Edtechkat

Jeff Tresziak from McMaster Library has just toured UK academic libraries with 20 other directors of Canadian research libaries.

A quote he liked from a presentation by JISC - “When simple change becomes transformational change, the desire for continuity becomes a dysfunctional mirage”.

The trends he spotted were:

1) Re-inventing physical spaces

2) Emphasizing the undergraduate experience (recruitment, retention, skills, employability, widening participation, achievement, etc.)

3) Partnering with faculty/graduates in teaching, learning and research

4) De-emphasizing print collections

5) Mass digitization