Transcript State Librarian’s Quarterly Webcast Susan Hildreth September 20, 2006 Noon – 1pm CSL News • Wikipedia entry for California State Library http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Library • CSL Blog - Coming Soon Eureka!

State Librarian’s Quarterly Webcast
Susan Hildreth
September 20, 2006
Noon – 1pm
CSL News
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Wikipedia entry for California State Library
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Library
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CSL Blog - Coming Soon
Eureka! Leadership Program
Arch Lustberg workshops
• preview his training techniques
– http://www.lustberg.net/streamingvideo.htm
• workshop description
– http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/183
Live Homework Help
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25 continuing libraries contributing $400,000 local funds
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28 applied for 06/07 funding/15 selected for participation
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New libraries contributing $48,500 local funds
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State (LSTA) & local partnership - $1.6 million investment
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Tutor.com provides customized promotional materials/training
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Statewide service for Kansas – $250,000, California - $5,000,000
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Participant list available at
http://www.library.ca.gov/html/lsta_app_06_07.cfm
More information – [email protected]
Early Learning with Families (ELF)
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37 libraries applied for 06/07 funding/26 selected for participation
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13 libraries serving on Advisory Committee
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Fall trainings to develop implementation plans
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Coming soon – ELF website with resources
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Partnerships with DOE, Children & Families Commission, Public
TV, Childcare Network
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Participant list available at
http://www.library.ca.gov/html/lsta_app_06_07.cfm
More information – [email protected]
CalCat/FirstSearch/WorldCat
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Challenging/confusing topic
Further complicated by debut of OCLC’s worldcat.org
Good news – FirstSearch subscriptions for all public libraries for
06/07
Signs of progress – August 2005 to June 2006
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CalCat records increase – 15.8 to 16.3 million, 3.2% increase
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CalCat holdings increase – 76.2 to 78.7 million, 3.3% increase
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WorldCat has over 70 million records
Search engine access
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“Find in a Library” searches only 4 million records
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Library search difficult to access from main search engine page
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Worldcat.org established in response to low cooperation of search
engines
Project success
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Most libraries aware and trained
CalCat has effective logo, website, posters
CalCat primarily used as finding tool
Challenges for 2006/07
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49 libraries link to CalCat, 33 to WorldCat on their
websites – must increase
Batchloading of records with OCLC still possible
through December 2006
Impact of worldcat.org on project
State Library’s commitment to easy access for
customers to library information remains strong
New Reference Model
Facilitated by Ruth Metz
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www.librarycoach.com
Background
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Local-to-second level
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AskNow virtual service
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2nd level databases/ First Source (LAPL)
Nelson/Mayo Forums
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Merge 2nd level question answering
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Improve virtual services
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Provide specialized databases/training
Focus is Question-Answering/Handling
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Improve information access to customers
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Compatible with current and future technology
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Builds on/tunes up what is in place now
Characteristics of New Model
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Efficient/cost-effective
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Accessed by public and/or library staff
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Adaptable to variety of technologies used by our customers
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Seen as extension of public library
Work Plan/Timeline
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Program at CLA in November
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Research and design through March 2007
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Implementation plans by June 2007
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Will ensure opportunities for comments from field
The Scoop on Baby Boomers
Americans for Libraries Council:
http://www.lff.org/about/onthego.html
Lifelong Access Programs:
http://www.lff.org/programs/lifelong.html
Boomer Landscape
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2014 – 65% library customers will be 50-70
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2010 – 1 in 5 Californians will be 60 +
What do we know about these boomers?
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Healthy, active and mobile
Will age in place
Want meaningful engagement in their communities
Expect to design and manage activities
View retirement as a new chapter
What do they seek?
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Welcoming places
Meaningful activities
Opportunities to learn
Social and civic connections
Information and options
Boomer Experts
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Dr. Paul Nussbaum
– http://www.paulnussbaum.com/bookspapers.html
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Lifelong learning/active lifestyle maximize brain health
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Dr. Peter Maramaldi
– Experienced paradigm shift in social work services for
boomers – similar for libraries
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Mary Catherine Bateson
– Willing to Learn: Passages of Personal Discovery
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Intergenerational community discussion groups
Boomer Service Strategies
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Integrate information technologies to promote productive
aging
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Create programs and services that are accessible, culturally
sensitive and connected to the larger community:
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Health and wellness
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Life planning
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Financial planning
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Intergenerational activities
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Spiritual development
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Social issues
Challenges for libraries
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Continue to change traditional service models
Change our assumptions about older adults
Make boomers one of libraries’ priority constituencies
See boomers as a valued resource
Acknowledge that boomers are a highly variable constituency
Libraries are well positioned to serve newly aging population
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PLACE:
Community’s information and meeting place
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TRUST:
Most trusted public institution
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ACCESS:
More than 16,500 public libraries nationwide
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INCLUSIVE: No barriers for age, language, belief or economic status
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PURPOSE: Public libraries already support engagement and learning
For more information on boomers: http://www.boomerproject.com//
Save the Date!
California State Library Reception
Sunday November 12th
6:00-7:30pm
914 Capitol Mall
Thanks to Infopeople and California State Library Foundation