In the Nordic library organizations we believe that international cooperation can create a better world. That's one of the reasons why we meet, once a year, with all the other Nordic countries, discussing how we can strengthen cooperation between libraries for the benefit of people and society. (And I do not mention Trump at all) This year we meet in Copenhagen and have a series of presentations and discussions, which you can see more about here.

1. Welcome to Copenhagen
Nordic Meeting 2018 - Copenhagen

2. Nordic Meeting 2018 - Copenhagen
Draft agenda
Thursday 18 January 2018
12.00 Lunch at The Danish Library Association
13.00 Welcome by Steen B. Andersen, President DLA
13.30 Danish Study: Digital Library Strategies, 2017
Lotte H Dhyrbye, Head of The Danish Think Tank – Libraries of the Future
14.00 eReolen.dk what’s up: The Danish E- and Audiobook Solution
Mikkel Christoffersen, eReolen.dk
14.30 Debate – Similarities & Differences in the Nordic Countries
15.00 Coffee
15.30 Digital-Single-Market - Copyright Status & EBLIDA
Steen B. Andersen
16.00 Debate – what to do now?
17.00 End of meeting
19.00 Dinner
The Italian.
Vester Voldgade 25
1552 København V

3. Nordic Meeting 2018 - Copenhagen
Draft agenda
Friday 19 January 2018
The Danish Library Association, Vartov, Farvergade 27D
09.00 Brief Country Reports
10-15 each
10.30 IFLA Global Vision & Focus – Debate
Knud Schulz and Torbjörn Nilsson introductions
11.30 IFLA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur –
Fri.24 Aug. to Thur.30 Aug. (only Libr. Visits)
(IFLA 2018 dates do not follow the regular pattern)
Nordic Caucus Friday 24 Aug., organizer DLA
Lunch Meeting Saturday 25 Aug.?, organizer?
11.45 Next Meeting & Any Other Business
12.00 Lunch – Danish Smørrebrød

4. The Danish Library
Association & the election
The Danish Library Association has a special
association structure of library professionals as
well as local politicians on the Council. The
President is always politicians and local politicians
always constitute the majority.
President Vagn Ytte Larsen

5. The Danish local elections
of 2017 were held on 21
November 2017 for
Denmark's 98 municipal-
councils and five regional
councils.
The consequence of this
is that we now have
elections to the Danish
Library Association's
governing board
The Danish local elections

7. The consequence of this is that
we now have elections to the
Danish Library Association's
governing board

8. Who are the DLA members?
 Danish municipalities, represented by their
politicians
 Library decision makers and professionals as
well as library associations and – institutions
 Other cultural associations
 Students of the Royal School of Library and
Information Science

9. Members
2018
75 of 98 Municipalities
(Representing 85% of a population 5,5 mil.)
Personal members 350
Institution members 41

10. Library Association structure
• The Danish Library Association is organized on the basis of a
number of local elect representatives to our Council.
• 35 members are politicians, members of their municipalities and
17 members are library Professionals
• The Council elects from within its members, an Executive
Committee with ten members including a:
President, who is always a politician, and
Two vice presidents
(one of them is a library professional)

11. DLA Organisation

12. fremtidensbiblioteker.dk
In the Danish libraries we have created a Thinktank "Future Libraries"

13. http://fremtidensbiblioteker.dk/
Digital Library Behavior
The Danish Think Tank has produced the most profound study
on digital library behavior, barriers and drivers for digital library
use. The aim of the study is to give deep insight into digital
behavior in Denmark and a tool to define a new digital direction
for public libraries.

14. Denmark
98 municipalities and approximately 450 public libraries,
to a population of 5,5 mil. people

15. 483 Libraries in 2015
(half closed since 1980, but 106 new ”pick up places” in
stores and 300 “open libraries”*)
Public libraries 1996-2014
Central Libraries
Branch Libraries
Busses
Pick up places

16. 38 million visitors
• Kilde: Danmarks Statistik

17. E- (audio) books and physical book loans
e-book/audio
books

18. Number of events

19. 300 “open Libraries” in Denmark
We have 98 main-libraries and 350 smaller Libraries, some of them we call
“open Libraries” it is term for a concept that allows users to access the library
space in principle 24/7 and serve them- selves with loans and return materials.
And use the computers, read or maybe even set up a meeting or an event, if
the space allows it. In the first instance the term ‘open library’ was chosen as
the concept was implemented in libraries that had typically been branches with
short – and often inconvenient – opening hours. And ‘open library’ is also a
term preferable to ‘self service library’, as this concept requires another kind of
professional support enabling the users to complete the necessary transactions
themselves and to find their way in the library.
In a few years this concept has spread to 300 libraries in Denmark and more
are planned.

20. Let’s look at the libraries
"digitalization and changing user
friendliness challenges our
traditional way of thinking libraries."
Let’s look at the libraries
"digitalization and changing user
friendliness challenges our
traditional way of thinking libraries."

21. The modern library
 more than just books
 is an house of identity
 developed together with users
 contributes to the knowledge society
 create community benefits and social capital
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