Chris Batt

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

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How can I get rid of my withdrawn books?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

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

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

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

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

Weltanschauung Almost as good as a bottle of Scotch whisky

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

Chris Batt

by MainLibrary Aarhus on Jun 17, 2009

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