librarian skills - now and in the near future
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To what question in society is your library the answer? Libraries as strategic learning institutions - Making the community smarter. Presentation in Soesterberg, The Netherlands - 28 november 2014TRANSCRIPT
Libraries make communities smarter
The next 12 minutes:
Basic skills in the broad library
Libraries and learning… Core business
Learning trends
23 mobile things
ACCESS vs LEARNING
Photographed 2007 by Carol Highsmith
The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot
read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and
relearn.
Basic library skill
Knowledge about how peoplelearn, unlearn and relearn...
Basic library skill
To be aware of and be able to adapt to changes in society surrounding the library
Basic library skill
Have a strategy to make the community smarter – and workwith partners to make it happen
Learning as strategy
Library learning strategy…
Learning empowers people…
Education for the young and life long learning for all.
The library supports learning on all levels - and for people of all ages.
Libraries have the skills to support transformation of information to knowledge.
MOOCSParticipatory Learning Connected Learning 23 mobile things Hacker spaces *Fablabs *Hands on Lifelong learning digital divide
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23 mobile things
FranceAustraliaNew ZealandUSAGermany
RussiaSingapore –PhilippinesNorwayDenmark
Findings
Applications on a tablet device will enhance ourLibrary services. 60 % -> 82 %
Very / somewhat familiar: Twitter 27 % -> 100 %
Very / somewhat familiar: QR 33 % -> 84 %Survey by Dr. Michael Stephens
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