The Land of Informed Bewilderment

If Public Libraries Did Not Exist, Would Someone Invent Them?

Public policy priorities Long-term social value Sustainable model Skills and competencies

Weltanschauung

Peace on earth Long-term stability in the Middle East An end to global warming A bottle of Scotch whisky Weltanschauung

Peace on earth

Long-term stability in the Middle East

An end to global warming

A bottle of Scotch whisky

Libraries of the Future Weltanschauung What are the unique and enduring roles of libraries? How, at any given time, do we ensure they deliver maximum value to the user?

The Future Public Library: From short term to long term Scholarship e-Science Data mining e-Learning Technological evolution How can I get rid of my withdrawn books? Who is using Twitter? Any views on reducing overdue charges? Charges for colour printing Weltanschauung

Scholarship

e-Science

Data mining

e-Learning

Technological evolution

How can I get rid of my withdrawn books?

Who is using Twitter?

Any views on reducing overdue charges?

Charges for colour printing

The Future Public Library: From short term to long term “ We cannot be sure that someone born at the beginning of the 21 st century will have any particular nostalgia for a paper book” Weltanschauung

The Future Public Library: From Reactive to Proactive Community space Development agency Library online Weltanschauung

Digital repositories Flickr Wikipedia You and me ? Libraries of all types Museums and some galleries Archives Broadcasters Research agencies Learned societies Heritage organisations Community groups ? The Future Public Library: Re-engineering the Knowledge Landscape

Digital repositories

Flickr

Wikipedia

You and me

?

Libraries of all types

Museums and some galleries

Archives

Broadcasters

Research agencies

Learned societies

Heritage organisations

Community groups

?

Museum = digital library of objects Library = museum of books The Future Public Library: Expectations

“ Old men ought to be explorers” Weltanschauung

Modelling public knowledge value chains in a networked world Weltanschauung

Weltanschauung Public policy Parent institutions Buildings Staff Services Investment decisions Policy/invest. decisions Delivery infrastructure

Boundary exchanges Downstream value Institutional convergence? Institutional competition? Weltanschauung

Measuring downstream value Lifetime Good Fair Poor Pre-school support School years Level three Skills training and support Knowledge and information mediation and guidance Convivial activity Confidence Creativity Curiosity Community well being, social capital Discovery/understanding Weltanschauung High High, but at risk High, in places Uncertain Batt Value Indicator

Learning Never Was What it Used To Be Weltanschauung

Education is an industrial process Assessment Attainment Achievement Progression Weltanschauung

Assessment

Attainment

Achievement

Progression

Learning is a personal need that should last a lifetime Weltanschauung “ War is a continuation of politics by other means ” Carl von Clausewitz Adult informal learning

Theory into Practice v1.0 Weltanschauung

Learning for Life: the Engine of the 21 st Century LEARNING FOR LIFE Help everyone to discover and understand more about the world everyday Neuroscience Behavioural economics Theories of learning Social trends

Knowledge: the Raw Material of the Future Build partnerships across the knowledge landscape Look outwards to what is happening technologically, socially, economically Re-invent the Web Develop a common mission for advocacy Face up to future leadership roles Weltanschauung

Build partnerships across the knowledge landscape

Look outwards to what is happening technologically, socially, economically

Re-invent the Web

Develop a common mission for advocacy

Face up to future leadership roles

From Librarian to Knowledge Warrior Leaders of the knowledge sector A mission to remove all barriers to access The integration of knowledge into everyday life Defining, managing and mediating Building a strong foundation for learning for life Weltanschauung

Leaders of the knowledge sector

A mission to remove all barriers to access

The integration of knowledge into everyday life

Defining, managing and mediating

Building a strong foundation for learning for life

Weltanschauung Almost as good as a bottle of Scotch whisky

If libraries did not exist, would we be able to invent them? Weltanschauung