2. Agenda
• Current State of Libraries
• New Challenges & Competition
• Digital Age Libraries
– Respond to New Expectations
– Meet dwindling budgets with new revenue sources
– Embrace new and emerging technologies
– Watch trends
– Re-invent themselves and their library spaces
– Create with their communities
– Their Librarians are agents of change
– Can Prove the ROI of the library
4. • According to a report from Center for an Urban
Future, In Fiscal Year 2011, 40.5 million people
visited NYC’s public libraries, more than all of the
city’s professional sports teams and major cultural
institutions combined.
• According to IMLS report released January 2013
based on survey data collected in 2010
– Public libraries served 297.6 million people out of a total
U.S. population of more than 308.7 million in that year
– Circulation increased to 2.46 billion materials, the highest
ever reported.
• According to a 2011 Harris Poll Quorum, 62% of
Americans hold library cards and 65% had visited a
library in the last year
6. There are more public libraries (about 17,000) in
America than McDonalds (about 14,000) or
Starbucks (about 11,000 coffee shops nationally)
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/06/every-
library-and-museum-america-mapped/5826
9. Library Budgets Decreasing
• Revenue for US public libraries went down 3.5
percent from FY 2009. Adjusting for inflation,
the loss amounts to $407.79 million.
10. Changes in Information Consumption
• Online
• On-Demand
• Digital Media– eBooks, streaming video
• DIY (Do-It-Yourself)
• BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Device)
• Ubiquitous Access - Mobile
• Information is Social
11. New Competition
Traditional Library Roles
• Information Organization
• Resource Recommendations
• Preservation
• The Library Collection
New Competition
Google Search
Amazon Reviews, GoodReads
Amazon and the “long tail”
Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Hulu
12. Cost Comparison
Digital Content Providers
• Amazon Prime
• Netflix
• Hulu
• US taxes for public libraries
Annual Costs
$79 per household
$95.88 per household
$100 per household
$101.03 per household
13. High Stakes
Failure to Accept That Content
Going Digital & On-Demand
Failure to Accept That Content Going
Online, Social, Democratized
18. New Revenue Sources
• Buy-it-Now Option
• Selling Air Rights
• Selling underperforming
branches
• Leasing library space to
coffee shops, etc.
• Kickstarter
19. Cost-Saving New Models for Libraries
• Access vs. Ownership
• Shared Ownership
• Patron-Driven Acquisitions
20. EMBRACE NEW AND EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES
Future-Proof Libraries…
25. Amazon now sells more Kindle titles than
print books
33% of Americans own a digital reading
device of some kind (eReader or tablet)
According to IDC, 52.5 million tablets were
sold in the final quarter of 2012
Over 22.9 million iPads sold in Q4 of 2012
By 2015, Americans are predicted to spend $3
billion on eBooks
e-Books
48. • Information Filter
• Information Organizer
• Information Aggregator
• Information Evaluator &
Recommender
• Information Instructor
Source: LibraryScienceList.com
The Future Librarian
49. New Roles
• Project Management
• Information Technology
• Knowledge Management
• Emerging Technologies
• GIS
• Website Management
• Digital Repositories
• Electronic Resources Management
• Online Community Management
• Building/Space Management
50. CAN PROVE THE ROI OF THE
LIBRARY
Future-Proof Libraries…
