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OCLC Members Council discusses impact of technology
on delivery of library services
Delegates explore potential for ‘bigger, better WorldCat’
OCLC
Members Council met February 6-8 in Dublin, Ohio, to discuss new technologies,
new opportunities to deliver electronic information, and new directions
for a “bigger, better WorldCat.”
“Future Patterns of Technology Landscapes: Moving Libraries Beyond Their Comfort Zones” was the theme for the second of three 2004/2005 Members Council meetings to consider findings from the OCLC Environmental Scan, a report produced for the OCLC worldwide membership to examine significant issues and trends impacting OCLC, libraries, museums, archives and other organizations, now and in the future.
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the full report
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U.K. report looks at positioning public libraries for the next generation of users
A
discussion paper from the LASER Foundation, Libraries: A Vision, The
Public Library Service in 2015 makes these conclusions about the future
of public libraries:
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Library services must follow retailing in being “customer led.”
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Radio Frequency Identification systems could revolutionize allocation of staff time.
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A radical change in both governance and funding is needed.
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There will continue to be a need for public libraries that are free at the point of delivery.
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Libraries should offer and charge for premium services, such as home delivery of materials and professional research services.
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To increase their visibility and encourage users to approach them, librarians should adopt a corporate appearance and spend more time “on the floor.”
The Laser Foundation is a grant-making trust whose mission is to improve library facilities available to the public. The discussion paper was written by a group of middle managers in public libraries who came together under the auspices of the Foundation to discuss issues relating to the future of the public library sector.
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OCLC welcomes these new member libraries
Kopavogur
Public Library
Location: Kopavogur, Iceland
OCLC Symbol: ISSIG
OCLC Network: OCLC PICA
Liberty Elementary School
Location: Bartlett, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILLES
OCLC Network: ILLINET
Lords Park Elementary School
Location: Elgin, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILLPHE
OCLC Network: ILLINET
Baghdad University Law School
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
OCLC Symbol: MEBLW
OCLC Network: OCLC Middle East and Northern Africa
WorldCat update
WorldCat
is the world’s most comprehensive bibliographic database. Updated
at a rate of nearly one new record every 10 seconds, WorldCat contains
more than 57 million bibliographic records and holding information contributed
by more than 8,500 libraries around the world. The new Open
WorldCat Program makes the items in library collections—physical
and digital, popular or special—discoverable by people searching
the Internet.
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