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NAPLE 2014 Denmark May, 13th 2014 Athens Tine Vind, Head of Division, Libraries. Danish Ministry of Culture. Department. Agency for Culture. Agency for Palaces and Cultural Properties. Denmark’s Electronic Research Library Art Foundation Radio and TV Board Media Board.
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NAPLE 2014 Denmark May, 13th 2014 Athens Tine Vind, Head of Division, Libraries
Danish Ministry of Culture Department Agency for Culture Agency for Palaces and Cultural Properties Denmark’sElectronic Research Library Art Foundation Radio and TV Board Media Board
Facts and Figures • The agency is part of the Danish Ministry of Culture • Established 1st January 2012 by a merger of 3 agencies (Cultural Heritage, Arts, Libraries and Media) • Staff: almost300 • Yearly budget in total (2014) about 4,8 billion DKK (EUR 643m). • Division for libraries – staff: 18
Vision and Strategy Vision We work to make visible the significance of arts and culture as a driving force, moving the individual, supporting democracy, creating value and strengthening the local as well as the extended communities. Strategic focus areas/themes: • The Digital Agenda • Alliance with the users • Culture and EconomicGrowth • International Cooperation • Efficiency
Danish Agency for Culture - Libraries • Providing services for ministers and departments in the field of libraries, including the field of public information • Exercising authority with respect to the field of libraries • Responsibility for the national bibliographic registration • Responsibility of Bibliotek.dk (Library.dk) – database with items of Danish public and research libraries • Administering grants and secretariat services in the field of libraries • Strategic development in collaboration with the library sector
Danish Agency for Culture - Libraries • What’s on in Denmark according to libraries in 2014? • 1. Does the functions of the librarychange? – from culturalcontact point to delivery of well-fare service • Citizens service – come to the library and have your new passport or driver’slicense • About 60% of the libraries have some kind of taskswithincitizens service
Danish Public Libraries • 2. The library as a solitaire institution? • Almosteverylibrary in Denmark worktogether or have partnerships with other kinds of institutions: public schools, mass media, cinemas, theatres etc. • New ways of organizing the cultural institutions e.g. a pilot in developing a new kind of institution – a mixture of a museum and a public library – canwedeveloptogether?
Public Libraries • 4. Developreadingcapacity and knowledge for the individual • Make the citizenable to take part of the democracy • See the library as a centre of informallearning
DiscussingIFLAsMega Trends: • 1. New Technologies will both expand and limit who has access to information. • 2. Online Education will democratise and disrupt global learning. • 3. The boundaries of privacy and data protection will be redefined. • 4. Hyper-connected societies will listen to and empower new voices and groups. • 5. The global information environment will be transformed by new technologies
Competitionwithin the municipalites In March 2014 12 Danish municipalities (of 98) were awarded the title “reading municipalities” by an independent jury, based on their creative and innovative reading activities. In May 2015 the jury will choose the winner of the competition and the most effective methods and best practices will be shared and implemented on a larger scale.
The purpose of the Danish DigitalLibrary (DDL) • To make the collective digital public library services stronger, more visible and more efficient • To strengthen the Danish public libraries’ potential for sharing and communicating electronic medias, such as e-books and other net based materials
The Danish Digital Library • Founded in November 2012 • A binding collaboration between Local Government Denmark (LGDK) and The Ministry of Culture • 97 of Denmark's 98 municipalities are engaged in the collaboration – covering 90 % of the Danish population • Works primarily with the areas: digital communication, digital infrastructure and purchasing