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1. Libraries in the Land of Plenty: CENIC LibraryNet

   A proposal by the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, the California State Library,the Califa Library Group, the Peninsula Library System, San Francisco Public Library,and the Pacific Library Partnership, and the Southern California Library Cooperative
2. I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint 78 CA Public, City, and County Libraries Online Homework/Job Help Provides live tutoring for students, GED prep, real-time writing help Resume and job skills tutoring, interview coaching available Collaborative tools Library WiFi allows students to access services from their own personal devices without waiting for library terminals to become available Tutor.com and Brainfuse.com Assistance in English/Spanish Special suite of services for libraries http://www.library.ca.gov/Tutor/libraries.html
3. I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Stanislaus County Library JobNow (Brainfuse.com) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwLQGozBq6s
4. I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Escondido Public Library LibraryYOU A project to collect and share local knowledge by enabling patrons to create videos and podcasts Offers training classes on video and audio recording and editing Resulting media hosted on the EPL website Topics include art, business, cooking, technology, health, STEM, history, self-help, and more – all created by library patrons http://libraryyou.escondido.org/
5. I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Description: Aaron Huerta shares his personal experiences of growing up with vitiligo and tells the story of how he has learned to thrive in spite of the disease.Subject:Skin -- Diseases, Skin -- Diseases -- Popular works.Date: May 24, 2012 Link: http://libraryyou.escondido.org/vitiligo.aspx
6. I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Description:Local historian Lucy Berk lists the resources available at the library to research a historic Escondido house. Subject: Escondido (Calif.) - history.Date: October 10, 2012 Link: http://libraryyou.escondido.org/historichome.aspx
7. I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Description: Doris Martin recounts her miraculous survival and that of her family in Nazi Germany.Subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews., Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Holocaust survivors -- Biography.Date: April 16, 2012 Link: http://libraryyou.escondido.org/doris-martin-holocaust-survivor.aspx
8. I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Escondido Public Library LibraryYOU Library acts to reinforce unique community identity and engagement Inverts traditional concept of libraries as content providers and patrons as consumers – libraries are content creators and patrons are resources and producers as well as consumers http://libraryyou.escondido.org/
9. I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Behind the Scenes at the Library of Congress Videoconference with Philip Levine LoC Videocon with US Poet Laureate Philip Levine Ten sites across the US participated, including two California schools and three public libraries in Idaho, New York, and Utah Hour-long talk, Q&A session http://video.magpi.net/videos/video/415/ http://blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2012/05/join-us-today-for-a-live-online-program-featuring-poet-laureate-philip-levine/
10. II. The Challenges to Library Access Funding
11. II. The Challenges to Library Access Funding Physical Infrastructure
12. II. The Challenges to Library Access Funding Physical Infrastructure Insufficient Bandwidth
13. II. The Challenges to Library Access Funding Physical Infrastructure Insufficient Bandwidth Staff Training
14. II. The Challenges to Library Access Funding Physical Infrastructure Insufficient Bandwidth Staff Training Patron Demand
15. II. The Challenges to Library Access The ideal solution would enable libraries to: Meet and anticipate patrons’ needs Predict costs annually (or even further out) Collaborate with other institutions state, nation, and worldwide Take advantage of economies of scale Advocate for their own unique needs
16. What is The Ideal Solution? Statewide, robust Fee-based Connects beyond CA Optimized for libraries Economies of scale Such an infrastructure already exists!
17. III. CENIC’s California Research & Education Network CENIC is a 501(c)3 created to serve California’s K-20 research & education institutions with cost-effective, high-bandwidth networking Five Charter Associates: California Community Colleges, California K-12 System, California State University System, Private Universities, and the University of California System
18. III. CENIC’s California Research & Education Network Nearly 10,000 sites connect to CENIC 3,800+ miles of optical fiber Members in all 58 counties connect via fiber-optic cable or leased circuits from telecom carriers 10,000,000 Californians use CENIC each day Governed by members on the segmental level
19. III. CENIC’s California Research & Education Network Three networks operate simultaneously as independent layers on a single infrastructure CalREN-Digital California (DC): daily use for e-mail, web browsing, videoconferencing, etc. CalREN-High-Performance Research (HPR): high-performance research for big-science “power users” CalREN-eXperimental Developmental (XD): bleeding-edge research on network itself
20. IV. LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC Proposal: California’s Libraries join CENIC on the segmental level (alongside K12, CCC, CSU, UC, private universities) CA State Librarian acts as interface w/CENIC Creation of a library-oriented layer within existing CENIC infrastructure Libraries connect via K-12 and CCC sites (behind or in existing network “rings”) or independently CA SB 331 (Liu): funding through CA Library Services Act
21. IV. CENIC LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC Enable libraries to draw on and collaborate with K-20 communities
22. IV. CENIC LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC Enable libraries to draw on and collaborate with K-20 communities Representation in CENIC governance
23. IV. CENIC LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC Enable libraries to draw on and collaborate with K-20 communities Representation in CENIC governance CENIC cloud-based services
24. IV. CENIC LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC Enable libraries to draw on and collaborate with K-20 communities Representation in CENIC governance CENIC cloud-based services Better budgeting!
25. IV. Proof of Concept: Libraries in California’s Central Valley Connecting 18 Central Valley counties: Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Kings, Kern, Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumne, Tulare, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter and Yuba www.cvngbip.org
26. IV. Proof of Concept: Libraries in California’s Central Valley Target anchor institutions include education, libraries, public safety, healthcare 19 K-12 County Offices of Education 14 CCC districts and colleges 3 CSU campuses 20 County/Main Libraries 7 Public Safety Answering Points Business/residential (CENIC’s private sector partner)
27. V. Conclusions: CENIC LibraryNet will … Leverage existing libraries’ knowledge and expertise by integrating into CENIC Enable state, nation, and worldwide collaboration with much greater freedom, cost-effectiveness, and more predictable budgeting Enable economies of scale for CA libraries in terms of infrastructure and advocacy Enable networking and support optimized for your needs Enable a statewide e-rate consortium
28. V. Conclusion: CENIC LibraryNet will … Enable libraries to better fulfill their vital role as members of California’s education communities
29. Thank you! Louis Fox, President and CEO, CENIC www.cenic.org Questions?