Why I think Librarian Super Powers will Save the World. Keynote for Association of Small and Rural Libraries (ARSL) conference in Tacoma, WA.
Trust, Knowledge, Technology and Place
11. Libraries are appreciated
• 91% say libraries
are important to
their
communities
• 76% say libraries
are important to
them and their
families
Reference: Library Services in the Digital Age, Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie and Kristen Purcell,
January 22, 2013, Pew Research Internet & American Life Project,
http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/01/22/library-services/
#LibrarySuperPower
@KarenAPerry
12. Libraries stack up well
• Gallup poll asks about
personal confidence in
specific American
Institutions (Gallup
does not include
libraries)
• Pew poll asks about
importance of libraries
Reference: Pew Internet and Gallup June 1-4, 2013 Confidence Poll,
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1597/confidence-institutions.aspx
13. People like librarians
• 98% of “ever” library visitors say interactions “very
positive”
• 81% of library visitors say librarians are “very helpful”
• 50% of “last year” visitors got help from a librarian
Reference: Library Services in the Digital Age, Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie and Kristen Purcell, January 22, 2013, Pew Research
Internet & American Life Project, http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/01/22/library-services/
Photo credit: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Flickr
21. Librarians are THE champions of
the first amendment
• Intellectual
Freedom
• Free speech
• Privacy
• Equal access
• Open Internet
• Copyright
Photo credit: American Library Association President Roberta Stevens
#LibrarySuperPower
@KarenAPerry
22. People appreciate core library
services
98% of
80% say
Americans say
reference
borrowing
librarians are
books is “very
“very
important”
important”
77% say free
access to
computers and
the internet is
"very important"”
Reference: Library Services in the Digital Age, Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie and Kristen Purcell, January 22, 2013, Pew Research
Internet & American Life Project, http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/01/22/library-services/
Photo credit: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
23. People love to read!
75% adults 16+ read a book last year
23% adults read an e-book last year
15 average # of books read last year
24 average for those w e-readers
30% e-content consumers say they read more
41% table consumers say they read more
5% borrowed at e-book from the library
Reference: Library Services in the Digital Age, Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie and Kristen Purcell, January 22, 2013, Pew Research
Internet & American Life Project, http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/01/22/library-services/
Photo credit: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
24. Libraries are open for learning!
99.5
Education & Learning
% Libraries offering formal
computer skills training
Reference: Digital Inclusion Survey 2011-2012, Information Policy & University of Maryland,
http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/
32.5
47.7
95
57.9
75
57.9
77.6
Rural
Employment & Workforce
E-Government & Civics
Health & Wellness
Town
Suburban
City
% Libraries offering programs,
sessions & training
26. There’s an information
explosion!
• Knowledge is
doubling every 12
months, maybe
faster.
• People need help
navigating to things
that are meaningful
Reference: "Knowledge Doubling Every 12 Months, Soon to be Every 12 Hours," Industry Tap, David
Russell Schilling, April 19th, 2013, http://www.industrytap.com/knowledge-doubling-every-12-
months-soon-to-be-every-12-hours/3950
27. You can’t even trust a
trusted source!
• Information
professionals need
to deepen skills and
tools to differentiate
content
Reference: Anne R. Kenney, Cornell University Librarian
#LibrarySuperPower
@KarenAPerry
28. This world’s got a big
skills gap!
• 1/3 to 2/3 of adults -
depending on the
country - lack the basic
skills necessary for
learning and working in
modern economies
• Problem-solving in
technology-rich
environments, literacy,
and numeracy
• Libraries to the rescue
with literacy, online, in-person,
and partner
learning opportunities
Reference: 2012 OECD Report, report, Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Lives,
http://skills.oecd.org/documents/SkillsHighlightsEnglish.pdf
32. Libraries are community hubs for
technology and media
26%
17%
16%
46%
40%
Use a research database
Borrow a DVD
Use computer or internet
Borrow an audio book
Borrow a music CD
Among those who visited
a library in-person in the
past year, the % who did
the following activities
Reference: Pew Internet November 2012 survey. Data is for library visitors ages 16+.
