WE WERE GROUP NO 2
a summary of the discussion of group no 2 in the IFLA MLAS 2015 workshop in Athens, March 12, 2015, involving librarians (from all around the world), book palaces and … Canadian rock groups.
Our discussion began with this thought challenging statement:
http://mlas2015.eebep.gr
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I WANT TO LISTEN TO MY USERS but I don’t know how and I am “ill-prepared”
THE DUTCH PERSONAS prototypical figures of users in the Dutch public libraries [find the report at http://www.fobid.nl under Persona's > Persona’s en uitleg]
< Mariano Rajoy, Prime Minister of Spain
* I have to substitute {my Finances Minister} with a Librarian
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DEBE SUSTITUIR A CRISTΟBAL MONTORO ROMERO
CON UN BIBLIOTECARIO*
TOO MANY BOOKS DAD. I NEED TO LEARN READING TO CATCH AS MANY AS I
CAN.
I KNOW SWEETHEART. THAT’S WHY I ISSUED YOU
A LIBRARY CARD.
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IS A WALK TO THE LIBRARY, A TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARY, A GIFTED BOOK…
I AM DRINKING TO FORGET HOW UNINSPIRING I AM! DAMN THOSE
GUYS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. THEY ARE SO GOOD AT IT!
TALK TO YOUR ASSOCIATION. THEY
UNDERSTAND. THEY ARE AFFECTIVE! AND THEY
KNOW!
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from your library association to your members, … until you reach your users … and back.
Ad infinitum
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SO WE CAN INSPIRE IN SO MANY WAYS;
OUR USERS OUR COLLEAGUES
OUR GOVERNING BODIES THE POLICY MAKERS.
THERE WILL BE LEADERS; THERE WILL BE FOLLOWERS
AND OUR ASSOCIATIONS CAN FACILITATE CHANGE OF ATTITUDES; PLANT AND FOSTER INSPIRATION.
Giannis Tsakonas, deputy director, Library & Information Center, University of Patras, Greece www.lis.upatras.gr/en/ [email protected] / @gtsakonas
the workshop was moderated (and much enjoyed) by