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Reflections and Directions My Role at the Library of Congress and My Aspirations for Ithaka S+R

Reflections and Directions My Role at the Library of Congress and My Aspirations for Ithaka S+R. By Deanna Marcum Managing Director, Ithaka S+R Fiesole Collection Development Conference April 13, 2012. Anthony presented this opportunity.

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Reflections and Directions My Role at the Library of Congress and My Aspirations for Ithaka S+R

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  1. Reflections and Directions My Role at the Library of Congress and My Aspirations for Ithaka S+R By Deanna Marcum Managing Director, Ithaka S+R Fiesole Collection Development Conference April 13, 2012

  2. Anthony presented this opportunity • Reflect on your experience at the Library of Congress • Big issues • How did you address them? What changes did you make? • What do you expect to do at Ithaka S+R? • What will you be working on?

  3. Two Worlds Library of Congress Ithaka S+R • 53 divisions • 2,000 employees • General & Special Collections • 21 reading Rooms • 10 staff • No collections • Consulting & Research • Strategic directions for higher education, libraries, publishers

  4. Two Worlds Library of Congress Ithaka S+R • Management • Congressional relations • Union negotiations • National leadership (bibliographic issues) • Research and consulting based on community interest and need

  5. LC Accomplishments • Combined acquisitions and cataloging • Combined reading rooms • Online reference • Digital talking books for the blind & physically handicapped • Traveling exhibitions • Preservation research • Strategic plan

  6. LC Challenges • Bibliographic control • LC’s role • Connection to broader community • Replacement for MARC • Budget and ties to Congress

  7. LC Continuing Challenges • Digitization • Digital library • Digital preservation • Meeting users' expectations • Security of Capitol Hill

  8. Ithaka S+R Areas of Expertise • Sustainability • Libraries • Publishing • Use/User Studies • Business Models • Needs of scholars

  9. New areas • Interactive learning online • Publishing • Community building and convening • Leadership development and training

  10. Publishers | Libraries | Higher education • Inter-connected • Complex • Transitional Environment

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