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New Libraries – New ChallengesCILIP West Midlands AGM & Member’s Day
30th march 2011
The Hive(aka Worcester Library & History Centre)
Roger Fairman M.Sc., P.G.Dip.Lib., B.Sc., MCLIP
Coming in this Presentation …….
• Introductions
• The Vision
• Staffing
• Questions
Library Services Development
Dept. of Information and Learning ServicesUniversity of Worcester.
Full time secondment to the Hive project
Roger Fairman M.Sc., P.G.Dip.Lib., B.Sc., MCLIP
The Partners …
The Partners:University of Worcester
Student population - 9454
80% - Undergraduate19% - Taught postgraduate 1% - Postgraduate research
70% - Female46% - Over 25 : 67% - over 21 9% - Some form of disability
2009/10 figures
34% - Institute of Education
25% - Institute of Health, Social Care & Psychology
13% - Institute of Humanities and Creative Arts
13% - Worcester Business School
8% - Institute of Sport and Exercise Science
6% - Institute of Science and the Environment
1% - Graduate Research School
The Partners:University of Worcester
The Partners:WCC – Libraries & Learning
Worcester Central Library
Wonderful piece of Civic architecture
Which is unfortunately totally unsuited to the demands of a modern library service
Provides only 25% of the IFLA recommended floor space for its catchment population (1,000 m2 vs 4,000 m2)
Cramped and unable to display some fascinating special collections.
Increasingly on the periphery of the changing urban landscape of Worcester
The Partners:Worcestershire Record Office
County Hall Campus (original documents)
• on the periphery of the city
• 20% (and growing) of original material held at two other locations up to 75 miles away due to lack of space.
History Centre (Local & Family History – mainly secondary & surrogate documents)
The new building will combine the two branches and allow all the collections to be stored in one place for the first time.
The Partners:Worcestershire Historic Environment & Archaeology Service
Currently located on University of Worcester Campus
Links with University through involvement in degree courses in Archaeology & the Historic Environment.
Opportunity to work more closely with the Record Office and the Customer service centre
Seeking higher public profile
The Partners:Worcestershire Hub
One stop shop service for information relating to Local Government Services.
Shared service between Worcestershire County Council, Worcester City Council and Surrounding District Councils.
Need for larger, custom built accommodation.
Already some experience of co-location within Libraries (e.g. Malvern)
Significantly different customer base from the university and public library.
The Vision …
…. create a cultural, learning and information centre of excellence promoting life-long learning, engendering social inclusion and raising aspirations in the broadest sense for the whole community, regardless of age, background or ability.
Project Initiation Document, March 2006
Transforming this…
Into this…
The Vision …“There are ten key principles that should underpin how we will turn our vision into
reality through excellent design.”WLHC Detailed Design statement 2007
• Inspiration
• Connection
• Aspiration
• Learning
• Integration
• Inclusivity
• Enduring Values
• Well-being
• Sustainability
• Visibility
The Vision …connection
Project is seen as both a physical and metaphorical bridge linking
the City and the University : “Town with Gown”
The Vision …Connection
New Generations to Ancient texts
Ideas to Business Plans
People to Skills
The Curious to Learning
Libraries to New Audiences
The Disadvantaged to The Community
Questions to Answers
Staffing …
Challenges:
Staffing …Values
Mixed groups of staff
Produce a visual representation of key values
Voting with Post-it notes
Summarised by facilitator
Results from 4 sessions synthesized into …
Staffing …Values
Staffing …Values
•Values sessions followed up with team leaders session on “what would this look like in practice”.
•Values themselves are now distributed as part of the recruitment process.
•Part of a overall Training & Development programme which includes:
• Visits• Shadowing• Workshops• On-Line sessions.
Organised using Moodle (open source VLE)
Contact Details: Roger Fairman r.fairman@worc.ac.uk
Project website wlhc.org.uk
Articles:
Fairman, Roger and Hannaford, Anne (2010) Synergy, Efficiency and Vision – the Worcester Library and History Centre. SCONUL Focus (50). pp. 86-89. http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/1286/
Keene, Judith and Fairman, Roger (2011) Building an Integrated Work Force Through Shared Values: the Worcester Library and History Centre. Library Review, 60 (3). pp. 188-201 http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/1301
Thank You For Listening
Questions?