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Zen and the art of MobileLibrary Maintenance

By Ian Stringer

Information Co-ordinator

IFLA Public Library Section


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About meI am from Selby in North Yorkshire UK

The home of the originalWashington family. It iswhere the Stars andStripes originate

It is near the Viking cityof Jorvik or York


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The title is copied from the book Zen and the Art

of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

This itself is a play on the title of the book Zenand the art of archeryby Herrige.

Pirsig says that, despite its title, "it should in no

way be associated with orthodox ZenBhuddist practice.

I add the same disclaimer to my presentation!

Whats this about Zen?


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Zen and the Art of MotorcycleMaintenance by Pirsig

Pirsig looks at quality.

To truly experience quality you must

embrace and apply it.Avoids frustration and dissatisfaction.

I will explore Mobile Library

Maintenance, in its broadest sense,making sure you reach quality by usingthe second form of working.


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My Mobile LibraryMaintenance Manual


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IFLA Mobile LibraryGuidelines

Revised by Ian Stringer andmobile librarians from:

New Zealand - Australia - FinlandNorway - Slovenia - USA

Spain Portugal - Croatia


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Justification - especially inan age of austerity

Mobile libraries are a keycomponent of the deliveryof public library services,especially in rural areas.

They reach the sociallyexcluded sections ofsociety.

The mobile library is very

flexible and its routes canbe readily changed toreflect changing conditions

Kerry Republic of Ireland


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JustificationMobiles v Branches

Vehicles themselves canbe readily updated inchanging times. E.g.most vehicles have ICT

fitted and this was verydifferent ten years ago

As vehicles have alimited life span theycan more readily be

adapted to new ideas intechnology,management ideology,and Health & SafetyKirklees, England


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Finance

Mobile library costs varyenormously. To get the most fromyour vehicle consider the following.

First cost

Usage per week

Staffing Stock


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Finance - First cost

Grants

Sponsorship

Friends Partnership

Pooled

This vehicle is a partnershipbetween library and museumservice in Seoul South Korea


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Finance - Usage per week

Many mobiles are tied to a member ofstaff

They work 37 hours which means time on

road can be as little as 20 hours per week Maximise your time on the road

With overnight servicing a 7 day week is

possible This can give over 60 hours per week.


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Finance-Staffing and Stock

Staffing . Examine thebusy-ness of halts

Changing routes fordifferent vehicles is aneasy way to changestock at little extracost

Use local staff


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Vehicles

Coach chassis

Bus chassis

Lorry chassis Trailer

Small

3 axleWarrington, England


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Vehicles

Maximise yourspace

Make it light and

airy Its more than just

books

It must be warm inwinter and cool insummer

East Riding of Yorkshire, England


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Vehicles

Make room forchildren and otherspecial needs

people Consider changing

layout at differenttimes of the week

Stirling, Scotland


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Vehicles

Access

Entrance

Safety

Toilet

IT

Power

Walsall, England


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Running your vehicle

Regular servicing of mechanical parts toroad vehicle law and health and safetystandards.

Make friends with your transportmanager

Sufficient back up facilities to ensureoptimum coverage

Appropriate planning is needed to avoiddown time, e.g. overnight servicing,using relief staff.


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Equipment

IT features

Pcs

Printer

Copier

On-line access

Derbyshire, England


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Equipment

Shelving

Counter

Seating

Childrens area

Technology

Staff amenities

Birmingham, England


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Equipment

Pcs need

Space

Secure fitting

Good access

Good connection

Coventry, England


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Staff

Mobile library staff mustbe fit, strong, durable,able to stand cold andheat, be friendly,

welcoming, determinedand most of all caring.

They are THE face ofthe library to most of

their readers.


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Staff

Happy staff aregood staff

Adequate staffing

is most important Two staff can keep

vehicle open duringmeal breaks

Upper Murray Regional Library ServiceWodonga, Victoria, Australia Margaret had just won an award!


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Stock

Not just books andtell that to your users

Rotate stock

Rotate vans

Online orderingmakes it into a mini

supermarket service E-books and other

downloadsMiddlesbrough, England


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Base

A service is only asstrong as its backup facilities

Vehicles housed insuitable garagenear base

Should haveweatherproofloading

Barnsley, England


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Base

Management input

Power supplyavailable

Cleaning facilitiesshould be availablefor both inside thevehicle andoutside.


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Management

Maintain a collection ofrelevant performanceindicators.

Measure input and outputs

together with outcomes,so that the effectivenessand efficiency of theservice can be measuredand compared.

Benchmark the servicewith other libraries. E.g.cost per issue, cost perkilometre driven


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How green is my library

Solar panels

Green diesel

Economic routing

First class servicing

Dont carryunnecessary loads

Fit gprs and blackbox

Keep insidetemperature steady

Effective use of

windows Dont make

unnecessaryjourneys

Mobile libraries savecar trips to town


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How green is mylibrary

Do you need to haveyour headlights on when

its a sunny day!!!


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Promotion

Make yourLibrary Visible!

Attend Events

Use Corporateimage

Catch yourreaders whilst

they are young

Sheffield , England


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Promotion

Make the vehiclenoticeable

Vinyl print is quitecheap

It is reasonably easyto repair

Make sure it sayswhat it is

Keep it clean!

Your vehicle shouldadvertise itself

Neath - Port Talbot, Wales


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Remember


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Finally

The mostimportant itemon any mobile

The staff!

Happy staff inBuenos Airescontainer library


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Links

http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/publications

/professional-report/123.pdf

http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/branch-mobile/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.ifla.org/en/public-libraries

[email protected]

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