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AddBy: [unknown]2nd Oct 2015 5:44PMI've been thinking about this quite hard since you posted your question Bill - and I'll put it on the agenda for the next FOL discussion, as well as canvas members at conference.
In the interim I think my take is that national solutions need to begin with agreed principles before we arrive at specific solutions. In that way concessions made when selecting specific solutions will be understood and buy-in may be greater. I also think those solutions also need to be flexible and agile if we want them to remain relevant. New technologies are making things possible that weren't even a year or two ago. I saw an app this year that can sit over any library management system with an open API - it allows uniformity for users while maintaining individuality for libraries. Perhaps more of that type of approach may be possible.
I also think we need to look wider for partners - and you guys are probably ahead of us in that anyway. The next step of FOL may be an event like this one http://theunusualsuspectsfestival.com/ held in New Zealand.
In the interim I think my take is that national solutions need to begin with agreed principles before we arrive at specific solutions. In that way concessions made when selecting specific solutions will be understood and buy-in may be greater. I also think those solutions also need to be flexible and agile if we want them to remain relevant. New technologies are making things possible that weren't even a year or two ago. I saw an app this year that can sit over any library management system with an open API - it allows uniformity for users while maintaining individuality for libraries. Perhaps more of that type of approach may be possible.
I also think we need to look wider for partners - and you guys are probably ahead of us in that anyway. The next step of FOL may be an event like this one http://theunusualsuspectsfestival.com/ held in New Zealand.
By: William Macnaught25th Sep 2015 3:08PMI'm interested in hearing ideas about how the National Library might provide more effective solutions at national scale.
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There was a clear call for National Library to show sector leadership, representing the needs of the library and information sector to government. It was also expected that National Library would take the lead in the scoping, design, and implementation of national solutions - especially in the areas of digitisation and literacy.
While there was a concern that National Library was in a weakened position to be a strong advocate for the sector since its merger into DIA in fact National Library is now well positioned to advocate from within government and to spearhead collaborative initiatives with other departments.
While there was a concern that National Library was in a weakened position to be a strong advocate for the sector since its merger into DIA in fact National Library is now well positioned to advocate from within government and to spearhead collaborative initiatives with other departments.
- Take a leadership role in the sector
- Take the lead on digitisation
- Progress a national library card
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AddBy: [unknown]2nd Oct 2015 5:44PMI've been thinking about this quite hard since you posted your question Bill - and I'll put it on the agenda for the next FOL discussion, as well as canvas members at conference.
In the interim I think my take is that national solutions need to begin with agreed principles before we arrive at specific solutions. In that way concessions made when selecting specific solutions will be understood and buy-in may be greater. I also think those solutions also need to be flexible and agile if we want them to remain relevant. New technologies are making things possible that weren't even a year or two ago. I saw an app this year that can sit over any library management system with an open API - it allows uniformity for users while maintaining individuality for libraries. Perhaps more of that type of approach may be possible.
I also think we need to look wider for partners - and you guys are probably ahead of us in that anyway. The next step of FOL may be an event like this one http://theunusualsuspectsfestival.com/ held in New Zealand.
In the interim I think my take is that national solutions need to begin with agreed principles before we arrive at specific solutions. In that way concessions made when selecting specific solutions will be understood and buy-in may be greater. I also think those solutions also need to be flexible and agile if we want them to remain relevant. New technologies are making things possible that weren't even a year or two ago. I saw an app this year that can sit over any library management system with an open API - it allows uniformity for users while maintaining individuality for libraries. Perhaps more of that type of approach may be possible.
I also think we need to look wider for partners - and you guys are probably ahead of us in that anyway. The next step of FOL may be an event like this one http://theunusualsuspectsfestival.com/ held in New Zealand.
By: William Macnaught25th Sep 2015 3:08PMI'm interested in hearing ideas about how the National Library might provide more effective solutions at national scale.
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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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