cyberlibrary presentation 2009
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Plymouth City Council
www.cyberLibrary.org.uk
The cyberLibrary :past, present and future
Chris Goddard, Resources ManagerPlymouth Library Services
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The cyberLibrary
Past – where did it come from?
Present – where is it now?
Future – where is it going?
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Where did it come from?
Internet Public Library – www.ipl.org
Founded 1995 by University of Michigan
Full-time paid staff plus students
EARLweb – www.earl.org.uk/earlwebuk/earlweb
Robert and Sheila Harden
EARL
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Where did it come from?
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Where did it come from?
July 1997 – New Library: the People’s Network (LIC)
December 2002 – People’s Network deadline
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Where did it come from?
What we wanted for our customers
No barriers – “walk up and surf”
Easy to use and accessible
Appealing to target groups
Holistic approach to online and printed resources
Evolving from traditional service
Unfiltered Internet feed
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Where did it come from?
What we wanted for our colleagues
Easy to manage
Reliable
Engaging
Transformational
Bridging between past and future
Developmental
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Where did it come from?
The Plymouth solution A walled garden - cyberLibrary
plus Unfiltered access
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Where did it come from?
Why were partners interested?Improving services at no or little costAvoiding duplication of effortCapacity issues – link-checkingImproving collaborationSouth-West identityCorporate IT issues!Reference Online
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Where did it come from?
Early partners
Cornwall
Torbay
Wiltshire
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Where is it now?
Later partners
Bath and NE Somerset
Bristol
North Somerset
Somerset
South Gloucestershire
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Where is it now?
Final partners
Devon
Dorset
Swindon
Guernsey
Jersey
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Where is it now?
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Where is it now?
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Where is it now?
www.cyberLibrary.org.uk
Where is it now?
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Where is it now?
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Where is it now?
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Where is it now? Ancestry/1911 Census SW links – supporting learning sessions Reference Online – school sessions OED ODNB TDA/19th century Oxford Music/Art Naxos Enquire
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Where is it now?
The cyberLibrary Partnership
Informal partnership agreement
cyberLibrary contact in each authority
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Where is it now?
Content
Share out subjects
Review existing content
Link-checking
Add new sites
Selection Policy
Style Guidelines
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Where is it going?
The cyberLibrary blog – cyberlibrarynews.wordpress.com
Delicious RSS feeds? Is regional beautiful? Sustainability? Marketing? Evaluation?