Libraries occupy a neutral space that is increasingly recognized as a fertile home for innovation.  Though this new position is sometimes at odds with its traditional identity, libraries are beginning to develop services built around emerging technologies, changing user needs, and evolving modes of research.  I will discuss what Columbia University Libraries is currently doing to support these changing patron expectations, and I will address our current thinking around building service models for these new technologies.  With several case studies, I will focus on how chemists � faculty and students � are adapting to using the new technologies for their research, teaching, and personal interests.  Additionally, I will discuss some possible future directions for these technologies, reasons why libraries will continue to add value to new technologies, and areas where libraries can partner with others, including publishers, professional societies, and industrial organizations in supporting and developing emerging technologies.

Libraries as hubs for emerging technologies

248th National Meeting (2014)

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