the time for libraries is<br
/>NOW<br />thewikiman<br />

first, <br />some info <br
/>about<br />THE <br />WORLD <br />First <br />Some info about the world. <br />

We already know Shift Happens<br
/>we already know that <br />shifthappens<br />

What does this mean for
the information profession?<br />

What does this mean for
the information profession?<br />People of the world<br /> you need us now more than ever.<br />

consider this<br />

THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE ALIVE<br
/>

THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE ALIVE<br
/>THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE ALIVE THAN DEAD<br />

WTF?<br />WTF?<br />

More people are alive now,
than have lived and died in the entirety of human history put together<br />

More than 150 million people
will be born this year...<br />More than 150 million people <br />will be born this year…<br />

More than 150 million people
will be born this year...<br />More than 150 million people <br />will be born this year…<br />…they will be born into<br />aninformation economy<br />

Never has information been so
important.<br />

Never has technology been so
focused on the access of information.<br />

The world has <br />never
changed <br />so quickly<br />

The top 10 jobs <br
/>of 2010 didn’t <br />exist in 2004.<br />

Who can provide<br />up to
date info on<br />these roles for <br />which none of us <br />are educated<br />

because the <br />jobs didn’t
exist <br />when we were <br />educated?<br />

Correct! <br />

Libraries<br />can.<br />

Over 2 billion <br />people
use the <br />Internet now<br />

Libraries can <br />help people
use it safely<br />

Libraries can <br />help people
use it safely<br />and use it <br />well<br />

Libraries can <br />provide accessto
it<br />

Libraries can <br />provide <br
/>accessto it<br />across the <br />digitial divide <br />

Take a look at http://www.worldometers.info<br
/>

Take a look at http://www.worldometers.info<br
/>(It’s okay, I’ll wait.)<br />

How many<br /> have there
been today?<br />searches<br />

How many<br />1 billion?<br />2
billion?<br /> have there been today?<br />searches<br />

By the end of the
day<br />it’ll be over<br />3 billion<br />

Want to know <br />a
secret?<br />

Librarians used to be <br
/>a bit scared <br />

Librarians used to be <br
/>a bit scared <br />of <br />

But now we are<br />evolving<br
/>

The evolution of library man<br
/>Before: Threatened by / dismissive of Google >>>>><br />Before: threatened by / dismissive of Google <br />the three ages of library man<br />

The evolution of library man<br
/>Before: Threatened by / dismissive of Google >>>>><br />Now: yes Google is useful, but you need libraries too<br />the three ages of library man<br />

The evolution of library man<br
/>Before: Threatened by / dismissive of Google >>>>><br />Next: you know what, just let us help you use Google better... <br />the three ages of library man<br />

Because we live in a
world of<br />INFORMATION <br />OVERLOAD<br />

If a week’s worth of
the New York Times<br />

Contains more information than a
person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century...<br />

Then now more than EVER
the world needs information <br />professionals to sort, assess, <br />collate and present information<br />

If a we’re to generate
more unique information this year<br />we<br />

If a we’re to generate
more unique information this year<br />we<br />000<br />Than in the previous 5000 YEARS put together<br />

Then now more than EVER
the world needs information <br />professionals to sort, assess, <br />collate and present information<br />

If things move so fast
thatthe stuff studentslearn in their first year of University<br />

If things move so fast
thatthe stuff studentslearn in their first year of University<br />is outdated by the time they graduate…<br />

Then now more than EVER
the world needs information <br />professionals to sort, assess, <br />collate and present information<br />

Then now more than EVER
the world needs information <br />professionals to sort, assess, <br />collate and present information<br />EDUCATION IS ONGOING<br />

It has never been easier
to access information without libraries <br />

Yet information professionals have never
been so vital<br />

TOO MUCH INFORMATION<br />

is as bad as too
little<br />

We’ll help you with either.
<br />

We can help you navigate
through <br />the tyranny of choice. <br />

We can help you navigate
through <br />the tyranny of choice. <br />Information overload is your enemy.<br />

Librarians are your<br />friend… <br
/>

Librarians are no longer the
gatekeepers of information <br />

The gates are wide open.
<br />We’ll show you the path once you’re through them.<br />

We used to be the
information vault<br />

Now we’ve become the launchpad<br
/>

We will subscribe to e-journals,
purchase e-booksand audio-books, and pay for access to databaseson your behalf<br />

We will subscribe to e-journals,
purchase e-booksand audio-books, and pay for access to databaseson your behalf<br />

We will give your communitysomewhere
safe and comfortable to go<br />

(We’ll even let you drink
coffee in the library now…)<br />

We’ll entertain your kids<br />

We can teach you about
all kinds of stuff<br />

We will help you find<br
/>a job<br />

And we still have, you
know, books, too. <br />

Sometimes, people knock libraries<br />“The
demise of libraries is well overdue” <br />- Frank Skinner, The Times, September 2010 <br />

Then they actually go to
one…<br />“Why I’m on a new page with local libraries – it was my ideas that were dog-eared, not the places themselves.” <br />- Frank Skinner, The Times, October 2010 <br />

Have you been to yours
recently?<br />

Have you been to yours
recently?I bet it is way cooler than you imagine.<br />Vancouver public library<br />

Have you been to yours
recently?I bet it is way cooler than you imagine.<br />Humbolt University Library, Berlin<br />

Have you been to yours
recently?I bet it is way cooler than you imagine.<br />Seattle Public Library<br />

Have you been to yours
recently?I bet it is way cooler than you imagine.<br />Stockholm Library<br />

Have you been to yours
recently?I bet it is way cooler than you imagine.<br />National Library of Spain<br />

Have you been to yours
recently?I bet it is way cooler than you imagine.<br />Vancouver Public Library (interior)<br />

Maybe it has changed its
name. But don’t get too caught up in that.<br />

Libraries are changing to suit
you. <br />

We’ve always been about providing
information. <br />That information used to be mainly in books.<br />

We’ve always been about providing
information. <br />That information used to be mainly in books.<br /> Now it’s in all kinds of things. <br />

We’ve always been about providing
information. <br />That information used to be mainly in books.<br /> Now it’s in all kinds of things. <br />We try and give you access to all of ‘em. <br />

So.<br />

Come on in.<br />

NOW<br />The time for libraries
is <br />Ned Potter<br />

NOW<br />The time for libraries
is <br />Ned Potter<br />For ideas about information, go to thewikiman.org/blog<br />

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