the library of the future - cilip wm agm
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The library of the future
Phil BradleyVice President, CILIP
Where I’m coming from:
• Libraries should be judged by their overall relevance to their community
• Constantly evolve• People are the enabling factor, not technology• If we do nothing, we will be left with low
margin services no-one else wants to provide eg Post Office V FedEx
• Libraries are about information in all formats
http://www.lorinix.net/the_city/02.html
Libraries as a place
• Gathering place• Haven of creative ideas• Solitude• Support• Internet• Education/Training
Westbury-sub-Mendip library kiosk http://bit.ly/eUsS5w
http://bit.ly/hxnLGB 24/7 browsing: books, national art, d/l digital audio & videoFiles. Featuring seats with iPads and 14 lounge chairs. August 2010
Nashville Public Library airport branch library 1962 http://bit.ly/epH74y
Polk County Florida. Vending machine books via library swipe card http://on.io9.com/gozyFz
http://pressandpolicy.bl.uk/Resource-Library/Growing-Knowledge-Space-37d.aspx
http://pressandpolicy.bl.uk/Resource-Library/Growing-Knowledge-Space-37c.aspx
http://pressandpolicy.bl.uk/Resource-Library/Growing-Knowledge-the-Evolution-of-Research-29f.aspx
Libraries as a service
• Focal point for community activity• Podcast studio• Video studio/local television• Virtual• Gamer• Fitness• Art/drama
http://ngd.ala.org/
NGD 2010 stats
• Number of libraries registered to participate: 1,882• Number of libraries that submitted # of players for NGD
activities: 787• Total number of players for NGD activities: 26,504• Number of libraries in the national Super Smash Bros
Brawl tournament (simultaneous): 47• Number of libraries in the national Rock Band High Score
tournament (asynchronous): 40• Number of non-US libraries that participated (that we
know of): 5 (Canada, Costa Rica, Italy, Japan, South Korea)
Become a publisher!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shakespearesmonkey/3880748925/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Or ePublish
http://www.amazon.com/ePublish-Self-Publish-Profitably-Kindle-CreateSpace/dp/0977240657
Or use Lulu.com
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-2011-guide-to-free-or-nearly-free-e-books/14609998?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/1
Or loan eReaders?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51uJzmtxoYL.jpg
Audio devices
http://www.wfhowes.co.uk/playaway/
Kindle lending libraries
Create apps
http://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/node/837
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/MuseumOfLondon/Resources/app/you-are-here-app/home.html
Or create videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkeKvLDMK8M
And provide facilities to make them
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2365494/how_to_make_a_green_screen_studio_part_1_create_your_screen/
Photography
Local television stations?
Community hub
Or Radio station?
http://www.radioanywhere.co.uk
While we’re talking sounds...
Battle of the bands. Oldham Library
Or Webcasts?
http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list
Guiding resources
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=012525561006221062609:a3ion4ndljq
Trailmeme
Jogtheweb
Bookmarking services
Be a reputable social network source!
Social media = search
Facebook as a search engine?
Go to where the conversations are!
Librarians
• Perhaps confirm quality of data in community based reports?
• Organisations knowledge brokers. Constantly making new connections
• At the centre of the value chain, helping identify & closing gaps in organisational knowledge
• A change agent
So how do we get there?
Libraries and Digital: Research into the use of digital media in libraries to develop audiences for reading
The Reading Agency http://bit.ly/fanOnH
Barriers to a digital offer
• Funding is the biggest issue• A lack of staff skills and time is a major barrier
to engaging users online• Councils are restricting libraries’ digital
activities• Poor public awareness and problems with
computer access are slowing take-up of digital services
Issues
• 1.8% of library authorities have a digital media/reading strategy in place
• Library rating of user awareness is 1.9/5• 13.1% of library authorities have a separate
website for young people• 12.1% of PCs in children’s areas have a home
page that is child friendly. The rest default to the adult page
More issues
• Library staff average rating of their confidence in handling social/digital media is 2.2/5
• 49.5% of library authorities do not have designated staff responsible for social/digital media
2 quotes
• “The librarian must be the librarian militant before he can be the librarian triumphant.” Melvil Dewey
• “Librarians must be like Krishna! And descend into the world to combat ignorance!” S.R. Ranganathan