Short Presentation on The Hive. A collaborative project between the University of Worcester and Worcestershire County Council.

1. New Libraries – New Challenges CILIP West Midlands AGM & Member’s Day 30 th march 2011 The Hive (aka Worcester Library & History Centre) Roger Fairman M.Sc., P.G.Dip.Lib., B.Sc., MCLIP

3. Library Services Development Dept. of Information and Learning Services University of Worcester. Full time secondment to the Hive project Roger Fairman M.Sc., P.G.Dip.Lib., B.Sc., MCLIP

4. The Partners …

6. The Partners: University of Worcester

7. The Partners: WCC – Libraries & Learning Worcester Central Library Wonderful piece of Civic architecture Which is unfortunately totally unsuited to the demands of a modern library service Provides only 25% of the IFLA recommended floor space for its catchment population (1,000 m 2 vs 4,000 m 2 ) Cramped and unable to display some fascinating special collections. Increasingly on the periphery of the changing urban landscape of Worcester

9. The Partners: Worcestershire Historic Environment & Archaeology Service Currently located on University of Worcester Campus Links with University through involvement in degree courses in Archaeology & the Historic Environment. Opportunity to work more closely with the Record Office and the Customer service centre Seeking higher public profile

10. The Partners: Worcestershire Hub One stop shop service for information relating to Local Government Services. Shared service between Worcestershire County Council, Worcester City Council and Surrounding District Councils. Need for larger, custom built accommodation. Already some experience of co-location within Libraries (e.g. Malvern) Significantly different customer base from the university and public library.

11. The Vision … … . create a cultural, learning and information centre of excellence promoting life-long learning, engendering social inclusion and raising aspirations in the broadest sense for the whole community, regardless of age, background or ability. Project Initiation Document, March 2006

12. Transforming this…

13. Into this…

15. The Vision … connection Project is seen as both a physical and metaphorical bridge linking the City and the University : “Town with Gown ”

16. The Vision … Connection New Generations to Ancient texts Ideas to Business Plans People to Skills The Curious to Learning Libraries to New Audiences The Disadvantaged to The Community Questions to Answe rs

17. Staffing … Challenges:

18. Staffing … Values Mixed groups of staff Produce a visual representation of key values Voting with Post-it notes Summarised by facilitator Results from 4 sessions synthesized into …

19. Staffing … Values

21. Contact Details: Roger Fairman [email_address] Project website wlhc.org.uk Articles: Fairman, Roger and Hannaford, Anne (2010) Synergy, Efficiency and Vision – the Worcester Library and History Centre. SCONUL Focus (50). pp. 86-89. http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/1286/ Keene, Judith and Fairman, Roger (2011) Building an Integrated Work Force Through Shared Values: the Worcester Library and History Centre. Library Review, 60 (3). pp. 188-201 http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/1301 Thank You For Listening Questions?