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A Change of Course: Redefining Libraries and the Delivery of Local Information Online.
FIRST AN INTRODUCTIONA brief walkthrough of what the BHKN is and why we do it.
The Changing Landscape of the Public Library
“Unparalleled collectors of local information”
Repurposed Library Role
“Rather than worrying quite so much about competing with search engines and whatever technologies follow them, we may be better off concentrating our energies on knowing and serving our local communities.” From “Fit Libraries are Future Proof by Steven Bell American Libraries, October 2010.
Question:
How has your work as a librarian transitioned?
Libraries are talking about this
Virtual ALA Conference - Competing in the Information Marketplace: http://journalismthatmatters.org/biblionews/
David Lankes http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2011/Florence-DLL.pdf
ALA is talking about this
Knight Community Foundation, Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for Networked World, July 2011.
KN Librarian Aggregation Process
Identify Issues • City, County, School BoardAggregate Information
• News stories• Government
Documents• Websites• Data Sets
Arrange Content on Site
•Blogs•Resource Pages
Marketing
Question:
Who are potential partners for information in
your community?
Infrastructure for an Individual Library: use of existing resources
• Diigo• Google Docs
• Google Maps
• Content DM• Computer with
Internet• Scanner
Community Issues
Community Indicators
Community ArchivesHardware
What We Can Do For Our
Community
Black Hills Knowledge NetworkWhat does it do?
MEET THE BLACK HILLS KNOWLEDGE NETWORK TEAM
How does the Rapid City Public Library fit in?
Community Issues
Community Archives
Government and Citizenship Content
Work & Economy Content
Education & Training Content
Black Hills Knowledge Network
EbscoHost InfoTrac ProQuest0
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Black Hills Knowledge Network vs. Other Databases
Question:
In your community what type of content would be of
value to your users?What already exists that
could be aggregated, indexed or centralized?
WHAT ELEMENTS OF LIBRARIANSHIP ALIGN WITH BHKN.
What changes, what stays the same and what is redefined.
organizational needs
staff time
collaborative online workspaces
lifelong learners
physical, digital & cultural artifacts
content creation & aggregation
connect and engage
national trends
track & evaluate
Question:
If you were to do this type of work, what changes would
you need to make and what resources do you need?
ResourcesWebsites• www.blackhillsknowledgenetwork.com• www.knightfoundation.org• www.diigo.com/user/rcgovernment• drupal.org/• www.wikidot.com
Books & Publications• Re-Imagining Journalism by the Knight Community Foundation • Pollyanna Principles by Hildy Gottlieb, 2009.• Strategic Visions for the 21st Century Public Library, ALA, 2011Presentations• David Lankes http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2011/Florence-DLL.pdf
Videos• Pollyanna Principles: http://www.youtube.com/user/PollyannaPrinciples#p/u/6/xgMBK39SoE0• Virtual ALA Conference - Competing in the Information Marketplace:
http://journalismthatmatters.org/biblionews/