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Library Community Trends. Stephen Abram SirsiDynix Executive Roadshow Teipei, Taiwan April 6, 2006. Emperor Qian Long 1736 -1796 A.D. Resistance is NOT futile!. Where am I coming from . . .?. All Users Library Users Academic College Public School (pre-K-12) Special, i.e.
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Library Community Trends Stephen Abram SirsiDynix Executive Roadshow Teipei, Taiwan April 6, 2006
Where am I coming from . . .? • All Users • Library Users • Academic • College • Public • School (pre-K-12) • Special, i.e. • Government • Military • Medical • Corporate • Global • Non-users The Virtuous Triangle
Collections Connections & Resources Future Components Future Component Researchers Hobbyists Clubs Content & e-Resources: DE Learning & Education University and Colleges Schools and Public Libraries eGov, Programs & Alliances Local and Government Partners Card Holders Faculties Students Community Groups Emerging Model for Community, Learning and Research Enterprises Credit: adapted from Rick Luce, LANL
Usability The A frame adopted from newspaper layout is not what works. Eyetools
The Library World Personas Usability Tests The Real World Normative Data
What is context? It’s not about the Library! It is about five very specific user spaces, communities. Learning Research Entertainment/Culture Neighbourhood Workplace
Content Map Source: AISTI
Simple Stories about Value • Florida Florida's public libraries return $6.54 for every $1.00 invested from all sources! • South Carolina The total direct and indirect return on investment for every $1 expended on the state’s public libraries by SC State and local governments is $4.48—almost 350%!
Classic Technology Adoption Where Are We? Source: Geoffrey Moore. Crossing the Chasm, 1991.
What Makes These Sites and Services so Successful? They are engaging on a very basic level.
What if. . . You can find 15,000,000 books through the Google 5 and the Open Content Alliance?
Project Alouette Canada French Government Project German Publishers Project Internet Archive with Brewster Kahle Yahoo/MSN and Open Content Alliance
What if. . . Does your 5 year plan consider this eventuality?
What if. . . I can find a locally engaging experience through Google Maps and Google Local?
Books books
Google and 3D • San Francisco first…