CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) Libraries in the Land of Plenty: CENIC LibraryNet A proposal by the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, the California State Library, the Califa Library Group, the Peninsula Library System, San Francisco Public Library, and the Pacific Library Partnership, and the Southern California Library Cooperative

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Provides live tutoring for students, GED prep, real-time writing help Resume and job skills tutoring, interview coaching available Collaborative tools Library WiFi allows students to access services from their own personal devices without waiting for library terminals to become available Tutor.com and Brainfuse.com Assistance in English/Spanish Special suite of services for libraries 78 CA Public, City, and County Libraries Online Homework/Job Help

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Stanislaus County Library JobNow (Brainfuse.com)

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint A project to collect and share local knowledge by enabling patrons to create videos and podcasts Offers training classes on video and audio recording and editing Resulting media hosted on the EPL website Topics include art, business, cooking, technology, health, STEM, history, self-help, and more – all created by library patrons Escondido Public Library LibraryYOU

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Description: Aaron Huerta shares his personal experiences of growing up with vitiligo and tells the story of how he has learned to thrive in spite of the disease. Subject: Skin -- Diseases, Skin -- Diseases -- Popular works. Date: May 24, 2012Skin -- DiseasesSkin -- Diseases -- Popular works. Link:

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Description: Local historian Lucy Berk lists the resources available at the library to research a historic Escondido house. Subject: Escondido (Calif.) - history. Date: October 10, 2012Escondido (Calif.) - history Link:

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Description: Doris Martin recounts her miraculous survival and that of her family in Nazi Germany. Subject: World War, Jews., Holocaust, Jewish ( ), Holocaust survivors -- Biography. Date: April 16, 2012World War, Jews.Holocaust, Jewish ( ) Holocaust survivors -- Biography. Link:

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Escondido Public Library LibraryYOU  Library acts to reinforce unique community identity and engagement  Inverts traditional concept of libraries as content providers and patrons as consumers – libraries are content creators and patrons are resources and producers as well as consumers

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) I. When Bandwidth is Not a Constraint Behind the Scenes at the Library of Congress Videoconference with Philip Levine LoC Videocon with US Poet Laureate Philip Levine Ten sites across the US participated, including two California schools and three public libraries in Idaho, New York, and Utah Hour-long talk, Q&A session

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) II. The Challenges to Library Access  Funding

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) II. The Challenges to Library Access  Funding  Physical Infrastructure

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) II. The Challenges to Library Access  Funding  Physical Infrastructure  Insufficient Bandwidth

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) II. The Challenges to Library Access  Funding  Physical Infrastructure  Insufficient Bandwidth  Staff Training

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) II. The Challenges to Library Access  Funding  Physical Infrastructure  Insufficient Bandwidth  Staff Training  Patron Demand

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) II. The Challenges to Library Access  The ideal solution would enable libraries to:  Meet and anticipate patrons’ needs  Predict costs annually (or even further out)  Collaborate with other institutions state, nation, and worldwide  Take advantage of economies of scale  Advocate for their own unique needs

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) What is The Ideal Solution?  Statewide, robust  Fee-based  Connects beyond CA  Optimized for libraries  Economies of scale Such an infrastructure already exists!

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) III. CENIC’s California Research & Education Network  CENIC is a 501(c)3 created to serve California’s K-20 research & education institutions with cost- effective, high-bandwidth networking  Five Charter Associates: California Community Colleges, California K-12 System, California State University System, Private Universities, and the University of California System

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) III. CENIC’s California Research & Education Network  3,800+ miles of optical fiber  Members in all 58 counties connect via fiber-optic cable or leased circuits from telecom carriers  Nearly 10,000 sites connect to CENIC  10,000,000 Californians use CENIC each day  Governed by members on the segmental level

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) III. CENIC’s California Research & Education Network  Three networks operate simultaneously as independent layers on a single infrastructure  CalREN-High-Performance Research (HPR): high-performance research for big-science “power users”  CalREN-eXperimental Developmental (XD): bleeding- edge research on network itself  CalREN-Digital California (DC): daily use for e- mail, web browsing, videoconferencing, etc.

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) IV. LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC  Proposal: California’s Libraries join CENIC on the segmental level (alongside K12, CCC, CSU, UC, private universities)  CA State Librarian acts as interface w/CENIC  Creation of a library-oriented layer within existing CENIC infrastructure  Libraries connect via K-12 and CCC sites (behind or in existing network “rings”) or independently  CA SB 331 (Liu): funding through CA Library Services Act

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) IV. CENIC LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC  Enable libraries to draw on and collaborate with K-20 communities

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) IV. CENIC LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC  Enable libraries to draw on and collaborate with K-20 communities  Representation in CENIC governance

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) IV. CENIC LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC  Enable libraries to draw on and collaborate with K-20 communities  Representation in CENIC governance  CENIC cloud-based services

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) IV. CENIC LibraryNet: California’s Libraries as Members of CENIC  Enable libraries to draw on and collaborate with K-20 communities  Representation in CENIC governance  CENIC cloud-based services  Better budgeting!

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) IV. Proof of Concept: Libraries in California’s Central Valley  Connecting 18 Central Valley counties:  Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Kings, Kern, Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumne, Tulare, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter and Yuba  Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) IV. Proof of Concept: Libraries in California’s Central Valley  Target anchor institutions include education, libraries, public safety, healthcare  19 K-12 County Offices of Education  14 CCC districts and colleges  3 CSU campuses  20 County/Main Libraries  7 Public Safety Answering Points  Business/residential (CENIC’s private sector partner)

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) V. Conclusions: CENIC LibraryNet will …  Leverage existing libraries’ knowledge and expertise by integrating into CENIC  Enable state, nation, and worldwide collaboration with much greater freedom, cost-effectiveness, and more predictable budgeting  Enable economies of scale for CA libraries in terms of infrastructure and advocacy  Enable networking and support optimized for your needs  Enable a statewide e-rate consortium

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) V. Conclusion: CENIC LibraryNet will …  Enable libraries to better fulfill their vital role as members of California’s education communities

CENIC Valley View Ave. #400 La Mirada, CA (714) Thank you! Louis Fox, President and CEO, CENIC Questions?