Track 09 - New publishing and scientific communication ways: Electronic edition, digital educational resources Author: Taísa Rodrigues Dantas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgPofQsCpV8&list=PLboNOuyyzZ86iI_x9SRTfV1KlSRX9DcEc&index=7

1. THE SOCIAL ROLE OF THE LIBRARIES: A
PERSPECTIVE BEYOND BOOKS
Taísa Rodrigues Dantas
University of Salamanca
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2. THE SOCIAL ROLE OF THE LIBRARIES: A
PERSPECTIVE BEYOND BOOKS
 Introduction
 Objective
 Theoretical Framework
 Case Studies
 Results
 Conclusion
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3. INTRODUCTION
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• Crisis
• Budget
Economic
• Connections
• Devices
Technological
• Changes
• Social role
Libraries

4. CONTRADICTION OR NEEDS ?
Physical
Ecosystem
Virtual
environments
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5. MAIN OBJECTIVE
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To understand how, from the change in ways to
create, distribute, access and consume content,
libraries will remain a central point in the
information landscape.

6. A SOCIAL POINT OF VIEW
“Libraries should be involved with the
development of their communities and not away
from them” (Law 10/2007)

7. A SOCIAL POINT OF VIEW
“Education and literacy have been the pathways
that have allowed individuals to rise in their
societies” (Sipilä, Sinikka. Strong libraries, strong
societies)
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Library
People Ideas

8. BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CURRENT
LIBRARY ECOSYSTEM
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Users
• New abilities
• Technologies
needs
• Need for
trainning
Librarians
• Experience
• Education
• Instruction
Libraries
• Resources
• Information
• Innovation

9. IFLA’S TRENDS FOR FUTURE INFORMATION
ECOSYSTEM
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New Technologies
will both expand and
limit who has access
to information
Online Education will
democratise and
disrupt global
learning
The boundaries of
privacy and data
protection will be
redefined
Hyper-connected
societies will listen to
and empower new
voices and groups
The global
information
environment will be
transformed by new
technologies

10. PATHWAYS FOR LIBRARIES TODAY
(CASE STUDIES)
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12. LIBRARIES AND LIFELONG LEARNING
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13. LIBRARIES AND LIFELONG LEARNING
Library = Learning Hubs
 Adequate physical structures
 Free and Public space full of available resources
 Interaction between students
 Promotion of information literacy
 Legal access to contents
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14. RESULTS
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Access
Physical Collections
Digital Collection
Provide digital plataform
Trainning
Reading Promotion
Improvement of digital skills
Lifelong Learning
Common Cultural Area
Multiple Activities
Diversified and Criative Environment
Marketing and promotion of
contents
Relationship
Dialogue between players
Engagement in the publishing
ecosephre
Innovation and Experimentation
Library Landscape

15. CONCLUSION
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Library
Challenges
Changes

16. THE SOCIAL ROLE OF THE LIBRARIES: A
PERSPECTIVE BEYOND BOOKS
Taísa Rodrigues Dantas
University of Salamanca
taisarodrigues@usal.es
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