Next Library 2013

Re-imagination - Civic Engagement - Collaborative Innovation

/16 - 19 June, 2013 in Aarhus, Denmark
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 Subjects 2013

Link to registration: http://www.kongreskompagniet.dk/next2013
Conference fee: Before 1st of April: 2500 DKK. From 1st of April: 2900 DKK.
Registration fee includes conference participation, Get2Gether, lunch/coffee Monday and Tuesday and Networking Dinner Party Monday night all inclusive. Additional fees for site visits, run & experience and rent of bike.

 

The goal: to share and build knowledge together

The main purpose of Next Library conferences is to share and build knowledge together. To accomplish this, we bring together experienced world class library people and people from developing library communities. 

 

We want your ideas!

The 2013 next library conference invites attendees and partners to participate in shaping the programme and perspectives: Submit your ideas for the conference here. We want your ideas for speakers, actitivities, workshops, etc.:

Libraries - partnering NGOs for innovative projects
The role of libraries in literacy development in developing countries
Opening the door to innovation
Connecting the community. The libraries role in social inclusion.
The value of working in partnership to meet the needs of the community
problems of open source software
Beast Practices in the libraries
Information search in an electronic environment!The case of Scientific and Technical Information.
Open Access Repositories and library management!
The issue of copyrights in the management of public and academic libraries!
Web 2.0 in the library.
Information Technology Application for Knowledge Management for library professionals!
Twitter stream for those of us that are unable to participate
how do we create an exciting environment for the elderly?
How to develop reading & verbal storytelling appetite in a world saturated with visual material?
Linked Data and Semantic Web employed for discovering of library resources.
A succesful marketing strategy for libraries, what's the receipe for that ? :)
How your staff can keep pace with new technology? The continuous training to staff after graduation, how to support them?
How to make a success of a library in the face of declining neighborhood population.
How can we reimagine library services outside of the library building?
Ideas and discussions about what COMPETENCES are needed for reimagination of libraries?
Experiences and discussions about how collaborative innovation make stronger libraries and enhance the impact of libraries in society and communities
The library of the futures exists in the intersection between the analogue and the digital world. Any ideas for a speaker that can tell us how to combine the two worlds in new ways?
How will the public library function as a meeting place for everyone in the next 20 years. Kids using internet from very young age want to visit the library and spend time but how do we welcome and meet them?
to humanize and sustain the global change
Could gamification be a design tool for libraries and a way to engage the users? Sebastian Deterding could be an interesting speaker about this subject!
How can LEADERSHIP create reimagination, community engagement and collaborative innovation in libraries?
Building online engagement: skills, tools, strategy and ROI for your library.
Ebooks / audiobooks uploads to your smartphone -in your library or(site) and customer friendly.