It's not filter failure. It's a discovery deficit.
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The document discusses the shift from traditional filtering of information in libraries to a model focused on enabling discovery in a world saturated with data. It advocates for building personal collections and emphasizes connecting people with relevant content and with each other, rather than merely controlling information flow. The ultimate goal is to enhance the library's role as an engine of discovery through open frameworks and communities.
It's not filter failure. It's a discovery deficit.
- 1. It’s not filter failure It’s a discovery deficit RLUK 11 November 2010, Edinburgh
- 2. or Thankyou Clay Shirkey. Now where’s my **** filter?
- 3. Some of the people who contributed to this presentation...
- 4. Helen Berman Lorie LeJeune Iain Emsley Neil Saunders Brian Kelly Harry Collins Michael Nielsen Jen Dodd Greg Wilson Timo Hannay Maxine Clarke Jenny Rohn Ricardo Vidal Paulo Nuin JennyHale Peter Murray-Rust Deepak Singh Jon Udell Tim O’Reilly David Crotty Rafael Sidi Richard Akerman Jean-Claude Bradley Mike Ellis Liz Lyons Andy Powell Gavin Baker Peter Suber Victor Henning Sabine HossenfelderFlickr Google Steve Wilson Andrew Milsted Frank Norman Dave de Roure Jeremy Frey John Cumbers Bill Flanagan ISIS LSS Group Lakshmi Shastry Catherine Jones ISIS Computing GroupSTFC Plausible Accuracy John Dupuis Chad Orzel Ken Shankland Martyn Bull Jonathan Gray Rufus Pollock Clay Shirky Kevin Kelly Gavin Bell Shirley Wu Euan Adie Richard Curry Ian Mulvany Jamie McQuay Atilla Csordas Pawel Szcsesny Gabriel Cavalli Matt Wood TIM HUBBARD DUNCAN HULL Richard Grant Branwen Hide PLoS Friendfeed Bora Zivkovic Peter Binfield John Wilbanks Kaitlin Thaney The BioGang Tony Williams Egon Willighagen Martin Fenner Yaroslav Nikolaev Jon Eisen Michael Eisen Richard Akerman Jeremiah Faith Michael Barton Lee Smolin Garret Lisi Victoria Stodden Simon Coles Tony Hey Noel Gorelick Jon Tansley Benjamin Good Dorothea Salo Paul Walk Mitch Waldrop Björn Brembs Rich Apodaca Bill Hooker Pedro Beltrao Mat Todd SciFoo 2008/9 campers Stephen Brenner Brian Matthews Allyson Lister Phil Lord Steve Koch Koch Lab Carole Goble Stephen Friend Eva Amsen JOHN WILLINSKY Steph Hannon Rebecca Goulding Leigh Dodds Paul Miller Mark Borkum Dan Hagon Jim Downing Nico Adams @gnat Fabiana Kubke Hope Leman Lisa Green Ariel Waldmann @t Grace Baynes Simon Philips Matt Johnson Lee Dirks Microsoft NPG Ben Goldacre Arfon Smith Nicholas Cole Chris Leonard PIERRE LINDENBAUM ALAN CANN Jo Badge Mummi Thorissson Andrew Kasarskis Glyn Moody @communicating PT Sefton AndrewFarke
- 7. Back to them later...
- 8. Me: A brief history
- 11. First email addresss -1991 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/3046589822 CC-BY-SA
- 12. “You need to spend half a day a week in the library reading the new journals” My project supervisor, 1994 http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecadman/486261295 CC-BY-SA
- 13. PhD 1995-99
- 20. Over the course of my PhD...
- 21. ...day to day search went from...
- 23. ...to...
- 25. The last generation to remember “the library” http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhoweaa/436923541 CC-BY
- 26. Who are you?
- 27. “RLUK's vision is that the UK should have the best research library support in the world”
- 28. ...the people who have to deliver US Defence Department: 090807-N-5749W-394.jpg
- 30. So where is the most value?
