Opportunity and Innovation
in the Information Needs of
Millennials
By Shawnta Smith
June 19th, 2009
Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries
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Changing the way we read…
from
Julia McIntyre <squirrelseatingmango@gmail.com>
to
shawntasmith <shawntasmith@gmail.com>
date
Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 3:47 PM
subject
I have a reference question
mailed-by gmail.com
Hi Shawn,
I'm doing research for my thesis on cultivating lesbian identity
through art. I was wondering if you know how I can conduct
some of my research.
I need something quick, in multiple formats, and that I can
share.
Best,
Julia
Opportunities and Innovations
of Millenials
• Time Efficient Communication
-Chatting & Document Management Software
• Multi-Formatted
-A single reference question can have an answer with
various formats
• Social Networking
-Content Management Systems & Resource Sharing
Opportunity and Innovation #1
3:52 PM
Time Efficiency
me:
Well Julia, I'm so excited to see what your thesis is
on. I had a similar topic for my library school thesis.
Instead of chatting, may I send you a PDF file?
3:53 PM Julia:
Wow Shawnta, that would be great!
Opportunity and Innovation #1
3:56 PM
Time Efficiency
me:
Because the file is large, however, I will need to send it
via a file transfer system.
Let me know when you get it!
3:57 PM
Julia:
OK, sure!
I'll be in touch.
3:57 PM
me:
Talk with you soon.
It's going to come from the graduate center's file
transfer program.
Opportunity and Innovation #1
Time Efficiency
Document Management Software
(Examples)
• Xythos –Provides document and file management software solutions and a
subsidiary of Blackboard Inc. (1997).
• YouSendIt –(2004) Digital Content Delivery Company whose mission is to
build a global digital delivery platform empowering businesses to send, track,
and receive files on-demand.
• Desire2Learn (D2L) –(1999) Web-based learning management system (has a
dropbox tool which acts as an intranet for file transfers).
• Google Documents –Project of Google(1998) where file-sharing up to 10MB
is free for gmail account holders.
Opportunity and Innovation #1
Time Efficiency
Why not GoogleDocs filesharing?
When file-sharing a PDF, You CANNOT...
• Share the PDF itself
• Upload a PDF larger than 10MB
• Share PDFs with mailing lists
• Publish a PDF so that anyone can view it
• Share a PDF with someone who does not have a Gmail
Account
4:00 PM Julia:
Shawn, I’ve just opened the document!
It’s huge!
4:02 PM
me:
Great let me walk you through it!
Scroll down past the literature review, and
past the methodology to page 46.
There is a great index and appendix too.
Opportunity and Innovation #2
Multiple Formats
Barnes, Sherri L. “Lesbian Subjectivities: Theorizing, Critiquing, Personalizing” Black American
Feminisms: A Multi-Disciplinary Bibliography. 2007. University of California Santa Barbara Libraries 25
April 2007 <http://www.library.ucsb.edu/ subjects/blackfeminism/>.
Opportunity and Innovation #2
Multiple Formats
SOURCES on Queer Theories
for the Production of Lesbian of Color Identity Formation
through Literature, Art or Documentation
CONTEXT
• Literature
• Visual art (paintings, film, photography)
• Performance Art (theatre, music, plays)
• Identity Discourse, Identity Formation, and
Documentation
Opportunity and Innovation #2
Multiple Formats
SOURCES on Queer Theories
for the Production of Lesbian of Color Identity Formation
through Literature, Art or Documentation
FORMAT
•
•
•
•
Monographs
Primary Sources
Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
•
•
•
•
Anthologies
Websites
On-line Databases
Archival Material
Opportunity and Innovation #2
4:20 PM Julia:
4:21 PM
4:25 PM
4:21 PM
me:
Julia:
me:
Multiple Formats
Shawn, thanks for walking me through the
info.
No Problem, it was fun!
One more thing. I’d like to show my
professors and colleagues these sources,
how do you suggest I share the info?
Hmm, there’s plenty of ways…
Opportunity and Innovation #3
Social Networking
Friendster
Tweets
Tumblr
Yola
Twitter
Myspace
Content Management Systems
Social Networking
Ning
Wordpress
Linkedin
LiveJournal
Facebook
Blogs
Websites
Opportunity and Innovation #3
Which one do we use?
Social Networking
Opportunity and Innovation #3
Social Networking
• Professor’s at Marquette used Titter!
• Julia and I used Yola.com!
6:00 PM Julia:
Thanks Shawn, that was super fun. I’m
gonna use Yola.com for my personal site
too!
6:02 PM
me:
6:03 PM Julia:
Great!
Can’t wait to see it.
Well, gotta go.
TTYL!