“Drill Halls, Mechanics Institutes & Public Libraries: the struggle for relevance” Brendan Fitzgerald & Frances Savage Online projects VICNET, State Library.

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“Drill Halls, Mechanics Institutes & Public Libraries: the struggle for relevance” Brendan Fitzgerald & Frances Savage Online projects VICNET, State Library of Victoria

“but mainly she told the truth” Mark Twain

Public Libraries: the 3 C’s current projects & issues, the challenge of relevance and, changing roles

Global ICT Context: Peoples network New library Australian ICT Context: Regional Telecommunications Policy NOIE Connecting Victoria Libraries 21

VICNET Online Projects Background: Libraries Online: $2.4M provided by MMV for content and infrastructure projects for libraries. Rural Libraries Online: $3.47M provided by Networking the Nation for library network infrastructure in rural Victoria.

Other Projects: $114k - rural public libraries printers $145k- 2 way satellite Mobile Libraries(UMRLS) $20k - e- gaps funding ( Glenelg RLS) $800k - Internet and IT local priorities ( DoI) $1.6 M - SNIP (Arts Victoria) $230k - Urban Libraries (MMV)

Infrastructure Projects: Last Guys- 33 final branches Workstations- 400 public access PC’s Geelong/Corangamite Satellite pilot Metro Bandwidth- 18 libraries 2Mbps RLOL 19 satellite sites/WAN Printers For Public access

Content Projects: Gulliver- consortium Victoria’s Virtual Library-gateway ( Open Road (

Skills Projects: Adaptive technology- Jaws, EIA, Trackballs, Magic Open Road - User administration - Multilingual Surfing Web Developers Forum

“but mainly he told the truth” Samuel Clemens

“ The first thing to have in a library is a shelf. Frm time to time this can be decorated with lithrachure. But th’ shelf is the main thing.” F P Dunne “Mr Dooley Says” 1910

Partnerships Infrastructure Social Capital Continuity and change Relevance: the issues

Partnerships: Consortia Collaborative Relationships Government Funding

Infrastructure: Bandwidth Interoperability Telecommunications and traffic Buildings

Social Capital: Professional Development/Workforce Information Society Investment Community & Social engagement

Continuity and change: Sustainability Accessibility Expectations

Critical Success factors Social inclusion Education, literacy and LL learning e-government community regeneration Local cultural strategies “Building Better Library Services” Audit Commission 2002

Foundations to build on Value of information & service Meeting needs Geographic network

“ I think that in too many libraries the librarians have made it quite clear that they know everything and we know b*****r all!” Library Non user views - AC report 2002

“ …. the Internet comes on computers now!!!” Homer The Greek 1997

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