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STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE – THE DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS AND COMPETENCIES IN A COMPETITIVE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT

Elisabeth Simon

Strokovno posvetovanje ZBDS 2009»KNJIŽNIČARJI IN KNJIŽNICE: DODANA VREDNOST OKOLJU«Maribor, 6.- 8. oktober 2009

Overview

I. Introduction

II. Traditional fields of librarianship

III. Boundaries and Cooperation

IV. Controlling and Impact of library services

V. Workshops for the Future

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Elisabeth Simon Strategies for the Future 6.10.2009

Introduction

A young assistant librarian said:

“Library, that was years ago a place for women with a bun and a

woollen cardigan, who were sitting in the neon lightening

checking books out.”http://www.spiegel.de/schulspiegel/abi/0,1518,635820,00.html

e.g. Prof. Umstätter opinion in the discussion list INETBIB:

“It seems as if the author of this article has not visited during her

time (10 years ago) many libraries. But this observance is

certainly well and progressively meant.”http://www.inetbib.de/whatisinetbib.html

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Introduction

Changes in the professional market and influences on librarianship and information provision

showing in the autobiography of Prof. Walther Umstätter “Zwischen Informationsflut und Wissenswachstum”

e.g. “America House Library” in Berlin

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Introduction

Directions of influencing the field of librarianship:

1. Certain fields which are tied to the base of the profession and will in the whole not change.

2. Strategies from the past time, which have to change totally according to social, political and technological changes due to a dramatically changing environment.

3. Challenging tasks for librarians to decide what changes are anticipated or only superficial

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Traditional fields of librarianship

Libraries will disappear with the development of the internet, search machines and open access.

or Libraries will appear in new ways

“libraries without walls and bonds – libraries with access all over the time at any place”

e.g. “Dussmann - das KulturKaufhaus“ but also the good old book, literary, festivals etc. are in fashion

e.g. “Lauschen und Lesen” – a literary festival at Berlin (organ. by Assoc.)

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Traditional fields of librarianship

Evaluation of information has to be educated to use the internet for acquiring knowledge

Information evaluation requires technical skills and is topping the difficulties for drawing the right information from an ever growing pool of information supply

Competition between libraries and new partners for promotion of books, reading and literacy

Libraries need new strategies, new judgement of the situation and necessary future requirements

s. Wolfgang Kaiser “Diversity Management”, who promotes new management structures

including representatives from all strata of the population

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Boundaries and Cooperation

Libraries searching for new ideas, new strategies and new services to overcome the financial dangers e.g. LoC – Service

Libraries are not stand alone institutions Library work is in its core competence social work:

Integration factor for immigrants and services for those with an immigrant background

s. Schulz, Manuela: Soziale Bibliotheksarbeit and Kabo, Maria: Die Bibliothek als

Integrationsfaktor

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Boundaries of libraries may be the greatest obstacles to their future development

Discussion about stopping digital divide

= Discussion about the boundaries of libraries who sometimes

neglect the chance to be an institution for a future flexible society

s. Ratzek/ Simon: Promotion of economy and advantages by information services: the

underestimated potential of libraries

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Libraries may become an important factor in developing the region as well economically as well socially.

Activities of libraries should be aiming at the environment of the library and the impact on their communities

Cooperate! e.g. schools, teaching institutions, commercial sector e.g. consortia Library laws e.g. North Rhine Westphalia, Thuringia and Saxony the demand for cooperation is to create a “win-win situation”

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Controlling and Impact of library services

project “Library 2007” (BIB – German professional association) model for better communication lacking and not successful

real task and offices of libraries: the necessity of libraries for modern society is obvious. Libraries are centered around the non partisan way of

information provision. Libraries manage the vast and endless information and you can

trust them.

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Controlling and Impact of library services

The short version of the “21 reasons for a good library service” by R. Strzolka: 1. Libraries are part of the social network. 2. Libraries promote education / are educational institutions. 3. Libraries are economical institutions. Networking Education Libraries are a bridge between printed and electronic

information Library politics has not developed a strategy how to play a part in

all these fields

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Workshops for the Future

Library convention at Erfurt May, 2009 Zukunftswerkstatt Round Table

Library convention 2010 “Knowledge of the people and Libraries in the 21st century: International, intercultural and interactive.”

develop a new and necessary structure of library service

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Contact

Simon Verlag für Bibliothekswissen

Riehlstr. 13

14057 Berlin

Tel. +49 / 030 / 3216281

Fax +49 / 030 / 24032105

E-Mail to [email protected]

Website: www.simon-bw.de

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