Public libraries are experiencing significant changes due to advances in technology and shifts in user needs and expectations. Libraries must adapt their strategies and priorities to remain relevant. Collections are less important than programs and services. Data-driven reference, experience-based portals, personalized service, evidence-based strategies, and partnerships will be key to success. Transliteracy skills and a focus on outcomes rather than transactions are also important for the future of public libraries.
CASL - 2015 - Thinking is a Superpower!Paige Jaeger
Featured Speaker slidedeck. This does not convey the full message that was explained for all these pictures, of course. However, you may glean insights from these slides. My pleasure to meet you all! Thanks for the invite!
WLMA 14 Conference Keynote PPT - Paige Jaeger: Connecting Creatively with the CCPaige Jaeger
Washington Library Media Association Conference Keynote - It was my pleasure to share ways to challenge, reach and teach the Millennials at your conference! Carpe Diem! Let us think!
AASL13 presentation - Despite the crowded room and the fact that we ran out of handouts, I am pleased that everyone benefited from this material! It is hard to convey in 1.25 hours the depth of change that needs to occur in "repackaging research" for the CC. Please contact me if your state association or district would like training on this topic. I have delivered to schools, districts, and state-wide organizations before. We are all in this reformation together and collectively need to transform our instruction for higher level thought!
MASL Spring Conference 2015 - Keynote - JaegerPaige Jaeger
Although these slides show pictures of what was covered, it does not have the details that you would have gleaned if you were present for our discussion and interaction. Good Luck educators! I wish you all success! It was great spending time in MO!
CASL - 2015 - Thinking is a Superpower!Paige Jaeger
Featured Speaker slidedeck. This does not convey the full message that was explained for all these pictures, of course. However, you may glean insights from these slides. My pleasure to meet you all! Thanks for the invite!
WLMA 14 Conference Keynote PPT - Paige Jaeger: Connecting Creatively with the CCPaige Jaeger
Washington Library Media Association Conference Keynote - It was my pleasure to share ways to challenge, reach and teach the Millennials at your conference! Carpe Diem! Let us think!
AASL13 presentation - Despite the crowded room and the fact that we ran out of handouts, I am pleased that everyone benefited from this material! It is hard to convey in 1.25 hours the depth of change that needs to occur in "repackaging research" for the CC. Please contact me if your state association or district would like training on this topic. I have delivered to schools, districts, and state-wide organizations before. We are all in this reformation together and collectively need to transform our instruction for higher level thought!
MASL Spring Conference 2015 - Keynote - JaegerPaige Jaeger
Although these slides show pictures of what was covered, it does not have the details that you would have gleaned if you were present for our discussion and interaction. Good Luck educators! I wish you all success! It was great spending time in MO!
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
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It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
15. Academic Libraries:
Central Michigan University
Grand Valley State University
Public Libraries:
Clinton Macomb Public Library
Howell District Library
Kent District Library
Portage District Library
16.
17. • Goals?
• Who are your potential partners and potential
funders? (Who, What, Where, Why, When and
How to reach them?)
• GO AFTER STORIES!
• Get the whole story (permissions)
• Test your Story (brief, succinct, complete,
upbeat, appropriate, personable, actionable)
• Get your story out!
21. The Present The Future
The Past
Letting People Letting People
Building Libraries
Know About Know What We
and Collections
Them Can Do For Them
It’s All About Numbers It’s All About Marketing It’s All About Outcomes
23. Conclusions Up Front
1. Prioritize Programs not Collections
2. Drive ‘Reference’ with Data and Know Your Top
Questions
3. Balance of Physical and Virtual
4. Invest Time in Demographics
5. Put Technological Tools in Context
6. Build Recreational Reading Away From Effort and
Get Real About the eBook Issue
7. Homework: Deal With It
8. Transliteracy is a Key Opportunity
9. Partnerships are about everything
24. Specific Challenges
1. Setting Priorities and Making Sacrifices
2. Innovation Culture, Pilots and Diffusion
3. Program Hiatuses, Scalability
4. Backroom and Front Room Balance
5. Alignment with Goals
6. Measuring the Right Stuff
7. Organizational Structure and Governance
8. Investing in HR Development & Cross-training
9. Sacred Cows (desks, books, …)
10. Promotion, Marketing, Communication, Advocacy
27. What is an EXPERIENCE?
What is a library experience?
