The Perfect Storm: The Perfect Storm: Libraries in the Google™ Libraries in the Google™

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Stephen AbramStephen AbramPresident, Canadian Library AssociationPresident, Canadian Library Association

VP Innovation, Sirsi CorporationVP Innovation, Sirsi CorporationComputers in Libraries 2005Computers in Libraries 2005

March 18, 2005 March 18, 2005

Which one is Sergey

and which one

is the other guy…?

Add 200 database Suppliers (MS already has 120+

Make it OpenURLcompliant

Make it Browserless

Add a toolbar that behavesin a research way

Integrate e-commerce for articles, standards, etc.

Predict their needs through mining of Gmail, surfing, and behaviours

Personalize it and track your needs andAdd alerts …

Add for online discussions, communities of practice, group and Individual blogsand connections through social networking software

Add tools – citation, RefWorks,ProCite, stat packages,Add

AdsAnd then make

Google your operating system – like

Windows…

PrintPrint

250,000 Books . . .250,000 Books . . .

How does that compare How does that compare

to your branch?to your branch?

Google Ocean

& OCLC Toolbar

Sooooo… where are they?

RSS

Is Google that 5 inch wave. . Is Google that 5 inch wave. . . ?. ?

• So what do we So what do we do…?do…?

Reinvent the librarianReinvent the librarian

Know your marketKnow your market

Know your marketKnow your market

Normative Data ProjectNormative Data Project

http://http://www.librarynormativedata.infowww.librarynormativedata.info

Rethink the repositoryRethink the repository

PushPush

Get on the wagon earlyGet on the wagon early

Invent targeted searchInvent targeted search

Lead the wireless Lead the wireless revolutionrevolution

Get into the communityGet into the community

Make the library Make the library discoverablediscoverable

Build context firstBuild context first

Stephen Abram, MLSVP Innovation, Sirsi Corporation

416-669-4855stephen.abram@sirsi.com

http://www.sirsi.com

How will you shape the future?