Finding the Phoenix Feathers, Flight & Future of Libraries Helene Blowers Digital Strategy Director Columbus Metropolitan Library UGame ULearn Delft, Netherlands April 23, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/408516412/

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The Library Brand … CC Cindi Trainor http://www.flickr.com/photos/trucolorsfly/352573802/ http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/Percept_all.pdf

Use the computer/internet Do homework/study At least monthly At least annually Not even once a year Never have used Used to use, but no longer do Source: Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources, OCLC, 2005 12% 16% 9% 42% 18% 15% 8% 27% 39% How often do you use the library for the following reasons? Get assistance with research 11% 30% 13% 23% 23% Read/borrow best-seller 17% 16% 23% 11% 31% Borrow print books Research specific reference books 26% 29% 10% 17% 19% 15% 36% 12% 15% 23%

"Too much light often blinds gentlemen of this sort. They cannot see the forest for the trees." - Musarion [1768], Canto II http://www.flickr.com/photos/rowmuse/309542801/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/johndecember/2914192044/ Trend ► Kindle rekindles the flame for the digital book

In 2008, Amazon’s Kindle, sold 500 thousand units, 32% more than the iPods sold in the year of debut of Apple’s player. - Citi Investment Research estimate based upon Sprint network activations http://www.flickr.com/photos/nydiscovery/2212528583/

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Google deal brings classic books to Sony Reader March 19, 2009 Sony's e-book reader is about to get a little help from Jane Austen in its battle with the Kindle. Sony announced a partnership with Google that will bring a half-million classic books to the Sony Reader Digital Book. Users will now be able to access the free book downloads through Sony's eBook Store. For years, Google has scanned books and converted them to digital format--at least in part--for its Google Book Search project. For now, Google is providing books to Sony whose copyrights have expired, which means most of the new additions to the Sony Reader will have been published before 1923, according to The New York Times.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/wink/192265445/ Six in 10 people around the world (60%) now have cellphone subscriptions, signaling that mobile phones are the communications technology of choice, particularly in poor countries. – UN Report, March 2, 2009 Up from 2002 – 15% Internet worldwide: 11%- 2002 >> 23% - 2008 Trend ► Mobile builds bridges faster

“ Apparently we love our own cell phones but we hate everyone else's.” - Joe Bob Briggs http://www.flickr.com/photos/clocky/3002930772/

Countries by advanced information and communications technology (ICT) : 1) Sweden 2) South Korea (nation-wide gigabit bb 2012) 3) Denmark 4) Netherlands 5) Iceland 6) Norway 17) United States - UN report, March 2009

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanjiroushi/107257226/ In 2007, cell-phone novels ( keitai shosetsu) held four of the top five spots on the literary best-seller list. $240 million market ‘07 Trend ► Cell-phone novels aren’t so novel anymore. They’re serious business

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“ As many newspapers struggle to stay economically viable, fewer than half of Americans (43%) say that losing their local newspaper would hurt civic life in their community "a lot." Pew Research Study: Stop the Presses (March 12, 2009 ) http://www.flickr.com/photos/gog/21039882/ Trend ► Print is in peril

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Trend (Reality) ► Format dependency + distribution kills http://www.flickr.com/photos/djwhelan/344758678

Distribution Center Distribution Agent Distribution format

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It’s not the death of the book to fear… http://www.flickr.com/photos/aprilzosia/2585184283/ it’s our dependency on formats as our community (service delivery) value! Change

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Lifebrarian Latin, librarius of books, from libr-, liber inner bark, rind, book http://amaztype.tha.jp

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Chauveet Cave – 32,000 yrs old

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Engaged + Motivated = Learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryloft/2803968334/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Soap_bubbles_2.jpg Books Programs information storytimes Access Computers

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http://www.pssl.com/images/ProdImage01/500/BUBBLE-BLAST.jpg Remember it’s not really about the bubbles …

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahbelle1/520605530 ...It's about blowing them

Motivation http://www.flickr.com/photos/jodigreen/3180647545/

Focus on

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Knowledge playing Discovery Guiding Learning Curve fun!

What should do to fuel learning , knowledge & wisdom ? Focus on … Curiosity Creativity Collaboration http://www.flickr.com/photos/fornal/394740182/

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Photo: Aaron Schmidt | walkingPaper.org

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Helene Blowers Digital Strategy Director Columbus Metropolitan Library [email_address] My Slides are @ www.LibraryBytes.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregwake/2961213279/