What differentiates a library experience from a transaction?
What differentiates public libraries from Google/Bing?
29. Why do people ask questions?
Is your library experience conceptually organized around
answers and programs?
Or collections, technology and buildings?
30. Why do people ask questions?
Who, What, When, Where
How & Why
Data – Information – Knowledge - Behavior
To Learn or to Know
To Acquire Information, Clarify, Tune
To Decide, to Solve, to Choose, to Delay
To Interview, Delve, Interact, Progress
To Entertain or Socialize
To Reduce Fear
To Help, Aid, Cure, Be a Friend
To Win A Bet
31. What are your top 10-20 questions?
What is the service portfolio model
that goes with those?
32. The Baker’s Dozen: LVA Top 13
1. Health and Wellness / Community Health / Nutrition / Diet /
Recovery
2. DIY Do It Yourself Activities and Car Repair
3. Genealogy
4. Test prep (SAT, ACT, occupational tests, etc. etc.)
5. Legal Questions (including family law, divorce, adoption, etc)
6. Hobbies, Games and Gardening
7. Local History
8. Consumer reviews (Choosing a car, appliance, etc.)
9. Homework Help (grade school)
10. Technology Skills (software, hardware, web)
11. Government Programs, Services and Taxation
12. Self-help/personal development
13. Careers (jobs, counselling, etc.)
14. Readers Advisory was 14th
33. Top 12 Patron Hobbies
Recreational Reading
Cooking & Recipes
Computers
Movies & Film
Exercise, Cycling & Walking
Traveling, Tourism & Vacations
Top Hobbies?
Music
Top Homework Questions?
Pets Top Travel Destinations?
Gardening
What do you know?
Television Shows
Arts & Crafts
Knitting & Needlecrafts
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
35. Seth Godin on Decisions (June 8, 2011)
o Which of these are getting in the way?
o You don't know what to do
o You don't know how to do it
o You don't have the authority or the resources to do it
o You're afraid
o You believe that money matters most
o Once you figure out what's getting in the way, it's far
easier to find the answer (or decide to work on a
different problem).
o Stuck is a state of mind, and it's curable.
36.
37. What Are Libraries Really For?
• Community
• Learning
• Discovery & Access
• Progress
• A welcoming community space
• Research (Applied and Theoretical)
• Cultural & Knowledge Custody
• Economic Impact
38. What Are Librarians For?
• Expertise
• Relationships
• Transformation
• Professional Service (not servant)
• Vision
• Leadership
• Economic Impact
39. Columbus, Cook, Magellan and Libraries:
Searching for the corners of the earth, the edge of the
oceans and discovering dragons ...
43. Questions for Libraries Today:
1. Are our priorities right?
2. Are learning, research, discovery changing
materially and what is actually changing?
3. What is the foundation of future library
success . . . Books? Meh…
4. What is the role for librarians in the real
future (that is not an extension of the past)?
51. Let’s chat
What is a meal in library end-user or education
and learning terms?
52. The new
bibliography and
collection
development
KNOWLEDGE
PORTALS
KNOWLEDGE,
LEARNING,
INFORMATION &
RESEARCH
COMMONS
53.
54.
55. Chefs, counsellors, teachers, magicians
Librarians play a vital role in building the
critical connections between
information , knowledge and learning.
56. Programs
What are the components of a program focus?
What lifts PL’s beyond the foundation?
69. What We Never Really Knew Before (US/Canada)
27% of our users are under 18.
We often 59% are female.
believe a lot
29% are college students.
that isn’t
5% are professors and 6% are teachers.
true.
On any given day, 35% of our users are there for the very
first time!
Only 29% found the databases via the library website.
59% found what they were looking for on their first search.
72% trusted our content more than Google.
But, 81% still use Google.
