but we are beginning to realize the networked, emergent, and even highly personal affordances of the digital world that make it more, not less, human. The merging and mixing of digital, pre-digital (analog), and post-digital in today's libraries makes it important to pause and take a fresh look at what we are focused on: the digits? the people? the process? These issues are explored through the processes of digital library innovation undertaken at a public polytechnic - one with a fierce commitment to hands-on, personalized learning, featuring a creative student culture that eagerly spans disciplines and wants to do, make, and change the world. Cal Poly's Kennedy Library began a three-year sprint in 2012 to systematically integrate digital technologies with all our core programs. This presentation provides a look at our process, what worked and what didn't, and also outlines our plan for the next three years. This next phase of our Initiative for Digital IDEAS () will embed library services more deeply in the life of the campus through collaborations that enhance research, collaboration, and learning, creating a fully hybrid, more fully networked, immersive digital and human environment.
The Initiative for Digital IDEAS (Innovations in Digital Expression, Access and Scholarship) at Cal Poly
KIPJ EF
A symposium focused on digital initiatives raises two important questions: in this decade of the 21st century, is any library "digital"? or is every library "digital"? In some ways libraries are working within the mental maps of the analog, serial world, creating digital surrogates of analog experiences; but we are beginning to realize the networked, emergent, and even highly personal affordances of the digital world that make it more, not less, human. The merging and mixing of digital, pre-digital (analog), and post-digital in today's libraries makes it important to pause and take a fresh look at what we are focused on: the digits? the people? the process? These issues are explored through the processes of digital library innovation undertaken at a public polytechnic - one with a fierce commitment to hands-on, personalized learning, featuring a creative student culture that eagerly spans disciplines and wants to do, make, and change the world. Cal Poly's Kennedy Library began a three-year sprint in 2012 to systematically integrate digital technologies with all our core programs. This presentation provides a look at our process, what worked and what didn't, and also outlines our plan for the next three years. This next phase of our Initiative for Digital IDEAS () will embed library services more deeply in the life of the campus through collaborations that enhance research, collaboration, and learning, creating a fully hybrid, more fully networked, immersive digital and human environment.