strategic planning march, 2004 : library industry trends
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Strategic Planning March, 2004 : Library Industry Trends
Industry Trends:Research Categories• Management/Staffing & Organizational
• Facilities
• Finance
• Marketing
• Technology
• Library Services
Management/Staffing & Organizational
• Benchmarking & Best Practices
Penn State Libraries
National Library of Medicine
AT&T
Eastman Kodak IBM Xerox
Management/Staffing & Organizational
• Continuous Staff Development
Toronto Public Library
Helsinki Public Library
School Media Centers
Management/Staffing & Organizational
• Measuring Library Outcomes not Outputs
St. Louis Public Library
Baltimore Public Library
Birmingham Public Library
Phoenix Public Library
Management/Staffing & Organizational
• Additional Trends:
–Commitment to
Public Art–Volunteers–Outsourcing–Junior Librarian Program
Facilities• The Hybrid Library - designing spaces
based on function
Public and university libraries in Nashville, TN; Boston, MA; Dresden, Germany and Troyes, France.
Facilities
• Complete Flexibility in Architectural Design and Features
Facilities• Sustainable and Energy/Resource
Efficient Features
Tompkins County Public Library NY
Slauson Middle School Ann Arbor
Rocky Mountain Institute and many others
Finance• Foundations and Private
Fundraising Dance the Night Away at this Year's Glittering Gala!
Multnomah Library Foundation's
8th Annual GalaBEJEWELED, An Exquisite Evening for Summer Reading
Save this date: Saturday, April 3, 2004
8pm to Midnight, Central Library
Tickets are $150.
Public Library of Des Moines
Topeka and Shawnee County PublicLibrary KS
Free Library of Philadelphia
Seattle Public Library
Finance
• Corporate Sponsorships and Partners
Finance
• Retail shop
Multnomah and Carmel Clay Library Friends Bookshops
Finance
• Library Raffles
Ocean County Library Director Elaine McConnell
Marketing
• Promoting and Eco-labeling services, products, and sustainable features.
• Digital Bulletin Board in Lobby• Targeted Emails to Patrons• Postcard campaigns• T-Shirts• Regular local TV/radio broadcasts
Technology
• Automated Account Services
• Personalized Information Environments
Technology
• Superlinking/Supersearching
University of Michigan
University of Iowa
Technology
• Access to Multimedia Files
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County N.C
Hennepin County Library MN
Internet Public Library
Warren Newport County Public Library IL
Technology
• Electronic Library Kiosks
Kanwha County Public Library (W. Va.)
Technology
• Assistive Technologies
Highlands Ranch Library Douglas County Colorado
Baltimore County Public Library
Bookshare.org
Library Services
• Library as Collaborator, Producer, and Provider of Information
Library Services
• Self-Service Points
Library Services
• Fan-Author Notification Clubs
Library Services
•Senior Services
Library Services
• Integrated Literacy Services
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Library Services
• Technology Service Centers
Library Services
• Classical Music Library
Library consortia serving academic, public, and Special libraries in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Wisconsin libraries.
Library Services
• Culturally Responsive Guidelines and Practices: Do all members of the community feel comfortable in the physical space of the library?
Alaska Public Libraries
Library Services
• Multicultural Programming
Queens Borough NY Public Library
Boulder Public Library
Library Services
• Emergent Literacy Services
Maryland Public LibrariesFarmington Public LibraryWest Bloomfield Public LibraryChicago Public LibrariesCleveland Public LibrariesFort Wayne Public LibrariesPasadena Public LibrariesMulnomah Public Library
Library Services• Homework Help for Students
1/7th of Public Libraries provide this service!
Library Services• Additional Ideas
– Information Literacy Skills Outreach– Summer Lunch/Story Programs for at-risk youth– Regular Weekend Programming Series– Fee-based Research Services – YA/Teen Reading Programs
Library Services
• Additional Ideas– Job and Career Centers
– Off-site Drop Boxes
– Café
– Public Banquet Facilities