- 31. We share a problem http://www.flickr.com/photos/schnurrbart/43568532 CC-BY-SA
- 32. Too much stuff... http://www.flickr.com/photos/miczanin/4726970804 CC-BY-SA
- 34. For me the resource is... http://www.flickr.com/photos/robbie73/3387189144 CC-BY-SA
- 35. ...for you it is... http://www.flickr.com/photos/mukumbura/4052671706 CC-BY-SA
- 41. The right filter for you? Right filter for now? http://www.flickr.com/photos/lotzman/3595748169 CC-BY
- 42. Filters makes sense in a broadcast world http://www.flickr.com/photos/m0dlx/506786451 CC-BY-SA
- 43. http://www.flickr.com/photos/baccharus/4473818003 CC-BY Someone had to choose...
- 44. ...you had to choose http://www.flickr.com/photos/notramstolimestreet/4089688772 CC-BY
- 45. Centralised filters were required.
- 46. But today looks more like this... http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraz5356/4754482759 CC-BY
- 48. ...content from all directions http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocarchives/4418399902 CC-BY
- 49. This is a good thing... http://www.flickr.com/photos/62337512@N00/3958637561 CC-BY
- 51. Every reader their book....
- 52. ...for every moment, and every problem
- 54. Every book its reader...
- 55. Every book its reader...
- 57. All we need to do is connect them... http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrian_s/8271860 CC-BY
- 58. Save the time of the reader.
- 59. 0 25,000,000,000 50,000,000,000 75,000,000,000 100,000,000,000 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 Submissions to Genbank
- 60. 0 1.25 2.50 3.75 5.00 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 Average Capacity of Human Researcher
- 61. 0 1.25 2.50 3.75 5.00 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 Average Capacity of Human Librarian
- 62. http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomicjeep/2065043917 CC-BY One person is not enough...
- 63. ...but neither is a gated community http://www.flickr.com/photos/andypowe11/3759152528
- 64. “Skulls don’t scale” http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolune/5117452872 CC-BY-SA David Weinberger
- 65. Networks scale
- 67. Is search the answer? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ezioman/2095747903 CC-BY
- 68. A blunt instrument... http://www.flickr.com/photos/kylemay/1430449350 CC-BY
- 69. ...not every problem is a nail http://www.flickr.com/photos/bb_matt/207102083 CC-BY
- 74. ...but still too much content
- 77. Each interaction adds value... http://www.flickr.com/photos/qnr/1263648697 CC-BY-SA
- 79. ...adding to my collection... http://www.flickr.com/photos/klmircea/3210506796 CC-BY-SA
- 81. My collection.
- 82. My collection. Not your collection.
- 83. My professional mission as a librarian is this: Help people build their own libraries. That's it. That's all I care about. Daniel Chudnov, Library of Congress http://onebiglibrary.net/story/because-this-is-the-business-weve-chosen
- 85. You need us... ...alll of us
- 86. http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardmoross/3947406286 CC-BY But we also need you.
- 87. Whither “the library”? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhoweaa/436923541 CC-BY
- 88. Books are for use. Every reader their book. Every book its reader. Save the time of the reader. The library is a growing organism.
- 89. Simply connect.
- 93. Connect people with people http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/3088582622
- 94. The library as the engine of discovery.
- 95. Through open frameworks. Open data. Open communities.
- 96. You provide the framework... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gadl/300325809 CC-BY-SA
- 97. We’ll provide the people http://www.flickr.com/photos/mararie/3313582639/ CC-BY-SA
- 98. Don’t think about filtering. Don’t think about control. Enable discovery.
- 99. [email protected] http://cameronneylon.net http://slideshare.net/cameronneylon Twitter: @cameronneylon Friendfeed: cameronneylon Thanks to: Sciencetwists, Friendfeeders, and the wider online community for ideas, criticism, and conversations. Deepak Singh, Larry Lessig, Andy Powell, and John Wilbanks for presentation inspiration. Flickr for images