<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I am Rolf Hapel, director of Citizens
Services and Libraries in Aarhus, Denmark. I am working nationally and
internationally on the tranformation of the public libraries from information
sharing institutions of the industrial age to open learning and culture
centers for the knowledge and network based society. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">On MobilityShifts, I will touch upon
questions and themes like:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">To which problems in the knowledge based,
networked society is the public library the answer?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The need for the library as physical
space in a digitized reality?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The model of the modern library based
on four mental and physical spaces - the inspiration room, the learning
room, the meeting room and the performative room</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The digital infrastructure for the Danish
Digital Library based on metadata repository and Open Source</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The transformation of the public libraries
is a process that involve citizens, politicians, users, staff and institutional
and private partners from a variety of sectors in several countries. 'Next
Library 2011' is an unconference gathering more than 300 participants from
35 countries and it is running June 19. - 21. 2011 here in Aarhus
(that's next week!). We will be working with the themes Partnerships,
Democracy and Innovation in connection to public library development. In
the latest years we have coined the brand 'Next Library' for a series of
unconferences and workshops. Check out 'Next Library 2011' here:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://nextlibrary.net/</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Among the ideas realised in practise
in the amalgamation of citizens' service, public libraries and civic activities
to entities called "community centers". We just broke ground
for the new main library, Urban Mediaspace Aarhus, that will be inaugurated
by the end of 2014. In this process we are building partnerships on development
projects with players from research and educational sector, from civic
sector and from media and business sector. Check out Úrban Mediaspace Aarhus´here:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.urbanmediaspace.dk/en/mediaspace</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">One of our transformation projects is
called 'Mindspot', it's a service where we engage young students to work
together with library staff in creating a youth universe on the library
and on the net, thus using their capabiltites and networks in an innovative
process. Have a look here:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixsOLvLSARg</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The 'Tranformation Lab' on the main
library has been the arena for several development projects:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpFO_L_jA1c</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> 'Unleash the Users' is a project
about methods to create new library services using participatory design
and user involvement. Check it out here:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsFrkxjtj8</font>
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