Libraries make communities smarter

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Basic skills in the broad library

Libraries and learning… Core business

Learning trends

23 mobile things

ACCESS vs LEARNING

Photographed 2007 by Carol Highsmith

The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot

read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and

relearn.

Basic library skill

Knowledge about how peoplelearn, unlearn and relearn...

Basic library skill

To be aware of and be able to adapt to changes in society surrounding the library

Basic library skill

Have a strategy to make the community smarter – and workwith partners to make it happen

Learning as strategy

Library learning strategy…

Learning empowers people…

Education for the young and life long learning for all.

The library supports learning on all levels - and for people of all ages.

Libraries have the skills to support transformation of information to knowledge.

MOOCSParticipatory Learning Connected Learning 23 mobile things Hacker spaces *Fablabs *Hands on Lifelong learning digital divide

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23 mobile things

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Findings

Applications on a tablet device will enhance ourLibrary services. 60 % -> 82 %

Very / somewhat familiar: Twitter 27 % -> 100 %

Very / somewhat familiar: QR 33 % -> 84 %Survey by Dr. Michael Stephens

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