Bringing IT All Back Home

Public Libraries and the concept of Knowledge-Districts in The Netherlands

Themes

• The characteristics of the public library of Eindhoven.

• The 21th century library• The future; contet and form in the Knowledge-District

Eindhoven Public Library

• one central library and eleven branches

• 170 people working

• 60.000 members

• 2 million loans

• 800.000 items

Consequences ICT for library function

The libraryas a digital sister-in-law

Influence ICT on core-business of the library

Targetgroups

Targetgroups

Targetgroups

Targetgroups

Supply

Supply

Supply

Supply

Information

Information

Information

Information

Selection

Acquisition

Disclosure

Support

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ISDOM

Accessibility

Tools

Three solutions

* Interactive vidiwall

Associative interface

Integrated workplace

Intra- en internet

Future Content and form

The triparted library

internet

extranet

physical

The internet library

* Homepage

* Services of the library

* Catalog

* Public domain full-text files

* Local-network

* Quick references services

* Virtual membership

* Virtual reading clubs

The extranet library

* Private licensee-bound databases

* Self produced library datafiles

* Hard-copy delivery

* Reservations

* Individual search profiles

* E-mail services

* Transaction cost arrangements

* Search simulator* Streaming video

The physical library

* Free access to intranet services

* Free access to all physical services

* Access to the information services

* Ambiance!

Technical implications

- RFID

- Smartcard

- Cooperation

- Broadband

Danke Schon !