On the matter of a library“the new renaissance”

Read “Get back in the box” P.6, then P.XVI

What does a square foot cost?

A square foot of retail space in a book store can cost: $1,328.00.

The value is perceived & transparent.

Let me tell you a story of frustrated innovation

How can we help ...<user/>?

Let me tell you a story of waste

Why not use the web to distribute?

Let me tell you a story of

fear

GASP! Feature new things!?

Let me tell you another story of fear

Why can't we keep users out?

On the matter of a library

what do you <like>...? <want>...?

<need>...? <have>...?

What do most people want?

love, peace and understanding.That is to be loved, at peace, and understood.

What do most people want?

Because...My accumulated experience here has convinced me of My accumulated experience here has convinced me of something that I can’t explain to you in rational terms, or that you cannot something that I can’t explain to you in rational terms, or that you cannot yet understand. I feel it deeply from head to toe, but cannot and will not yet understand. I feel it deeply from head to toe, but cannot and will not take the time now to try to analyze it in terms that would do full justice to take the time now to try to analyze it in terms that would do full justice to the power of the feeling I have.the power of the feeling I have.

-Roger Farson-Roger Farson

What do most people want?

maslow b-values

What's next?

“the library is blown up” -Bell & Shank

What's next?

“the reference desk is blown up” -Katz

What's next?

“the book is blown to bits” -Morville

What's next?

“has the librarian been blow-up?”

What do we do now?

information is big business:

BN, Walmart, Publix,myspace, facebook, youtube

What do we do now?

information is big business: libraries?

Are libraries in the information business or service business, experience business, knowledge business?

What is the value of

our space?

Where does that value exist? books? people? building?

What is our vision?

What are the big “3” ?

Service & Experience & Perception

Financials

Innovation

What do we do now? Financials

How can we get more money?

Why should we budget for less money?

How can we save money?

How do we do that now? Financials

KPIs: Key Performance Indicators

OBIs: Outcome based initiatives

Example: re-write all job descriptions to include reducing expenses/ increasing revenue: ---- i.e. grant writing, energy reduction initiatives

What do we do now? Innovation

How can we offer more time-based services?

Why should we plan for less time?

How can we save time and do more work in less time?

What do we do now? Innovation

“Make a playground, not a job”

~Performance-based Creativity, Patron-based initiatives,

Example: 15% of time at work should be spent on personal research geared towards finding low cost ways to deliver service, reduce expenses, embrace innovative practices from any discipline for and towards the benefit of our patrons.Example: Create “Center for Information Science and Technology” to test newest ideas/innovative practices

Example: put people in librarians in writing centers, learning centers, commons buildings

What do we do now?

How can we offer needed services?

Why should we eliminate some services?

How can we create unique services?

Service & Experience & Perception

What do we do now?

Service & Experience & Perception

“Service”, if it ever was alive, is dead.

Creating loyalty is everything.

Read Gorman Piece on Google, 1st paragraph

What do we do now? Service & Experience & Perception

If you receive excellent service, you have a great experience...

therefore your perceived-value is high.

What do we do now? Service & Experience & Perception

Example: the entire philosophy should be based on getting “holes.”we're not in the “drill bit business,” we're in the hole-enabling business.

Example: the reference desk should go to students -wherever they are!

What do most people want?

To be loved, at peace, and understood.

Where would I focus if I were you?

Financials: Fiscal Responsitivity

Innovation: Knowledge Architecture

Service & Experience & Perception:Patron Loyalty

On a Renaissance