From Digital Technology to Social Innovation

Digitization - Media education - Digital inclusion

The Social Digitization Workshopof the Silesian Digital Library

Remigiusz Lis Silesian Library – Silesian Digital Library

The assessment of deficits of professional activities (digital librarianship, the creation of a

cluster of the Silesian Digital Library - SDL).

Intuition that there are layers of social engagement, which have the potential to be used for professional activities.

Condition!

Construction of the “interface” to acquire the social energy.

Why The SDW Was Created?

Belief that (especially) librarianship is established, in addition to professional activities, to stimulate social

values.

Educational opportunities Social inclusion Media education

 Improve quality of life Increase social trust

Why The SDW Was Created?

Professional Background and Basic Deficits

Creating a regional digital library = “engineering” librarianship.

Preparation of the digital content. ->how to cut costs?

50 contributors and different levels of competence.

-> how to make the transfer of skills?

Participants’ lack of equipment. -> how to fill the gaps?

Main Goal

“The aim of the project is to equip and launch the Social Digitization Workshop,

where work will be conducted for the development of the Silesian Digital

Library ...”

part of the application

Especially ...

Creation of digital content by volunteers, interns and employees (scanning, processing of graphics, cataloguing,

publication in the SDL).

Free training opportunities and support (consultation, technical assistance, processing) for institutions (co-creators) of the SDL.

 Hardware and software sharing. 

And …

Media education: classes for people interested in becoming familiar with new digital techniques

and computer networks.

“E-inclusion”: providing access to equipment and Internet services.

- Seniors (team of 12 people)

- Students

- Staff of other cultural institutions (about 50 people).

(transfer of competence: the participants SDL and also

the curators of Auschwitz, school librarians, librarians creating other regional digital

libraries in Poland)

Activities of the SDW: (learning digital technologies - media education - learning digital preservation

techniques - promoting of digital libraries)

The Target Groups

How to convince potential volunteers, is it worthy?

How does one attract them to new,

unknown technology?

How does one overcome their fears?

How to teach them?

Start

Internet as an eighth wonder of the world - curiosity. The globe's wide range of communication services, new opportunities, personal

use (information, development of passion, contact with loved ones, reducing the cost of living).

The value of digitization - giving meaning.”Librarians want to show the content, which is diffcult to obtain, preserve for future

generations, provide broad access to cultural content, education, research, promote the city, region and institutions”.

Really, it's hard to break anything - filling of confidence.Getting familiar with the equipment to provide them a sense of security.

Computer skills - providing competence.Organisation of workshops - the use of computer and Internet services (e-mail, Web,

instant messaging and interesting sites).

Start

4 stands for scanning equipped with book-friendly scanners (A4 and A3).

Software for creating digital content (processing, the compression server).

Editorial software for publication in the digital library.

Equipment: It Does Not Take Much

Implementation - Work and Participation in Projects

MediaLab, Chrzelice(digitizing the collections of private residents and inhabitants of Chrzelice village).

Implementation: Work and Participation in Projects

„Wolne Lektury” project(free access to required reading project)

The Place,The Fun, The Internet"Diary of a volunteer"

“Every day on the Internet I receive a proposal to make contact!”

“Starting today I can scan the German books!"

“Tax on laughter in the SDW will strengthen the finances of SDL.”

„Klikam w swoje lewe strony”

“We all love compliments, even I do.”

Trainer: “You don’t need to scan it so thoroughly.”Senior : “Oh! That disappoints me!”

Senior Citizens Self-fulfillment, the need to create,

the need to be needed, reciprocity, prestige,

and community involvement

“I want to do something meaningful”

Students Credit! ;)

New skills, references, practice

The staff of cultural institutions competencies,

creating their own digital content

Community = Motivation

Outcomes of the SDW (2007-2011)

• Digital content for the SDL (and Europeana):502.491 scans (about 400.000 by volunteers).

• People trained : staff of 26 institutions (56 people) – participants of the SDL.

• Technical support for participants access to equipment for 8 institutions, 127.511 processed scans.

• Professional education: for 39 students (interns) of the information and library science.

• Media education and meeting place: for a team of twelve seniors – 7709 hours of scanning.

Słupsk Public Library - Baltic Digital Library, 2009

Diffusion of Innovation – The SDW in Słupsk

Our “little sister” fights unemployment: students looking for a job, the unemployed, seniors.

Thanks for your attention

Remigiusz Lisremigiusz.lis@gmail.comSilesian Library – Silesian Digital Library