Public Libraries And Technology The Future

Public Libraries and Technology:Planning for the Future

Chris Batt

ASCEL conference7th November 2009

Monday, 9 November 2009

Modelling public knowledge value chains in a networked world


Public libraries


Technology


Planning for the future


2014


2050






UK PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Looking forward

Willing to try new ideas

Prepared to adopt and adapt


STRENGTHS...

Good record of technological innovation

Widely accessible

Highly successful

Valued by the public


FUTURE CHALLENGES...

Kindle/nookSearch engine innovationWikipedias

The wisdom of the crowdOther public sector institutionsStatus within public policy



The future of public libraries depends on much more than their relationship with technology

Relationship between citizens and technology

Relationship with other knowledge institutions

Status within information society policy


Society and technical change


expectations


1. Everything

2. Immediately

3. Everywhere

expectations


1. Everything

2. Immediately

3. Everywhere

4. On the move

5. 24/7

expectations


media

1. What is a book?


media

1. What is a book? a. Engineering v creative endeavour


media


2. New business models a. Recorded music industry b. “Give the book, sell the abstract”


media



3. Mass media a. Newspaper meltdown b. TV - watching everything at once

c. TV - new approaches to production


media



3. Mass media


Here is movie clip from Digital Revolution rusheshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/digitalrevolution/rushes.shtml


http://www.bbc.co.uk/digitalrevolution/rushes.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/digitalrevolution/rushes.shtml

crowdsourcing

“Crowdsourcing capitalises on the deeply social nature of the human species” Jeff Howe


crowdsourcing


1. The renaissance of the amateur


crowdsourcing



2. New routes to social capital


crowdsourcing



2. New routes to social capital

3. Influencing public policy


Trafigura and the super injunction


Trafigura and the super injunction


Other knowledge institutions


P D

C

Public library

P = placeC = cyberspaceD = development agency


P D

C

P D

C

Public library


Museums

Archives

Universities

Schools

Colleges

Broadcasters

Public agencies

Third sectorP D

C

P D

C

P D

C

P D

C

P D

C

P D

C

P D

C


P D

C

P D

C

Public library


Museums

Archives

Universities

Schools

Colleges

Broadcasters

Public agencies

Third sector

Google Books

P D

C

P D

C

P D

C

P D

C

P D

C

P D

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P D

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Convergence or competition?


Universities and their libraries


JISC: Business and Community Engagement



iTunes U




iTunes U



JISC: Towards the academic library of the future



JISC: Towards the academic library of the future

horizon-scanning

trend and driver analysis

scenario analysis

attractiveness grids

value chain analysis


Public policy


1. Leadership

4. Find the elevator pitch

3. Collective action

Getting libraries on the policy radar

2. Serious long-term planning


Conclusions?



1. Technical innovation

4. Institutions in the knowledge landscape

3. New social drivers

2. Media shifts

5. Public policy


A tipping point is approaching


Externalities

Timescale


Externalities

Timescale


Externalities

Timescale

“From technician to strategist”


So what?


Planning for the futureTactical responses


Planning for the futureTactical responses

Reading Learning for life Knowledge management

Partnerships

Community focus

Mediation and interpretation


Planning for the futureStrategic responses



Collective action National mission: a right to knowledge New competencies



Collective action National mission: a right to knowledge New competencies

Knowledge leadership

Design

Rapid innovation

Community development

Advocacy


Here is presentation on Aarhus librarieswww.chrisbattconsulting.com/resources


http://www.chrisbattconsulting.com/resources

http://www.chrisbattconsulting.com/resources

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Public Libraries And Technology The Future