Introduction

1. Luke Roskilly, Educational Consultant Developing teaching resources with new media 'Google and iPod generation' Technology and the internet have changed the way we access information. Introduction Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age

2. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age • When I wanted to goAs a child – reading Tintin books • When I had to goAt university, studying History and German • When it made sense to goNow, for other services – e.g. recycling

3. EducationTeen and adult • e.g. Idea Stores(Tower Hamlets, East London) • Everything from dance to car maintenance, with a community focus Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age

4. EducationIntegration with school • Homework workshops • Help in person or online • Career workshops • Advice, writing CVs, internship and volunteering noticeboards Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age

5. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age Social environment • For a library to find a place in people's hearts, it needs to be a pleasant place to be. • Simple factors such as clean, fresh decor, lighting, good chairs and tables etc. • Cafés and teen areas • Meeting space to talk, space to work

6. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age Ideas Store Ideas Store - shelving Otley Library Ideas Store - café

7. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age Ward End Library Port Talbot Library Lowestoft Library & Record Office Otley Library

8. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age Events • Social function, drawing people to the library as a place where something is happening. • Talks, author events, concerts, film screenings and discussions, poetry competition, starting point for local walking tours, Xbox challenges! • Exhibition space

9. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age Ann Arbor Library Westminster Reference Library

10. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age Virtual presence - website • The Web is closely integrated into people's social, daily behaviour. This will only increase with the development of new technologies – see iPhone. • Library websites should be connected with these new trends. • Not in competition to the actual library, but an extension.

11. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age www.jeugdbibliotheek.nl www.ahml.info downloadmedia.denverlibrary.org

12. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age Virtual presence - website • Features • Book reviews and tips for different age groups • Podcasts and videocasts • Downloadable audio books • Downloadable books for eBook formats • Personalised accounts: order books online, renew books etc. • Ask a Librarian service: by telephone, online chat

13. Books, books, books! Are books irrelevant? • No! - Books are still appealing. • Shelving and presentation are important. • Ordering books from central store –terminals / online. Ideas Store - shelving Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age

14. Doom or Bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age Conclusion • Libraries no longer have monopoly on information or on media. Information is everywhere, media is increasingly being transferred purely electronically. • Social and educational functions should be in foreground. • Should be attractive places to be – places where things happen.