{"id":1801,"date":"2010-03-30T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T11:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2010-03-30T19:02:01","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T11:02:01","slug":"futures-dreaming-at-ark-libraries-2-0-masterclass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/30\/futures-dreaming-at-ark-libraries-2-0-masterclass\/","title":{"rendered":"Futures Dreaming at Ark Libraries 2.0 Masterclass"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last exercise for the day today was a “Futures Dreaming” , where the group came up with some ideas about the library of 2020.<\/p>\n

We used the same questions as we used at Library Camp Perth 2009 in Septemb<\/a>er – and it is interesting to compare the ideas from both groups. It is very clear that librarians need to be able to market, self-promote and get better with IT. As in September, the conversation leading up to each point going on the board was more interesting than the points that ended up there…<\/p>\n

The questions were:<\/p>\n

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  1. What would you do in your library if you had all the time, money and skills you needed?<\/li>\n
  2. What will the library of 2020 look like?<\/li>\n
  3. What skills will librarians need for the library of 2020?<\/li>\n
  4. What will we need to drop as we move to 2020?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here are the answers. Feel free to click through to the images to leave a note on Flickr about points you agree or disagree with.<\/p>\n

    What would you do in your library if you had all the time, money and skills you needed<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

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    ANSWERS:<\/p>\n

    *Storytime every day<\/div>\n
    *More social space\/seating space<\/div>\n
    * Electronic resources with remote access – all of them, no need to make a choice.<\/div>\n
    * All archives digitised and mashable<\/div>\n
    * Time\/resources to build projects<\/div>\n
    * Avatar to do things for us<\/div>\n
    * Be embedded in users’ space, but not in their face<\/div>\n
    * Be proactive not reactive<\/div>\n
    * A federated search that intelligently refined the search before retrieving results<\/div>\n
    * Maps and guides to the collection automatically downloaded to users’ mobile devices when they walked in<\/div>\n
    * More personalisation for users – the automated system knows about them and serves them better using this<\/div>\n
    * One library card for all libraries<\/div>\n
    * More 24\/7 services<\/div>\n
    * Better translation and translation tools for searching<\/div>\n
    * Staff to do marketing and budgeting and an IT developer<\/div>\n
    *More IT people who live in the real world.<\/div>\n
    * Intelligent robot\/virtual assistant to do boring scut work<\/div>\n

    What will the library of 2020 look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    ANSWERS:<\/p>\n

    * In public libraries – more social spaces
    \n* Fewer libraries being built
    \n* Academic libraries becoming a “licensing centre”
    \n* Libraries with a bigger role for literacy for the nation
    \n* Need to form partnerships with other agencies
    \n* Need to argue harder for print budgets
    \n* Library and knowledge managers to merge
    \n* More IT skills needed for library staff <\/span><\/p>\n

    What skills will librarians need for the library of 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    ANSWERS:<\/p>\n

    * Web design and development<\/p>\n

    * Communicating skills (eg. writing for the web)<\/p>\n

    * IT troubleshooting for ourselves and our users<\/p>\n

    * Political savviness<\/p>\n

    * Marketing skills<\/p>\n

    * User Experience skills – online and in physical spaces<\/p>\n

    * Links to other professions<\/p>\n

    * Critical thinking<\/p>\n

    * People skills<\/p>\n

    * Searching methodology<\/p>\n

    * Understanding metadata – formation, standardization, repurposing<\/p>\n

    * Business acumen<\/p>\n

    * Project Management<\/p>\n

    * Like being with people<\/p>\n

    * Ability to self promote, regardless of who to<\/p>\n

    * More young men in the profession<\/p>\n

    * An image change<\/p>\n

    * An understanding of learning styles<\/p>\n

    What will we need to drop as we move to 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    * Duplicate cataloguing – if we keep as many cataloguers get them to work together across organisations<\/p>\n

    * Bulk circulation<\/p>\n

    * Static collections<\/p>\n

    * Books<\/p>\n

    * Forms and other paperwork<\/p>\n

    * Perfectionism<\/p>\n

    * Fear of failure<\/p>\n

    * Committees<\/p>\n

    * Reinventing the wheel<\/p>\n

    * Emphasis on text<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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