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Unsurprisingly technology was a key feature of the discussions. We’re currently in the information age and technology is moving faster than you can say ‘tapedeck’.
For libraries to maintain relevance, they need to lead the way in digital literacy.
Key Points:
For libraries to maintain relevance, they need to lead the way in digital literacy.
Key Points:
- Move to mobile - apps
- Move to digital content
- Expectation around personalisation of services
- Digitisation of resources
- Maintaining access
- Move from collecting to connecting
- Enormous amounts of information to curate
- Metadata skills critical
- Need to bridge the digital divide
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Event
Future of Libraries Summit 2015Description
On July 31st 2015 the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa and Te Rōpū Whakahau co-hosted Taking Libraries to 2025: The Future of Libraries Summit at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington.
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Lianza (23rd May 2017). Technology. In Website Lianza. Retrieved 19th Mar 2026 17:29, from https://lianza.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/102