Five Heads are Better than One: The Committee Approach to Identifying, Assessing, and Initializing Emerging Technologies

Autor:	Alyse Ergood, Rachael Cathcart Neu, Jane Strudwick, Aditya Burkule, Jennifer L. Boxen
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Knowledge management Web 2.0 business.industry Emerging technologies Computer science Social software Library and Information Sciences computer.software_genre Computer Science Applications Engineering management Social media business computer Social tools
Zdroj:	Technical Services Quarterly. 29:122-134
ISSN:	1555-3337 0731-7131
DOI:	10.1080/07317131.2012.650611
Popis:	This article is a case study on the committee approach to identifying, assessing, and initializing emerging technologies in the library environment. The committee path is offered as an effective means of addressing emerging technologies and social software for libraries where budgetary reductions have made the hiring of a single emerging technologies librarian prohibitive. Specifically the authors focus on the following: the procedure implemented by the committee for emerging technologies; methods by which library requests for specific emerging technologies or technology needs are evaluated and processed; the obstacles the committee encountered; recommendations for future emerging technologies; and resulting conclusions. A literature review contextualizes and highlights the importance of developing strategic approaches to emerging technologies, as well as the potential benefits of using a cross-departmental committee or team.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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