Information has exploded. As a result libraries globally are facing huge challenges around staffing, funding, relevance, and technology. Some are struggling, some are thriving. The State Library of Victoria (SLV) is doing its best to stay current and engaging, fostering new connections and opportunities to grow audiences and learning potential. Collaboration and partnerships are integral to building new learning streams, and coupled with the use of technology, this Library is set to explode into new methods of engagement with the community. By applying some design-thinking processes in re-imagining the way information, knowledge, and communities intersect through libraries. Stepping through activities which frame current library assumptions against future library expectations (and possibilities), we’ll then pit these against the programs and tools already created in onsite and online environments.

1. The library: a ticking time-bomb CPX http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3604890773_3da30e89b1.jpg

3. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/4945177655_154b274760.jpg E-Z Fynd

9. Information

10. Information

11. Information

12. World Digital Library

17. Geek the Library

18. Finding new layers

20. State Library of Victoria

21. Visualizations

24. Information

25. Social media

28. Information – Spezify

29. Infographics - Google

30. Research skills

31. Research skills

35. Networks http://www.biomechanism.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Brain-cells.jpg

36. Networks

37. Networks - Mentionmapp

39. Push & Pull http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5567237317_f0e98d1a03.jpg

42. Hoddle Waddle

46. Games

47. Outside-In Cinema

48. Outside-In Cinema

50. Games that hack the location

51. Libraryhack

52. Libraryhack

55. Photosynth

56. Hack the location

57. Hack the location - Layar

63. Synergy & sagacity