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“Drill Halls, Mechanics Institutes &
Public Libraries: the struggle for relevance”
Brendan Fitzgerald & Frances SavageOnline projects
VICNET, State Library of Victoria
“but mainly she told the truth”
Mark Twain 1835-1910
Public Libraries: the 3 C’s
• current projects & issues,
• the challenge of relevance and,
• changing roles
Global ICT Context:
• Peoples network
• New library
Australian ICT Context:
• Regional Telecommunications Policy
• NOIE
• Connecting Victoria
• Libraries 21
VICNET Online Projects Background:
Libraries Online: 1998 - 2001.$2.4M provided by MMV for content and infrastructure projects for libraries.
Rural Libraries Online: 1999 - 2002.$3.47M provided by Networking the Nation for library network infrastructure in rural Victoria.
Other Projects:
•$114k - rural public libraries printers
•$145k- 2 way satellite Mobile Libraries(UMRLS)
•$20k - e- gaps funding ( Glenelg RLS)
•$800k - Internet and IT local priorities ( DoI)
•$1.6 M - SNIP (Arts Victoria)
•$230k - Urban Libraries (MMV)
Infrastructure Projects:
• Last Guys- 33 final branches
• Workstations- 400 public access PC’s
• Geelong/Corangamite Satellite pilot
• Metro Bandwidth- 18 libraries 2Mbps
• RLOL 19 satellite sites/WAN
• Printers For Public access
Content Projects:
• Gulliver- consortium
• Victoria’s Virtual Library-gateway
(www.libraries.vic.gov.au)
• Open Road
(www.openroad.vic.gov.au)
Skills Projects:
• Adaptive technology- Jaws, EIA, Trackballs, Magic
• Open Road - User administration
- Multilingual Surfing
• Web Developers Forum
“but mainly he told the truth”
Samuel Clemens 1835-1910
“ The first thing to have in a library is a shelf. Frm time to time this can be decorated with lithrachure. But th’ shelf is the main thing.”
F P Dunne 1867- 1936 “Mr Dooley Says” 1910
•Partnerships
•Infrastructure
•Social Capital
•Continuity and change
Relevance: the issues
Partnerships:
•Consortia
•Collaborative Relationships
•Government
•Funding
Infrastructure:
•Bandwidth
•Interoperability
•Telecommunications and traffic
•Buildings
Social Capital:
•Professional Development/Workforce
•Information Society
•Investment
•Community & Social engagement
Continuity and change:
•Sustainability
•Accessibility
•Expectations
Critical Success factors
• Social inclusion
• Education , literacy and LL learning
• e-government
• community regeneration
• Local cultural strategies“Building Better Library Services” Audit Commission 2002
Foundations to build on • Value of information & service
• Meeting needs
• Geographic network
“ I think that in too many libraries the librarians have made it quite clear that
they know everything and we know b*****r all!”
Library Non user views - AC report 2002
“ …. the Internet
comes on computers
now!!!”
Homer The Greek 1997