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Invent Them?Invent Them?

Public policy priorities

Long-term social value

Sustainable model

Skills and competencies

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Peace on earth

Long-term stability in the Middle East

An end to global warming

A bottle of Scotch whisky

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Libraries of the FutureLibraries of the Future

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What are the unique and enduring roles of libraries?

How, at any given time, do we ensure they deliver maximum value to the user?

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Scholarship

e-Science

Data mining

e-Learning

Technological evolution

How can I get rid of my withdrawn books?

Who is using Twitter?

Any views on reducing overdue charges?

Charges for colour printing

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“We cannot be sure that someone born at the beginning of the 21st century will have any particular

nostalgia for a paper book”

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The Future Public Library:The Future Public Library:From Reactive to ProactiveFrom Reactive to Proactive

Community space

Development agency

Library online

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Digital repositories Flickr Wikipedia You and me ?

Libraries of all types Museums and some

galleries Archives Broadcasters Research agencies Learned societies Heritage

organisations Community groups ?

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LandscapeLandscape

Museum = digital library of objects

Library = museum of books

The Future Public Library:The Future Public Library:ExpectationsExpectations

““Old men ought to Old men ought to be explorers”be explorers”

““Old men ought to Old men ought to be explorers”be explorers”

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Modelling public knowledge value chains in a networked world

Modelling public knowledge value chains in a networked world

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Public policy

Parent institutions

Buildings

Staff

Services

Investment decisions

Policy/invest. decisions

Delivery infrastructure

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Boundary exchanges

Downstream value

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Pre-school support

Pre-school support

School yearsSchool years

Level threeLevel three

Skills training and supportSkills training and support

Knowledge and information mediation and guidanceKnowledge and information mediation and guidance

Convivial activityConvivial activity

ConfidenceConfidence

CreativityCreativity

CuriosityCuriosity

Community well being, social capitalCommunity well being, social capital

Discovery/understandingDiscovery/understanding

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HighHigh High, but at riskHigh, but at risk

High, in placesHigh, in places UncertainUncertain

Batt Value Indicator

Learning Never Learning Never Was What it Used Was What it Used

To BeTo Be

Learning Never Learning Never Was What it Used Was What it Used

To BeTo Be

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Education is an Education is an industrial processindustrial process

Assessment

Attainment

Achievement

Progression

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Learning is a personal Learning is a personal need that should last a need that should last a

lifetimelifetime

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“War is a continuation of

politics by other means”Carl von

ClausewitzAdult informal learning

Theory into Practice Theory into Practice v1.0v1.0

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Learning for Life: the Learning for Life: the Engine of the 21Engine of the 21stst

CenturyCentury

LEARNING FOR LIFEHelp everyone to discover and understand more about the world everyday

NeuroscienceBehavioural economics

Theories of learningSocial trends

NeuroscienceBehavioural economics

Theories of learningSocial trends

Knowledge: the Raw Knowledge: the Raw Material of the FutureMaterial of the Future

Build partnerships across the knowledge landscape

Look outwards to what is happening technologically, socially, economically

Re-invent the Web

Develop a common mission for advocacy

Face up to future leadership roles

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From Librarian to From Librarian to Knowledge WarriorKnowledge Warrior

Leaders of the knowledge sector

A mission to remove all barriers to access

The integration of knowledge into everyday life

Defining, managing and mediating

Building a strong foundation for learning for life

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Almost as good as a bottle of Scotch whisky

If libraries did not exist, would we be

able to invent them?

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