Designing%20and%20Implementing%20Alternative%20Library%20Services

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Designing and Implementing Alternative Library
Services

• Lan Shen
• Purdue University Calumet Library, USA
• August 18, 2006

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I. Introduction

• 1. The Library Renaissance?
• Reference requests, gate counts, and book
  circulation numbers bounce back during the past
  few years
• 94 of patrons agreed that the library is a place
  for life long learning
• Adult hardcopy book sales increased by 25
  between 2004-2005

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2. The Deserted Library?

• Reference transactions in the research library
  fell 21 between 1991 and 2001
• E-book sale increased by 45 from 2004-2005
• Google, Amazon, Yahoo, and Microsoft are all
  trying to share the E-book market, which will
  pull people away from the library

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3. Old Bottle with New Wine

• Allows for a third approach between digital and
  traditional services
• Redesigns and renovates traditional building
• Creates dynamic and diversified services inside
  library building

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II. The Concept of Alternative Library Services
(ALS)

• 1. Enjoyable and leisurely
• 2. Human touch and interpersonal communication
• 3. Collective and group learning

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III. Implementation of the Alternative Library
Services

• Leisure style
• Modern interior design
• Coffee house
• Practice music rooms
• Art exhibitions
• Customized tech equipments

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2. Human touch and human interaction

• One-stop shopping service that gives advice to
  patrons
• Multimedia instructional service
• Active services for distance education students
• Provides personal technical services

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3. Collective learning services

• Debates for controversial and current
  publications
• Database search contests
• Spaces for regular research forums, workshops,
  and symposiums

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Thank you

• Any questions?