A video from Aarhus Public Library to show how libraries can use new ways to engage library users. This particular video is on user-driven innovation.
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public libraries
Quite apt for the current economic situation. And I think public libraries around the world have an increased visitorship and maybe even loans. Personally, I’ve experience the busy-ness of the Adelaide City Council libraries as well as the South Australia State Library.
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- Why Public Libraries Close?A report on a nationwide study done in the United States on the impact of public library closures. What was interesting in the study was the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map out the impacts on library users. We don’t see GIS used much in Singapore in analysing any […]
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StoryTubes 2008 is a US-wide competition where children, aged 6 to 12 years old, can submit a video review of 2 minutes or less of their favorite books through YouTube. StoryTubes is organized by a number of libraries spread across the US and this is the second year that they are holding the competition. The […]
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The Librarian Song by Joe UvegesYouTube Direct Link - Taking Play Seriously at the Public Library with Young Video GamersThe New York Public Library recently organized an event as part of their “Game On @ The Library!” initiative to showcase their latest addition to their collection - video games. Game consoles, such as Nintendo’s Wii, […]
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Hmmm … quite scary to read about the post on “Military secrets left in public library in Sweden”. If it had fallen in the wrong hands, it could be disastrous. Apparently, someone (most probably a military officer with NATO) left a USB thumb drive in one of the public computers in a Swedish public library. […]
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- A hunger for booksUnless you have been leaving under a stone or kept away from all news, then you would know that Doris Lessing has been awarded the “Nobel Prize for Literature”. So, here’s her acceptance speech. Very inspiring reading. - 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners (Flash plugin required)An online tutorial, created […]
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- Bookworm ChengduAlthough this is not exactly a public library, it is a library nonetheless. And it’s a very difficult sort of library. Though the collection is quite small (only 5,000 books) at the moment, I found that it has a very interesting concept for a library. Besides being a library, it is also a […]
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