Makoto Matsumoto
Chairperson and Professor, Faculty of Library, Information and Media Studies, University of Tsukuba |
| Welcome message from Faculty of Library, Information and Media Studies |
Shigeo Sugimoto
Professor, Faculty of Library, Information and Media Studies, University of Tsukuba
Director, Research Center for Knowledge Communities |
| Background and Outline of the Symposium |
Ronald L. Larsen
Professor and Dean, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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| URL | http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~rlarsen/ |
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| Title | iSchools and the Changing Profession of Librarianship |
| Abstract | Information Schools (iSchools) have grown from a small group of research universities in the US to nearly forty institutions worldwide in less than a decade. This presentation will examine the fundamental values and principles of librarianship in light of the dramatic and ubiquitous growth of digital data and the digitization of physical artifacts, positioning the iSchools in the context of this transformation. Informed by changing modes of scholarly communication, it will suggest new roles for libraries and librarians, reinterpreting traditional values in an era of big data. |
Gobinda Chowdhury
Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University Technology Sydney, Australia
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| URL | http://datasearch2.uts.edu.au/fass/staff/listing/details.cfm?StaffId=7488 |
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| Title | Sustainability of digital information: new directions for iResearch |
| Abstract | The term sustainability has gained much importance and attention over the past few years in every major international and national policy document. It is now widely understood that in order to achieve a sustainable development in any business sector we need to build systems and services that are economically, environmentally as well as socially sustainable. Although the importance of information for sustainable development has been recognized by several national and international bodies, sustainability of information systems and services has not been studied and researched well. This presentation proposes a generic model to illustrate the issues and challenges associated with the sustainability of digital information systems and services. Some new and emerging research topics have been mapped onto the three pillars of sustainability of digital information. It produces a schematic representation of various interrelated research challenges that need to be addressed in order to build and manage sustainable digital information systems and services. |