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PART 4 WEBCASTS
PART 4 WEBCASTS
Chapter 15: Libraries fo the Future: Adapting Our Mission and Our Buildings to
Demographic Growth and Change
Chapter 15: Libraries fo the Future: Adapting Our Mission and Our Buildings to
Demographic Growth and Change
by Kelvin Watson
by Kelvin Watson
"Look at what our libraries have become. We're no longer book warehouses, but we are a community center, a community space that encompasses all the partnerships from right outside the library."
My Vision of Library 2035 in Six Words (or less)
Powerful partners, powerful places, powerful people.
Kelvin Watson highlights the importance of advocating and promoting the library brand, something that touches upon every aspect of the library as an organization, space, partnerships, workforce, and services.
Chapter 16: Collaborative Collections and Content Considerations in Research and Academic Libraries: Possible Pathways by 2035
Chapter 16: Collaborative Collections and Content Considerations in Research and Academic Libraries: Possible Pathways by 2035
by Raymond Pun and Tarida Anantachai
by Raymond Pun and Tarida Anantachai
"A growing sense of community advocacy has the potential to really open up access and opportunities to so many library users, including those with maybe historically fewer resources, while also helping to bring to the forefront historically underrepresented in identities and materials both within smaller institutions as well as larger."
Our Vision of Library 2035 in Six Words (or less)
Be mindful and intentional around access
Ray Pun and Tarida Anantachai note some of the key challenges are incorporating and managing multiple types of collections, ensuring interoperability across systems of shared collections, and doing so with constrained budgets. They advocate for effective policies that can address these challenges and suggest that their work in scholarly communications and open access will grow in importance.
Chapter 17: Survive or Thrive: Can Community College Libraries Surmount the Challenges They Face?
Chapter 17: Survive or Thrive: Can Community College Libraries Surmount the Challenges They Face?
by Peter Hepburn
by Peter Hepburn
"Build strong networks and really take advantage of them...And then once you've connected into them, really tap them, send them your questions; find out what they think is going great for them, and use the models that they can provide you."
My Vision of Library 2035 in Six Words (or less)
Participate and collaborate. Thrive.
Peter Hepburn notes the uncertainty of the future of communty college libraries and emphasizes how building effective partnerships and collaborations could be what helps the community college library thrive in the future – not merely survive.
Chapter 18: New Jersey School Libraries 2035
Chapter 18: New Jersey School Libraries 2035
by Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott
by Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott
"If the decision-makers, whether it's school administrators, school board members, or parents, understand how a well-run library program can help the community, they will support it. But they need to be sold on that concept. They need to be proven that if we strengthen the library system, then the community gets stronger as well."
My Vision of Library 2035 in Six Words (or less)
Libraries provide critical resources for growth.
Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott uses the New Jersey school libraries to exemplify the important role of school librarians in becoming leaders who have a seat at the table when school education is being discussed.
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