The Future of the Public Library: from dusty tomes to disruptive technologies
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This document discusses the changing role of public libraries. It notes that the average age of library patrons is 51, older than the average life expectancy. It questions whether libraries should solely focus on content provision or take on new roles. The document suggests libraries serve as places of community, offering technologies like 3D printers, VR equipment, makerspaces, and coding clubs in addition to traditional materials. It predicts digital technologies will become more central to the library experience. Finally, it envisions future librarians taking on roles as curators, connectors, facilitators, and teachers rather than just clerks guarding dead paper.
The Future of the Public Library: from dusty tomes to disruptive technologies
- 1. The Future of the Public Library: from dusty tomes to disruptive technologies ClaytonWehner
- 3. ‘I hope the library…isknown asa placeof excellence,anda place of passion,andideasandvision. You can’tbe inthisbuildingand notthinkthatsomethingis happeningatthisuniversity’ SUSAN K. NUTTER,THE HUNT LIBRARY
- 7. What has this got to do with public libraries?
- 9. Average age of a borrower = 51 years Average life expectancy of Australian male = 80 years
- 11. Should we continue to just be in the business of content provision?
- 12. ‘I hope the library…isknown asa placeof excellence,anda place of passion,andideasandvision. You can’tbe inthisbuildingand notthinkthatsomethingis happeningatthisuniversity’ SUSAN K. NUTTER,THE HUNT LIBRARY
- 13. Books are just ‘tools’ to build ‘community’ So, too, are 3D printers,VR goggles, , makerspaces, coding clubs, wi-fi…
- 14. Digital technology will clearly play a more central role in the library’s offering, mirroring its uptake in wider society
- 15. So what does the future of the library look like?
Editor's Notes
- Our world is a little different to Don’s. I like to use the example of the media industry which has been turned on its head in the past 20 years, and which has had phenomenal ramifications for marketers and communicators Remember these? The 3.5 inch floppy disk? The cassette tape? CDs and DVDs? Does anybody still go to a video store? Magazines and newspapers? Bookstores? The ABC Shop?
- All of these things have been shunted aside by a new paradigm in media and content… Social media User generated content Music and video on-demand streaming services Catch up TV eBooks Torrenting This new paradigm presents a massive headache for marketers It used to be that marketers could just stick an ad on Channels 7, 9 and 10, and they’d reach 90% of the Adelaide market, just like these guys…