3. • Digitization and Access to Information changes
the perspective of the library guests
• Our separation in different functions is not
relevant
• Finding relevant material no matter what format
and what origin
• Access to information and all services around this
comes first
Opportunity: Integration of services
5. Are no longer determined by the character and size of collection:
- as a remote public librarian in Canada can explain the usage of
Qatar Digital Library’s 700.000 digitized pages on the history of
the Gulf (www.qdl.qa)
• Are no longer deciding if somebody is allowed to access some
material – or?
• Do know about all the relevant content, free accessible
material (but not very well placed in search engines) of
National Libraries in New Zealand, China or of Europeana?
Opportunity: Librarians as facilitator of
access to information…
7. Qatar‘s model of National Licences with
individual access and IP access
to eResources for free
8. • To market packages of eResources behind a paywall
• Oh, wonder: researchers also like to listen to Jazz
music
• Oh, wonder: the university professor access the
children night stories for her kids
• Outreach actions are changing – but knowledge and
training of librarians become more challenging
• Does anybody still needs books on the shelves?
QNL activities
10. • The new Qatar National Library is open and
functioning without a building
• fully relying on eResources and
• outreach activities.
• The new building will have real books on
shelves. Why?
• The digital services will expand with the
building! How?
11. • Qatar Foundation Education City Universities
• University Branch libraries (not the private
ones) open up and buy collections for the
general public (videos, music, fiction)
• Why? Why not?
• And is the special library world so special?
Opportunity: Public library services by
American University librarians?