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SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATIONCreating Lasting Change in Libraries
Meredith Farkashttp://www.oclc.org/innovation/
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WE ARE AWESOME,
PASSIONATE SUPERHERO LIBRARIANS
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WE HAVE LOTS OF
GREAT IDEAS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewoodenshoes/3060319548/Sunday, September 9, 12
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/listentomyvoice/6216436548/Sunday, September 9, 12
http://blog.makezine.com/2011/03/10/is-it-time-to-rebuild-retool-public-libraries-and-make-techshops/Sunday, September 9, 12
http://www.libraries.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=58Sunday, September 9, 12
http://www.inhomeideas.com/interior-design-ideas-for-home-office-and-library-designs.htmlSunday, September 9, 12
http://bplbranches.blogspot.com/2012/03/tool-lending-library-opens-at-temporary.htmlSunday, September 9, 12
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-08-21/news/17933528_1_leisure-and-hospitality-industry-educational-and-health-services-job-programs
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http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2010/08/whats-a-law-librarian-glad-you-asked/Sunday, September 9, 12
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilsingapore/5474180800/Sunday, September 9, 12
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404
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/Sunday, September 9, 12
IS IT REALLY A GOOD FIT?http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdeniz/7548841438/
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DO I ASSUME TOO MUCH?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastyearsgirl_/2636753423/
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CAN I SEE BEYOND MY OWN EXCITEMENT?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nieve44/4877988288/
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DOES IT CONNECT TO MY LIBRARY’S MISSION/GOALS?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smswigart/6163821276/
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THOUGHT IT WAS FREE AS IN BEER, HUH?
www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive/3216304338/
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WILL IT BE LIKE THIS FOREVER?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maubrowncow/2763362494/
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AM I GIVING UP TOO SOON?http://www.flickr.com/photos/watz/4758816160/
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MY CHANGE BIBLES
http://teddyklein.blogspot.com/2011/01/john-kotters-8-steps-change-model.htmlSunday, September 9, 12
http://makeapowerfulpoint.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/sketchnotes_why-transformation-efforts-fail_hbr.jpgSunday, September 9, 12
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elnegro/242809920/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenjude/848723658/
Look outward(and get your staff to as well)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/11755880@N00/3856687838/
Encourage feedback going upstream
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevedevol/6201643484/
Develop a compelling and shared vision for your library
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Encourage collaboration
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/aidan_jones/3575000735/
Develop partnerships
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http://flickr.com/photos/tollaksen/967960/
Encourage risk-taking
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/48746111@N04/4466093934/
Take the long view
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EMPOWER YOUR EMPLOYEES
http://www.flickr.com/photos/growwear/4695020138/Sunday, September 9, 12
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55432818@N02/5500963965/
Give people time (hint, this is most important)
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Tie everything to assessment
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13886756@N03/2129440509/Sunday, September 9, 12
AND THE REST OF US?
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WE NETWORK
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WE KNOW OUR PATRONS
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WE BUILD A SENSE OF URGENCY
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nhoulihan/3560996918/
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WE KNOW HOW TO PLAY POLITICS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinderphytik/1615604233/Sunday, September 9, 12
WE HAVE CLEARLY-DEFINED GOALS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetorpedodog/757659477/Sunday, September 9, 12
WE COMMUNICATE ABOUT THE CHANGE...A LOT
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgiarclimate/6329539292/Sunday, September 9, 12
WE PLAN FOR SHORT-TERM WINS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/morphomir/2407451929/Sunday, September 9, 12
WE HAVE A LONG-TERM PLAN
http://www.flickr.com/photos/asimpledarksquid/1187308493
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WE ASSESS(MEANINGFULLY)
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WE ANCHOR THE CHANGE IN THE CULTURE
• Remove barriers to the change
• Make sure the change is properly resourced
• Create trainings and other methods to inculcate new employees
• Ensure the change isn’t reliant on one person’s leadership
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AND IF IT DOESN’T WORK OUT?
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QUESTIONS?Find me at
meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpressmgfarkas(at)gmail.comtwitter : librarianmer
Facebook: meredithfarkas
Slides and links athttp://meredithfarkas.wetpaint.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trucolorsfly/2401196653/
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