34. Librarians are America’s Digital
Literacy Corps
Reference: Digital Inclusion Survey 2011-2012, Information Policy & University of Maryland,
http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/
IMLS
Framework
Building
Digitally
Inclusive
Communities
35. Librarians are winning the battle for
tech access against evil budget foes
Reference: Digital Inclusion Survey 2011-2012, Information Policy & University of Maryland,
http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/ #LibrarySuperPower
@KarenAPerry
37. You gotta be in the game!
Reference: E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps, Kathryn Zickuhr and Lee Rainie, January 16, 2014, Pew Research Internet &
American Life Project, http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/01/16/e-reading-rises-as-device-ownership-jumps/
38. People are e-reading on
everything
41
23
2011 2014
42
Among all e-book
readers ages 18
and older, the %
who read e-books
on each device
28
57 55
29
32
E-reader Tablet Computer Cell phone
Reference: E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps, Kathryn Zickuhr and Lee Rainie, January 16, 2014, Pew Research Internet &
American Life Project, http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/01/16/e-reading-rises-as-device-ownership-jumps/
39. • 62% of Americans say they do
not know if their library lends
out e-books.
• This includes 58% of library
card holders.
Tell them!
#LibrarySuperPower
@KarenAPerry
40. Libraries need a tech
turbo charge
Reference: Digital Inclusion Survey 2011-2012, Information Policy & University of
Maryland, http://digitalinclusion.umd.edu/
41. Libraries need an Edge
to win this battle!
Practical and
aspirational
benchmarks organized
into three categories
that assess:
• community value
• Engaging the community
• Organizational management
42. Libraries need an Edge
to win this battle!
#LibrarySuperPower
@KarenAPerry
44. Half of America came to your
place last year!
• 54% of Americans used
a public library in the
past year
• 48% visited in
person
• 30% used a library
website
• 72% of Americans live
in a “library household”
Reference: Library Services in the Digital Age, Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie and Kristen Purcell, January 22, 2013, Pew Research
Internet & American Life Project, http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/01/22/library-services/
46. The Power
of Place
Strengthen
Experience
#LibrarySuperPower
@KarenAPerry
47. Engagement, loyalty and advocacy
is no longer driven by the products you sell.
It’s driven by how well the experience you deliver
meets your customers’
ever-changing emotional needs and wants.
47
Lewis Carbone
48. Create an experience
not a product
48
Product or Service Environment People
#LibrarySuperPower
@KarenAPerry
49. Six tips for strengthening
relationship and experience!
• Foster discovery
• Less is more
• Simplify
• Visual trumps all other senses
• Keep it fresh
• Maintain your space
Reference: King County Library System and Fernow Consulting
50. Library super heroes use
space to their advantage!
Photo Credit: King County Library System, Newport Way and Federal Way Branches
51. The field of play is in the
building and online
Reference: Ann Arbor District Library from Library Success Best Practices Wiki, http://www.libsuccess.org/Main_Page
52. Super powers needed to save world
Trust
Knowledge
Technology
Place
Engage & Activate
Navigate & Create
Turbo Charge
Experience
55. Thank you Super Heroes!
#LibrarySuperPower @KarenAPerry
www.ClarionCollborative.com Clarion Collaborative
56. What’s your
superpower?
What might a librarian
Super Hero look like?
#LibrarySuperPower
@KarenAPerry
Editor's Notes
Lew Carbone has been a leader in the experience management revolution for over two decades. He has done more than anyone to decode how great experiences are made.
And this is what he has to say …
(Invite one of the staff to read)
What do you think this means?
Lew Carbone defines three main types of “clues” to a customer experience – and all need to work together.
The product or service provide what Carbone calls functional clues. How well a product or service works, is an example. These clues are interpreted at the rational or conscious level.
The environment offers mechanic clues. How the space is laid out. What it smells like.
People give off humanic clues. Whether someone smiles and greets you, for example.
And both mechanic and humanic clues have strong emotional / unconscious impacts.
Great experiences need to consider all of them.
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