Designing and Implementing Alternative Library Services Lan Shen Purdue University Calumet Library, USA August 18, 2006

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

2. “The Deserted Library”? Reference transactions in the research library fell 21% between 1991 and 2001 E-book sale increased by 45% from Google, Amazon, Yahoo, and Microsoft are all trying to share the E-book market, which will pull people away from the library

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

II. The Concept of Alternative Library Services (ALS) 1. Enjoyable and leisurely 2. Human touch and interpersonal communication 3. Collective and group learning

III. Implementation of the Alternative Library Services 1. Leisure style Modern interior design Coffee house Practice music rooms Art exhibitions Customized tech equipments

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

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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