David Lee King | Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library | davidleeking.com

Freak Out,Geek Out,or Seek Out:

Trends, Transformations, & Change in Libraries

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David Lee King | Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library | davidleeking.com

Freak Out,Geek Out,or Seek Out:

Trends, Transformations, & Change in Libraries

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What has Changed?

Competition

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this is a change, too!

Techin LibrariesChanges

1970’s: adapting to OPACs

1980’s: The PC takes off…

1990’s: Internet Appears

2004: “Web 2.0” coined

The Emerging Web is...

decentralized

2-way mobile

real timesocial

publicmultimedia

real time

decentralized

multimedia

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?mobile

?the web is in my pocket

?the library is in my pocket

social

2-way

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public

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public

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That’s great, David - give us some

examples!Text

Digital Branch Manager

Answers Tough Questions

Long Range Planner

ManagerEvangelist

Scans Horizon Executive Editor

Community Manager

3 Realities:1. all services will be physical & digital 2. we’ll use the web to build unique stuff3. to some, the digital branch will be their only branch

content

multimedia

Community

Front door(s)

conversation

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in the website

in the website

in the website

in the website

in the website

outside the website

outside the website

outside the website

Tackle Change

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model the way

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know your patrons

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Gauge your staff

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FindingTime

Changing focus

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Thank You!

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