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Redefining the Library for the 21 st century

Redefining the Library for the 21 st century. Lynne Brindley Chief Executive The British Library. Competition Changing users Outdated IP law Digital divide Preservation. 21 st century library. Widen access More material Qualitative analysis Scholarship Open up.

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Redefining the Library for the 21 st century

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  1. Redefining the Library for the 21st century Lynne Brindley Chief Executive The British Library

  2. Competition • Changing users • Outdated IP law • Digital divide • Preservation 21st century library • Widen access • More material • Qualitative analysis • Scholarship • Open up Challenges and opportunities

  3. 1. Understanding our users and keeping close them • Industries • Creative • Publishing • SMEs • R&D • UK Library Network • Researchers • Scholars • University • Lifelong Learners • General • Public • Life-long Learners • Young Learners • School Students

  4. Libraries should be cultural, social and intellectual spaces We should draw upon innovations in library design and learn from developments in other areas We should shape the space to fit the different needs of our different users 2. Rethink the physical space and create a desirable ‘draw’

  5. 3. Embrace the new technologies and invest in innovation and digital activities • To widen access to our collections including our legacy items • To develop new forms of scholarship • To promote e-learning and access to knowledge via the internet • To form new partnerships and learn from each other • To preserve and curate the output of the digital age

  6. 4. Speaking out on a wider stage • Integrity, unbiased, authentic • Evaluation of sources, kitemarking • Stay close to users • Advertising and marketing Promoting and redefining the quality library brand Combining new skills with traditional librarian skills • Translating our skills for the new environment • Specialist skills from across the sectors • Public/ private mix • Public interest test • Supporting creativity • Respecting rights • Plagiarism Operating at the fulcrum of the IP debate

  7. 4. Speak out on a wider stage (continued) The digital divide • An economic, social and political issue • International approach by LIS professionals • Freedom of expression • Freedom of information • UK Terrorism Bill Boundaries and freedoms in an information world • Memoranda of Understanding • International co-operation Cultural diplomacy and international support

  8. Redefining the Library - conclusions • Know our users and keep close to them • Rethink the physical space to create a desirable ‘draw’ • Embrace the new technologies and invest in digital technologies • Speak out on a wider stage

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