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Transforming your library through the integration of innovative technologies, flexible space design and business model diversification Libraries now need to complete with the vast accessibility of online information. To address this, there has been a shift in library identity. On ...
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Creating Libraries for All in an Evolving World
The modern library is no longer defined by the number of books it has on its shelves, but rather it is now about being a living space for the users.Today, people are more focused on learning acti ...
In the Spotlight with Griffith University’s Director of Library and Learning Services: How Griffith University is Creating Library Services that Meet Modern Student Expectations
With the expansion of digital media, the rise of e-books and massive budget cuts, the end of libraries has been predicted many times over. And while it is true that library budgets have been slashed, libraries are not exactly dying. In fact, libraries are evolving. ...
Libraries Aren’t Dying; They’re Evolving: Insights into Library Service Transformation for the Digital-Age Student
With the expansion of digital media, the rise of e-books and massive budget cuts, the end of libraries has been predicted many times over. And while it is true that library budgets have been slashed, causing cuts in operating hours and branch closures, libraries are not exac ...
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eBooks, Not Tree Books: Upgrading and Diversifying Library Spaces & Service
Ahead of the inaugural Next Generation Libraries Summit 2017 we chat to Diana Hodge, Manager of Academic Library Services at UniSA. In this article Diana explores the impact of the university’s Digital Learning Strategy on library services, and delves into the recent library transformation that has seen a massive 50%...
Creating Community-Centric Library Services
For centuries libraries have been the keystones of their communities – with people congregating to read, learn, discover and elevate themselves through knowledge. As libraries have grown in number and collections have grown in size, this traditional role has become diluted, with libraries becoming places for transactions – the simple...
A State by State Look at 21st Century Library Transformations
Ahead of Next Generation Libraries 2017 we look at the strategies employed by library service providers across the country in an effort to foster innovation, improve quality of life and better cater to their local communities and every day users.
Library Service Evolution: Technology, Community & Collaboration
Ahead of the inaugural Next Generation Libraries Summit 2017 we chat with Ben Kolaitis, Emerging Technologies Team Leader at Melbourne Library Services and Justine Hanna, Learning Library Team Leader at Kathleen Syme Library and Melbourne Library Services.Ben and Justine share details of Melbourne’s library evolution, which includes a host of...
Engaging Students, Staff and the Community to Develop a Fit-for-Purpose Next Generation Library
In 2015, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School noticed that borrowing rates were decreasing in the School Library, and that it was no longer a destination of choice within the campus. To respond to this troubling trend a strategic review was conducted examining how stakeholders – students, staff and the greater community...
Much more than Books: Reimagining the Library to Provide a 21st Century User Experience.
Libraries are facing a crisis of identity and function due to rapidly developing technology and changing social expectations of how to access information. With digital mediums becoming increasingly popular with today’s modern user, libraries are struggling to keep up.Thus, this challenges the notion of what a library should be in...
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Fast Track Your Attendance to Next Generation Libraries 2019
Want to fast track your attendance to the Next Generation Libraries Summit 2019 and take advantage of our special early bird rates? Simply download the registration form, select your conference package and email back to us at registration@iqpc.com.au