Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

HERVÉ LE GUYADER

Community, culture and the citizen: Public information services in the

Information Society

Community, culture and the citizen: Public information services in the

Information Society

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Number of districts in France :~ 36 000

Number of rural districts : ~ 32 000 ( < 2000 inhabitants)

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Aquitaine :

-- How to facilitate development of the Information Society ?-- Which local actors ?

-- Which bottom up initiatives ?

41 300 km² (~ Belgium)

2,8 million inhabitants

2290 districts including ~2100 rural ones

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Public Libraries

Supervision of the State : 1945 -1986

Supervision of department since 1986

Since1803 : Responsibility of the Districts

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Public Libraries: A Regional Network

3 of them carrying a specific charge« Heritage Custody » (Bordeaux, Pau,Périgueux)

5 000 000 loans of printed documents

500 000 loans of A/V documents

300 000 registered visitors

and 1 200 reading relays

150 public libraries

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Books and ReadingLibraries : creation / management

Economy of the « chain of reading »

Development of reading

Cultural Heritage

Training of professionals

Missions

Ministry of Culture DRAC

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Study / Action : 8 sites

Pontonx (2 000)

Nérac (7 000)

Floirac (18 000)

Coursac (1 800)

Champagnac de bel-Air (1 800)

Casseneuil (2 500)

Arzacq (950)

Andernos (8 500)

OBJECTIVES

Technical guide for the evolution of buildings (construction or development)

Design of new services, new ways of serving visitors with the help of IT technologies

Professionalisation / Training

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

New cultural services for the citizen

• Cyberspace

• Tourism

• Training Centre

• Citizen Information Point

• Inventory / Heritage

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Inventory / HeritageBlanquefort(Gironde)

Archeology / Genealogy

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

New cultural services for the citizen

• Cyberspace

• Tourism

• Training Centre

• Citizen Information Point

• Inventory / Heritage

• Cultural Activities

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Cultural activities

Exposition « Tauromachie virtuelle », Blanquefort - oct 99 / CD-ROM de M. Bruno LASNIER

Blanquefort(Gironde)

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Cultural activities : Cultural activities : Social Integration : Gypsy populationSocial Integration : Gypsy population

Blanquefort(Gironde)

Exposition« Le voyage immobile »

Mai - Juin 99

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Deployment of Information Society : an opportunity Deployment of Information Society : an opportunity for Public Librariesfor Public Libraries

Historical melting pot for different :

generations

cultures

socio-economical backgrounds

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Pontonx (Landes), a success storyPontonx (Landes), a success story

2000 inhabitants, 1500 subscribers to the library

Pontonx(Landes)

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

Telematics for Libraries concertation meeting,Luxembourg, 17-19 November 1999

HERVÉ LE GUYADER (A.E.C.)

Public libraries andthe Information Society

Public libraries andthe Information Society