WORKING TOWARDS A NEW DANISH LIBRARY STRATEGY

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1 WORKING TOWARDS A NEW DANISH LIBRARY STRATEGY PECHA KUCHA AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: READING SOCIETY Birštonas, Lithuania TH April 2016 Gitte Smed, Senior Advisor Agency for Culture and Palaces Denmark Foto: Colourbox placeres her.

2 ACTS REGARDING PUBLIC LIBRARIES Act regarding library services (2000) Budget appropriation for Central Region Libraries Budget appropriation for national transport scheme Nationalbibliografi: Bibliotek.dk and DanBib Pool for public libraries and educational learning centers

3 GOVERNMENT LIBRARY INITIATIVES National strategies and campaigns - i.e. Denmark is reading Dissemination award Model program for Public Libraries BOOKSTART - government funds Seminars and conferences Foto: Mattias P. Dahlqvist Foto: Leif Møller, Ugeavisen

DIGITIZATION STRATEGIES The Danish Digital Library works with three

on the libraries digital platforms - Gains realisation with DDL's

schools A common public digitization strategy (2016-2020) to come Local

4 DIGITIZATION STRATEGIES The Danish Digital Library works with three strategic focus areas for the period : - Smooth user-experiences on the libraries digital platforms - Gains realisation with DDL's solutions in libraries - Local context learning, focusing on children and schools A common public digitization strategy ( ) to come Local Government Denmarks joint municipal digitization strategy ( ) Local and digital

5 LIBRARY STRATEGIES - INTERNATIONAL TENDENCIES Holland (2014) The Library of The Future. - Hub for Knowledge, Contact and Culture. Norway (2015) Nasjonal library strategy, Published by the Ministry of Culture. Sweden ( ) Mandate of the Royal Library with "the national co-ordinator" having to formulate a strategy library

6 STEPS TOWARDS A NEW DANISH LIBRARY STRATEGY

7 THE DANISH POPULATION'S SKILLS IN THE DIGITAL SOCIETY OECDS PIAAC STUDY IN DK READING SKILLS MATEMATICS SKILLS ICT ABILITY THE LAST TWO ABILITIES ARE BELOW THE AVERAGE

STARTING POINT: CORE TASKS AND MILESTONES

8 STARTING POINT: CORE TASKS AND MILESTONES PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL WORLD POLICY DEVELOPMENT DEBATE ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES FUTURE CORE TASKS AND MILESTONES Fotos: Gentofte Bibliotek (Leif Bolding) Albertslund Bibliotek Hedemarken Odense Centralbibliotek (Mette Krull)

9 ONGOING PDEBATE ON LIBRARY STRATEGIES

INITIATE WORK WITH STRATEGIC MILESTONES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES Set aside on the basis of a dialogue and development of public libraries in the spring of 2015, with 3 conferences with themes : 1.

10 INITIATE WORK WITH STRATEGIC MILESTONES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES Set aside on the basis of a dialogue and development of public libraries in the spring of 2015, with 3 conferences with themes : 1. THE LIBRARIES AND THE DIGITAL WORLD 2. THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES IN LITERACY 3. INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY Presentation at the Agency's Annual Meeting, October, 2015, by proposals for 5 core tasks and suggestions for associated benchmarks Colourbox. Next step - copresentation of the Minister of Culture

11 Libraries and literacy? - A constructivist perspective The public libraries primary role is to help ensure that people can dream, create visions and realize freedom. " Lars Bo Kaspersen Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen

PROMOTING LEARNING 3. PROMOTE LITERATURE AND READING 4.

12 5 CORE TASKS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES 1. COMMUNICATE AND MAKE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE 2. PROMOTING LEARNING 3. PROMOTE LITERATURE AND READING 4. PROMOTING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES 5. FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE Colourbox.

14 FEEDBACK EXAMPLE: PUBLIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE NEXT 5 YEARS QUESTION: WHAT CAN THE LIBRARY AS AN INSTITUTION OFFER THE MUNICIPALITIES FORWARD? FOCUS WILL CHANGE FROM THE BOOK TOWARDS HUMANS EMPLOYEES MUST FACILITATE COMMUNITIES AND LEARNING IMPROVED TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS WILL CHANGE WORK THERE IS A CHANGE FROM MAKING MUSIC AVAILABLE FOR DISSEMINATION OF MUSIC NEW SKILLS IN THE LIBRARY FOCUS ON CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIES WILL BE MORE DIFFERENT AND GET LESS COMMON CORE AREAS LIBRARIES ARE MORE CONCERNED BY THE MUNICIPAL STRATEGIES

CORE TASKS AND MILESTONES PERSPECTIVES IN 2016 THE DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND LIBRARY ACTORS IN PROGRESS IN THE COMING YEAR THE AGENCY S DIALOGUE WITH THE SECTOR IS BASED ON THE DEFINED

15 CORE TASKS AND MILESTONES PERSPECTIVES IN 2016 THE DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND LIBRARY ACTORS IN PROGRESS IN THE COMING YEAR THE AGENCY S DIALOGUE WITH THE SECTOR IS BASED ON THE DEFINED CORE TASKS MINISTER MAY DRAW THE AREA WITH SPECIAL INITIATIVES - PROBABLY WITH A FOCUS ON BOOKS, LITERATURE AND READING DEVELOPMENTS IN EBOOKS IS FOLLOWED CLOSELY A TOTAL SOLUTION FOR MUSIC IS PLANNED

16 EXIT THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Gitte Smed Senior Advisor Library Unit Agency for Culture and Palaces Denmark

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