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Public libraries’ perspectives in the digital media world

Doom or bloom: reinventing the library in the digital age29th October 2009

Christian HasiewiczLibrarian DirectorDiViBib Ltd.

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Overview

Digital trends affecting public libraries Facts and figures What customers expect Transforming libraries to the digital world „Doom or bloom“ – two scenarios

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Digital trends affecting public libraries, I - IV

„Dematerialisation of content“

From CDs/DVDs to downloads From printed dictionaries to

wikis and online ressources From printed non-fiction to

Google From printed novels to e-book-

readers

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Digital trends affecting public libraries, V

The Internet has become

ubiquitous


Some facts and figures

Digital downloads made 35 percent of all US music sales in the first half of 2009 (survey NPD Group) Transforming libraries to the digital world

“U.S. Kindle Store now has more than 350,000 books, including New Releases and 104 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, which are typically $9.99 or less” (Amazon)

In Germany, P.L. spend 100 million € on media each year. The largest bookseller chain has an annual revenue of 900 million €


What customers expect from libraries, after experiencing the Internet

24/7 Access from everywhere Quick updates, “fresh” content Always find something I love

Transforming libraries to the digital world

Service of „Onleihe“ (Digital virtual library)

Making content temporarily available via the Internet

All digital media: e-books, e-audio, e-video, e-paper, e-music

Used by > 130 libraries in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

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Libraries: just borrowing printed books

All digital media: Sold/borrowed by Amazon

„Remember 2016, when there still was one guy who asked for a CD?“

Libraries in 2020: Doom


Libraries: nice place to be AND offering a competitive digital service

Working hand in hand with publishers and supported by copyright

Having a library card is kind of a very cool flatrate

Libraries in 2020: Bloom

Let thousand libraries bloom…..

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