2014 victorian public libraries our future, our skills training day presentation - oct 14

1. Victorian Public Libraries:
Our Future, Our Skills
Workshop
Thursday 3 July 2014

2. Victorian Public Libraries 2030

3. Five key social trends and two future scenarios
depicting Victorian lifestyles
Creative scenario Community scenario
Creativity
The desire to
unlock, express,
develop & record
creative interests
Collaboration
The willingness to
partner, cooperate
& share with
others
Brain health
The need for
lifelong mental
engagement,
stimulation & care
Dynamic
learning
The need to
continually learn
new knowledge &
skills to participate
fully in a rapidly
changing
environment
Community
connection
The desire for
stable & trusted
relationships with
people & places of
common interest

4. Five significant social trends (VPL 2030)
• Creativity
– The desire to unlock, express, develop and record creative
interests
• Collaboration
– The willingness to partner, cooperate and share with others
• Brain health
– The need for lifelong mental engagement, stimulation and care
• Dynamic learning
– The need to continually learn new knowledge and skills to
participate fully in a rapidly changing environment
• Community connection
– The desire for stable and trusted relationships with people and
places of common interest
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5. VPL 2030: Creative libraries
In the Creative scenario there is a fundamental shift in
society’s aspirations as the desire to consume declines and a
creative culture emerges in its place.
In this scenario more and more people are seeking to explore,
develop and express their creativity.
We also see a decline in individual and organisational
competition, and a rising interest in collaboration, both on a
personal and professional basis.
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6. VPL 2030: Community libraries
In the Community scenario we see the combined effect of
economic, social and technological change, as industries and
social norms are disrupted and traditional gatekeepers lose
their relevance.
Rapidly changing social dynamics lead to sustained high
unemployment, feelings of social displacement, and the desire
to reconnect with the local community.
In this scenario there is a need to continually acquire new
knowledge and skills as people feel the impact of the
transformation from a local, physical economy to a global
virtual one.
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7. VPL 2030: Recommendations
• Storytelling
• Revenue and fundraising
• Products services and programs
• Facilities and resources
• Staff
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8. 2014 Victorian Public Libraries:
Our Future, Our Skills

9. The right people
+ the right skills and attributes
+ the right jobs
+ the right time
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10. Image: http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com.au/2012_11_26_archive.html

11. Skills audit
• Development of two online survey instruments
– Individual survey
– Management survey
Survey undertaken in November 2013
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12. Response rates: Individual survey
• 78% Response rate for Bayside
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13. Knowing your workforce
Image: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-72/latrobe-72-031a.jpg

14. Summary of current strengths
Strong understanding of the role that libraries play
in society
Good experience in the core services offered by the
library:
Providing information services
Helping people find information
Keeping the collection in good condition
Undertaking routine lending services
Comfortable with their levels of literacy and cultural
literacy
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15. Behavioural skills
• Constant change:
– Flexibility
• A less predictable world, the need for new ideas
and testing novel approaches to resolve
operational issues:
– Creative thinking
– Problem solving
• Responsibility for ongoing learning and PD:
– Lifelong learning
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16. Skills for the future
• The themes that emerge from the Our Future,
Our Skills study indicate that public library staff
believe that ‘traditional’ services will continue,
but that new trends will emerge:
• There is a need to have:
– A strong community focus
– An understanding of both the local community and
the wider world in which we operate
– Strong digital competences
– An understanding of learning and creativity
– The ability to establish new partnerships and alliances
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17. Stay Calm
Not all individuals
require all the
skills…
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18. Bayside
Community Library
• Connected Library Plan
• Develop more partnerships
• What’s in our catchment area?
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19. Bayside
Creative Library
• Develop a Maker/Creative Space and develop
programs
• CTS team
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20. Bayside
Digital Literacy
• Core competencies
• Specialist competencies
• CTS team
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21. Victorian Public Libraries:
Our Future, Our Skills