1. Netherlands Institute for Public Libraries (SIOB)
Rianne Brouwers

2. 2013: looking at 2025 Perspective on ‘adapted ways of reading
(facilities for visually impaired)
Focus on: - flexible, broad services,
the requiered infrastructure,
open innovation of services.
Perspective on the purpose of public libraries /
the core functions in the future
The library as a warehouse of knowledge and information
The library as a centre for development and education
The library as a source of inspiration for reading and literature
The library as an encyclopedia of art and culture
The library as a podium for meeting and debate

3. 2014: Focus on national projects
Focus on sharing knowledge and communication
Developing projects for libraries, to inform, learn and read:
National projects like ‘Boekstart’ and ‘de Bibliotheek op School’
Focus on digital infrastructure by BNL:
- Website as a Service, National Catalogue of Libraries, Datawarehouse, E-bookplatform

4. 2015: integration
The Netherlands Institute for Public Libraries (SIOB) and Bibliotheek.nl (BNL) will be a part of the Royal Library/Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), according to a new law, starting in 2015.
New tasks will be:
E-content: on behalf of the Dutch State, the KB will buy content for the national digital library.
Collection: to make a plan for the arrangement of the digital collection.
Contextualise: combine and add digital content to the digital library.

5. Furthermore
Publication The library of the future (purpose of the public library):
Rianne Brouwers: