2010 open session: Gothenburg, Sweden
Session 89 — Metropolitan Libraries with Public Libraries
12 August 2010
Theme: Learning libraries, connected community. Powering an informed and involved community through user-driven library innovation
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From institutions of the industrial age to change agents for the networked society – experiences from Denmark
ROLF HAPEL (Citizens' Services and Libraries, Aarhus Kommune, Aarhus, Denmark) -
Unleashing the power of QUEST: two innovative projects to reap the rewards of reading
N. VARAPRASAD (National Library Board, Singapore) and FELICIA CHAN (Public Libraries Singapore) -
Learning library: connected community and innovation
MARIAN MORGAN-BINDON (Library Services and Cultural Development, Gold Coast City Council, Australia) -
Learning 2 teach – U.S. public libraries
MARTIN GOMEZ (Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, California, USA) -
Oases of innovation: uncovering innovation in even the most unlikely places
COLIN GUARD (Bibliomist, IREX, Global Libraries initiative by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Ukraine) and ARI KATZ (IREX, Global Libraries initiative by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Washington DC, USA) -
The power of place: community engagement and collaboration at Vancouver Public Library
PAUL WHITNEY (Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)