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- 1. • András Kardos Péter Király László Ládi • http://library.me.uk • Internet Librarian ’11 B202: Innovative services to engage users
- 2. Team • Software developers and librarians in one • Our goal is solve today’s problems, instead of wandering about past and future • Just moved to the UK • Worked for the National Library of Hungary
- 3. Our portal • „Library of libraries”: info, events, central virtual catalog and user focused services • Contact info, catalogs, ebooks, book summaries, patrons, official statistics... • Shelves for users, lendings from multiple libraries due date notifications • Games, LIS wiki, survey editor
- 4. More about it • Staff updates info on their own library, add events and news with no IT • Relevant information is shown to visitors using geotargeting and favourites set • We work hard on getting more visible in Google • We provide useful and trendy services, that libraries offer to their patrons
- 8. We can • Develop user focused features requested by libraries • Things that one library can’t do on it’s own • Things that involves working with ILS vendors • Implement innovative new ideas
- 9. Together • It is more efficient to work toghether on the net: better visibility, more weight • Provide a single entry point into the library system - library.uk? • Planned cooperation with UK library and reading advocacy groups • www.londonlibraries.org, www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk, • whichbook.net is a good example: great service but not connected
- 10. You can... • Have a professional user oriented online presence with no IT staff • Home page with library- specific features, news • Look cool and up to date in front of your patrons • Focus on getting more people to read, get around on the net, find a job, etc.
- 11. Sustainability • Information on all libraries from the beginning • Subscription fee for more personalisation, interaction with your own patrons • Shared cost of continous development • Sustainable financial model with 100+ libraries
- 12. Help us • To get to know UK’s library system, projects, organisations, ... • Cooperate with us on your ideas, projects for the benefit of all libraries • This presentation is a test to see if there is a need for us @librarymeuk http://library.me.uk
Editor's Notes
- Yesterday there was a lot of talk about librarians able to take on other jobs, but much less about the need for other professions in libraries to keep up with the changing and expanding role. As libraries a bit behind todays’ technology – this is a big leap forward indeeed. No: IP, cloud, TCP, ... IT slang Same feeling as 5 years ago in Hungary, when I jumped into the library community: there is so much to know, so much to help Let me know if I missed something Same as in Hungary 5 years ago, when entering library-land: so much to know, so much to help
- Yesterday there was a lot of talk about librarians able to take on other jobs, but much less about the need for other professions in libraries to keep up with the changing and expanding role. As libraries a bit behind todays’ technology – this is a big leap forward indeeed. No: IP, cloud, TCP, ... IT slang Same feeling as 5 years ago in Hungary, when I jumped into the library community: there is so much to know, so much to help Let me know if I missed something Same as in Hungary 5 years ago, when entering library-land: so much to know, so much to help
- The NHS site is somewhat similar – all surgeries are there, and they can update their information, put up their photos, and link to their sites. Which look ugly most of the time. Cooperated with 10 different ILS vendors and products. We can even provide status information on books. They could not refuse... Bookcrossing game adapted to Hungary 4000+ libraries, 1000+ searchable catalogs with ebook links, book summaries, private and shared shelves, users’ lendings from multiple libraries with email and SMS due date notifications, games, LIS wiki, survey editor, ... Can be used as a hompage for any library, under it’s own address: library.rbkc.gov.uk
- Most small libraries do not have websites, are part of their council’s also crappy site – and are in constant need for a real IT guy, not someone’s son Having a Page on Facebook or a channel on Twitter is nice, but see how commertial companies use them. Interactive games, in place services, brilliant campaigns (IKEA) in Hungary we’re on the first page for many book or library related queries
- Having a Page on Facebook or a channel on Twitter is nice, but see how commertial companies use them. Interactive games, in place services, brilliant campaigns (IKEA) Book suggestion service, book summary collection, free ebook links Either on library.me.uk or under your own address Enter events, link to location, interest and age groups
- Look cool in front of your patrons Very librarian-y services – you can share books/shelves not URLs www.londonlibraries.org – was something like this www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk - Enquire Adapting free software and external services Bookcrossing game adapted Book search interface based on Google Maps – great for finding locally relevant book EBSCO access from home – technically easy, but to implement at each library... Online reference service, chat, ... People's Network! Museums, Libraries and Archive merged with Arts Council
- Facebook login & app, Mobile interface, ... Dave Pattern talked about this in 2009, we tried to do this in Hungary cooperating with large public libraries Book suggestion service based on lending and search statistics Want QR codes with links? You got it. Do you mind if everyone else has it too?
- Your modern IT guy will say: use Facebook, Wordpress, Drupal, RDA, open source software OK, but they are too generic, and even for most of them you need a dedicated IT staff. Single sign-on for all adapted services The more libraries get on it, the cheaper it gets Would you pay 50 or 100 pounds for it? Austerity measures, cuts, ...
- Look cool in front of your patrons Very librarian-y services – you can share books/shelves not URLs either on library.me.uk or under your own address