This document summarizes key points from a panel discussion at the Springer Government Summit on innovation in government libraries. The panel member discussed how tablets and smartphones are increasingly being used by managers and users; how digital content can be created, annotated, and collaborated on remotely; and how free resources may be sufficient for some purposes. The panel also touched on issues like copyright and fair use, determining what is truly in the public domain, making content accessible for various uses, patron-driven document delivery, and how data mining and uncovering the value of information has become a primary role of librarians. The physical library itself was deemed secondary to the role of libraries as brokers, connectors and barters of information for patrons.

1. Springer Government Summit:
Innovation in Government Libraries
Panel Member: Richard Huffine
August 3, 2012

2. Tablets and Smartphones
In the hands of our managers and our users!

3. Users Creating and Annotating
digital content remotely and in collaboration with others!

4. Good Enough is Good Enough
free resources may be sufficient for some purposes
and should be the first place we always look

5. Copyright and Fair Use
should be a part of what we do to
educate and support our patrons to manage

6. Public Domain Literature
actually in the public domain!

7. Making Content Accessible
For use, re-use, and everything in between!

8. Patron-Driven Access
The future of document delivery is
seamless to our users!

9. Data Mining
(Uncovering the value of information)
is the new primary job of the librarian/info pro!

10. The Library as Place is secondary
(for most of us)
libraries are now brokers/connectors/barters
of information for our patrons