KNUD SCHULZCITIZENS’ AND LIBRARY SERVICE AARHUS STOCKHOLM 19. SEPTEMBER 2011

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Knud Schulz Manager of the Main Library

Member of a workgroup preparing the passage about partnerships in the report

Daily work focus – transforming the Main Library into “Urban Mediaspace”

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Agenda

The report

Recommendations

Open Libraries

The library of the knowledge society

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5 recommendations and a model of the modern library

1. Open libraries

2. Inspiration and learning

3. The Danish Digital Library (DDL)

4. Partnerships

5. Professional development

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Open libraries

The committee recommends that new concepts for the physical library space be developed. The library should moreover locally work systematically on establishing alternatives to the traditional library space, such as libraries that are integrated with other types of institutions, as well as new flexible library services

The committee recommends:

• library space be seen as an independent medium to be developed

• more targeted and offensive promotion of materials be developed

• partnerships be established about activities in the library space

• general concepts for arrangements be established

• flexible forms of service be further developed

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Four room model

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Four room model – Inspiration space (Excite)

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Inspiration space

The space for meaningful experiences that is to say experiences that move us

The space should open up to the irrational, emotional and chaotic by communicating a diversion of aesthetic experiences.

This can happen through storytelling or other artistic expressions within all kinds of media, cultural forms and genres.

The inspiration space should make the user want to move beyond the usual choices and to come back.

The library space in itself may also be an experience and work as a stage for events and cultural arrangements.

The inspiration space especially supports realisation (cognition)/experience and innovation.

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individual concentration

Music

digital media

Inspiration

events

appearance

book clubs

picture book

reading aloud

staging

Four room model – Learning space (Explore)

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Learning space

Space where children, young people and adults can experience and explore the world and thus strengthen their competences and possibilities through free and easy access to information and knowledge

Learning is seen as a dialogue oriented process that is based on the users’ own experiences and their wishes to define their own learning needs

Often takes place in informal settings which do not have learning as the goal – learning happens through play, music and many other activities

Should meet the needs of especially young people for a more experience oriented learning through the development of playful, interactive and social learning methods.

Learning is strengthened through the use of homework cafes, study places, open courses and experiment areas.

The learning space especially supports realisation (cognition)/experience and empowerment.

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teaching

courses

informal learning

consultations

one to one

homework cafe

guidance

access to knowledge

selfservice

Four room model - Meeting space (Participate)

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Meeting space

An open, public space where citizens as a third space between home and work can meet others who are both as themselves and different from themselves

Arenaes, where you can meet other people with different interests and values and encounter opinions that challenge you through discussions and debate, are necessary

In the meeting space both non-commital, random encounters can take place through lounge décor with newspapers and café atmosphere as well as more organised meetings

This can take place both live and on the Internet in chatgroups, blogs or other social media.

The meeting space especially supports empowerment and engagement

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meetings

lectures

discussions

debates

politics

being together

Four room model - Performative space (Create)

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Performative space

Users can interact with others for inspiration to create new creative expressions in the encounter with art and culture

Users can get access to tools that support their creative expressions through interactive games and writing-, sound-and video-workshops

The users can also get support in their creative expressions through workshops with professional artists, designers, multimedia developers etc.

Can act as a platform for communication by publishing and distributing the work and products of the users and by giving access to stages where users can perform and express themselves.

The performative space especially supports engagement and innovation.

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writing workshops

experiment

edutainment

Workshops

playing

gaming

gaming

Use the model on your services

Place your services in the model

Discuss new possibilities

Decide the future activities

Lookup - involving partners

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Four room model

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