The document discusses emerging trends in libraries and education in India. It notes the Indian government's initiatives to improve access, quality, curriculum, pedagogy and evaluation in education. While formal classroom learning remains important, non-formal methods like self-study and internet learning are also significant. Libraries are transitioning from traditional roles to partnering in learning by facilitating reading, discussion, incubation and connecting learners in safe social spaces. As long as education and learning remain priorities, libraries will continue to be relevant by supporting different learning needs beyond the classroom.

1. Emerging trends in libraries
Dr. H. Anil Kumar
Librarian
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

2. Questions to ask…
• What does the ecosystem of education look
like?
• Are libraries relevant?
• Do we need libraries today?
• Will libraries be needed in the future?

3. India Skills Report 2014 by People Strong, Wheebox and CII

13. Indian Government Initiatives in Education
• Improve Access
– More institutions
– Improve infrastructure
– E-learning
– Improve GER
• Improve quality
– Entry - admissions
– Experience
• Design - curriculum
• Delivery – pedagogy
• Choice based credits
• Teacher training
• Learning materials
– Evaluation
• Learning focus
• Application orientation
• Grades vs marks

15. http://www.thenational.ae/business/technology/lack-of-demand-and-poor-quality-blamed-for-decline-in-enrolment-in-indias-engineering-colleges

16. Source:
Indiastats database

24. Resources 20%
Environment 20%
Connectivity 20%
Output 40%

26. www.cdeep.iitb.ac.in

29. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/education-goes-digital-in-india-115073101354_1.html

32. Technology Advantages
• Learn at your own pace and interest
• Supplement learning in the classroom
• Less dependency on formal support
• Explore new ways of learning
• Variety and wide range of topics

33. Learning and education
• Formal methods
– Classroom training
– Laboratory training
– On the job or apprenticeship
• Non-formal methods
– Self-study and Reading
– Watching, seeing and trying
• Sources
– Institutes / schools / industries / employers
– Libraries and laboratories
– Internet

34. Libraries

35. Why go beyond formal methods?
• The 95 Percent Solution: School is not where most Americans learn most
of their science by John H. Falk and Lynn D. Dierking
• Recent findings challenge the longstanding belief that the place for
science knowledge acquisition is the classroom.
• International comparisons of trends in science knowledge over lifetimes
suggests that much if not most science knowledge is acquired outside of
school.
American Scientist: v. 98 (Nov-Dec), 2010

37. Universities, ours and theirs
Krishna Kumar (in The Hindu, August 9, 2012)
• Recruitment of faculty
• Concept of teaching (periods)
• Concept of knowledge – research
• Library
• The fourth critical difference lies in the library. In the West, even in the
most ordinary universities, the library forms the centre of life, both for
teachers and students. Librarians enjoy a high status as their contribution
to academic life cuts across academic disciplines…..

38. www.libraryasincubatorproject.org

40. A 3D printer at DeLaMare Science and Engineering
Library. Photograph courtesy DeLaMare Science and
Engineering Library - See more at:
http://span.state.gov/business/libraries-turn-into-
makerspaces/20150101#tab1
Engineering students of Carson High School in Nevada get a hands-
on experience of 3D scanning, 3D printing, laser cutting and
engraving, using Google Glass, MakeyMake kits and Google Liquid
Galaxy at DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library. Photograph
courtesy DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library
A 3D printed model at DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library. Photograph
courtesy DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library - See more at:
http://span.state.gov/business/libraries-turn-into-makerspaces/20150101#tab1
Milwaukee Makerspace Library, which aims to foster a community
of makers by providing an environment—in terms of people,
equipment and space—that supports creativity and personal
growth.
Libraries Reinvent
Themselves as Makerspaces
By Steve Fox
January/February 2015
SPAN Magazine
http://span.state.gov/business/libraries-turn-into-makerspaces/20150101#tab1

49. Indian Express, Aug 24, 2014

50. PEW RESEARCH CENTRE

51. • Google is deskilling information literacy skills
• Facebook is deskilling interpersonal skills
• Internet: Attention span reducing
• No distinction between first year and final year students project
reports
• how the printed book served to focus our attention,
promoting deep and creative thought.
• Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small
bits of information from many sources
• Scrolling and skimming - Reading:
Jet skiing vs scuba diving

53. http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/paper-vs-plasma-how-digital-reading-shift-impacting-your-brain/

54. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/19/readers-absorb-less-kindles-paper-study-plot-ereader-digitisation

57. http://chronicle.com/article/How-E-Reading-Threatens/147661/

58. http://www.readingrockets.org

60. http://slowreadingco.com

62. Libraries will survive…
• If education is important…
• If learning is the outcome of education….
• If reading is an important part of learning….
• If print books are relevant and needed….
• If learning spaces are required….

63. Libraries will be relevant as
Education is moving from
• Information sharing to learning
• Teacher to learner
Libraries are moving from supporting to
partnering roles and facilitate:
• Reading
• Discussion
• Incubation
• Connecting
Safe, Social and Learning spaces

64. Thanks
anilkumar@iimahd.ernet.in