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Library spaces of

the 21st centuryRonald Huizer

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Introduction

• Ronald Huizer

• Program manager Innovation

• BiSC is the support organization

for innovation, ICT and logistics

for the Utrecht Region, in The

Netherlands

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Library innovation in the Netherlands

• National: Shared innovation agenda 2016-2018

• Regional: Library vision 2017-2020

• Local: Depends per library/town

Library Eemland

BISC

KB

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Transformation or decline?

Source:

CBS statline

2016

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Transformation of Dutch libraries

Classic content

distribution

(books,

ebooks, CD,

DVD)

Educational an

societal

function

(activities,

courses,

events)

Focus on

usage

Focus on

societal value

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Why workspace of the 21st Century?• Reading

• Studying

• Collaborating

• Research

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Why workspace of the 21st Century

• Who are their visitors?

• What is the purpose of their

visit?

• How libraries can support

visitors?

• What will be sustainable

proposities?

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Case Eemhuis

• 1.000.000 visits

• 20% by members

• 80% unknown

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Innovating the workplace of 21st century

• Open innovation approach

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Innovating the workplace of 21st century

• Proces of open

innovation, cooperation

with TU Delft

• Co-creation

• Co-reflection

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Innovating the workplace of 21st century

• Week of the senses

• Interviews with

visitors

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How to innovate library workplaces?

• Cooperation with TU Delft University

• Master students Industrial Design

• Prototypes of the workplace of the future

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Prototypes

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What is the workplace of the 21st century

• New opportunities for value propositions,

revenues and targetgroups

• Less traditional content, more peer2peer

knowledge

• Fits in a strategy to redesign the library in a digital

age

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Target group VMBO - youngsters

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What are next steps?

• Kei-Lab pilots

• Digital appication to support KeiLab/ others

community’s to support local knowledge sharing

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Discussion & questions

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Thank you!

Contact: r.huizer@biscutrecht.nl