75. What is Changing?
1. Evidence-based Reference Strategies
2. Experience-based Portals: The New Commons
3. Personal Service on Steroids
4. Quality Strategies: Consumer vs. Professional
Search
5. Social Networks and Recommendations
6. Trans-literacy Strategies
7. People-driven Strategies
8. Curriculum and Research Agenda
9. Service and Programs
76. Recommendations
Strengthen Your Personal Brand
Reposition the Library and Librarian
Don’t Tie Yourself directly to Collections or
Physical Space
Network with Your Users Socially
Measure, Don’t Count
Engage in partnerships
Know
Take Risks
77. Technology Context
Cloud (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
Laptops and Tablets
Mobility / Smartphones
Bandwidth (Wired, WiFi, Whitespace)
Learning Management Systems
Streaming video and audio vs. download
HTML5 and Apps – the battle
Advertising auction models and ‘product’
New(ish) Players (Amazon, Apple, G, B&N, Uni’s,
states/provinces/nations)
80. What doesn’t change?
The User
User needs vs. user context
Content (versus format and display)
Questions and improving the quality of
questions
Creativity and human progress
Stability = fossilization
81. What changes with mobile?
The Ecosystem
Communication devices move increasingly
from feature phones to smartphones
Personal computing moves to a hybrid
environment of laptops and tablets (plus a
few power desktop anchors)
In libraries the dominant mobile task
environments are based on answers,
communities and e-learning
82.
83. Pilot and experiment with mobile social
cohorts in the library
Clubs
Classes (mobile training or extended learning)
Reading cohorts and book clubs
Associations
Fundraising
Meetings
Teams (business or sport)
84. Actively lobby and educate to ensure that the
emerging mobile ecosystem supports the values
and principles of librarianship for balance in the
rights of end users for use, access, learning and
research.
Support vendors and laws to be as agnostic as
possible by ensuring that, as afar as possible
your services and content offerings support the
widest range of devices, formats, browsers, and
platforms.
85. Design for frictionless access using such
opportunities as geo-IP and mobile ready
websites
Test everything in all browsers – mobile or not.
Invest in usability research and testing and
learn from it and share your learning.
Watch key developments in major publishing
spaces – kiddy lit, textbooks, e-
learning, fiction, etc.
86. This is an evolution not a revolution
The REAL revolution was the Internet and the Web.
The hybrid ecology is winning in the near term for
operating systems and content formats.
This is good since competition drives innovation.
Engage in critical thinking not raw criticism. Be
constructive.
Critical thinking is not part of dogma or religious fervor
or fan boy behavior.
87. This is an evolution not a revolution
Perfectionism will not move us forward at this
juncture.
Really understand the digital divide and remove your
economic and social class blinkers
Get over library obsession with statistics and
comprehensiveness.
Get excellent at real measurements, sampling and
understanding impact and satisfaction.
(Analytics, Foresee, Pew)
88. This is an evolution not a revolution
We need to revisit the concept of
preservation, archives, repositories, and
conservation.
Check out new publishing models like
Flipboard.
Watch for emerging book enhancements and
other features that will challenge library
metadata, selection policies, and collection
development.
103. Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA
VP strategic partnerships and markets
Cengage Learning (Gale)
Cel: 416-669-4855
stephen.abram@cengage.com
Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog
http://stephenslighthouse.com
Facebook, Pinterest: Stephen Abram
LinkedIn / Plaxo: Stephen Abram
Twitter: @sabram
SlideShare: StephenAbram1
Editor's Notes
So how do libraries tell their stories? Last fall we reported out on a study we completed -- working with MLA and the research division of Information Today. This study involved these pilot libraries in Michigan that would consider how the right quantitative measures combined with the a meaningful “story” could transform the conversation about libraries and lead to better funding and stronger support for libraries.
What we found was that the libraries needed some help in compiling outcome-based stories that could be considered “Springboard Stories “ – these are the stories that are very impactful – Stephen Denning – author of “The Springboard” says they are “The stories that can spark a leap in understanding” – A guide was created that walks library staff through the process of collecting and promoting their “Springboard stories” – I have copies of the guide that you can take to use as a guide to create your own outcome-based stories (can work thru workbook together if time permits)
In support of this project --A Facebook page has also been setup where all Michigan libraries can post outcome-based stories – It would be great if you could LIKe the page and make sure to post your stories there
How libraries tell the story of the value they add to their communities has been changing. In the past the story was about building brick and mortar bulldings and buildings collections. We know today that all libraries are looking for creative ways to get the word about the resources available at libraries and the depth, breadth and quality of the resources. And we know libraries are looking to the future – looking for ways to let people know that what they find at the library can really impact their lives.
IntroductionHi everyone – I’m Kathy Gawronski – Director of Marketing for Gale Cengage Learning Thank you for having me today to talk a bit about how libraries can tell their stories - the stories of how they transform lives in the communities they serve