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Libraries in the Future

Libraries in the Future. Presented by Joan Frye Williams joan@jfwilliams.com 2009 CALTAC Workshop. Times are tough. But we can’t just hunker down. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Alan Kay. +. Time is scarce. Netflix-style circulation. Automatic book dispensers.

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Libraries in the Future

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  1. Libraries in the Future Presented by Joan Frye Williams joan@jfwilliams.com 2009 CALTAC Workshop

  2. Times are tough

  3. But we can’t just hunker down

  4. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Alan Kay

  5. +

  6. Time is scarce

  7. Netflix-style circulation

  8. Automatic book dispensers

  9. Information is everywhere

  10. Engines, not OPACs

  11. Demand-based resource allocation

  12. Coaching with online forms Strategic Direction 4: From frill to necessity

  13. You carry your activities with you

  14. Recombinant resources • Mainstream data formats • Easy import/export/snip • Toolbars, gadgets, widgets, APIs

  15. Portable e-readers

  16. Mobile services

  17. Collaboration can make you smarter

  18. Connected readers

  19. Virtual outreach

  20. Learning and play are two sides of the same coin

  21. Gaming at the library

  22. Planning, decision-making, and communication take place in real time

  23. Activities buzz Live circulation activity e.g. Yorba Linda book feed Instant online help e.g. Topeka Meebo popup Live program excerpts

  24. Online fundraising

  25. Innovation is everyone‘s job

  26. User-contributed tags (headings)

  27. The idea laboratory A place to TRY new things: • Book art studio • Media production facility • New technology showcase • Small business incubator

  28. We only get one Earth, so we’d better take good care of it

  29. Green buildings and practices

  30. Being strategic about all of this:“Futureproofing” moves

  31. From exception to mainstream

  32. Less gate-keeping, more convenience

  33. From altruism to return on investment

  34. Less perfectionism, more efficiency

  35. From a focus on the past to a focus on the future

  36. Less caution, more flexibility

  37. From frill to necessity

  38. Less reticence, more urgency

  39. From information to transformation

  40. Less anonymity, more humanity

  41. Public library roles for tomorrow and beyond… • Entry point • Promoter and advocate • Convener • Partner/collaborator/facilitator • Communicator • Good example • Laboratory • Economic engine

  42. Show the passion!

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