We were group no 2: notes for the MLAS2015 workshop

Summary note of the discussion of group no 2 in the IFLA MLAS 2015 workshop in Athens, March 12, 2015, involving librarians (from all around the world), book palaces and … Canadian rock groups.

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1. WE WERE GROUP NO 2 a summary of the discussion of group no 2 in the IFLA MLAS 2015 workshop in Athens, March 12, 2015, involving librarians (from all around the world), book palaces and … Canadian rock groups. Our discussion began with this thought challenging statement: http://mlas2015.eebep.gr
2. MOST LIBRARIES DON’T INSPIRE (LET ALONE 24/7) Eppo van Nispen >
3. AGREE?
4. NO NO AND (some of us) DEFINITELY NO
5. INSPIRE, YES! but what kind of inspiration?
6. NO SINGLE ANSWER we have to ask our users!
7. image source: museumwaalsdorp.nl I WANT TO LISTEN TO MY USERS but I don’t know how and I am “ill-prepared”
8. ENTER ASSOCIATION to survey, to prepare, to train
9. THE DUTCH PERSONAS prototypical figures of users in the Dutch public libraries [find the report at http://www.fobid.nl under Persona's > Persona’s en uitleg]
10. WE ARE INSPIRATIONAL PRE | DURING THE LIBRARY VISIT | POST so not very much before and after
11. THE SPANISH VALUE ASSESSMENT TOOL the library is not a cost thing; is an investment thing
12. < Mariano Rajoy, Prime Minister of Spain * I have to substitute {my Finances Minister} with a Librarian image source: telegraph.co.uk DEBE SUSTITUIR A CRISTΟBAL MONTORO ROMERO CON UN BIBLIOTECARIO*
13. BUT WHAT IS INSPIRATION? Still I haven’t understand. Can you give me an example?
14. TOO MANY BOOKS DAD. I NEED TO LEARN READING TO CATCH AS MANY AS I CAN. I KNOW SWEETHEART. THAT’S WHY I ISSUED YOU A LIBRARY CARD. based on a true story image source: morguefile.com IS A WALK TO THE LIBRARY, A TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARY, A GIFTED BOOK…
15. WHAT ELSE CAN MY ASSOCIATION DO FOR ME?
16. I AM DRINKING TO FORGET HOW UNINSPIRING I AM! DAMN THOSE GUYS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. THEY ARE SO GOOD AT IT! TALK TO YOUR ASSOCIATION. THEY UNDERSTAND. THEY ARE AFFECTIVE! AND THEY KNOW! image source: morguefile.com
17. but again, I don’t understand HOW INSPIRATION WORKS?
18. from your library association to your members, … until you reach your users … and back. Ad infinitum image source: http://bitly.com/1BBhoil
19. SO WE CAN INSPIRE IN SO MANY WAYS; OUR USERS OUR COLLEAGUES OUR GOVERNING BODIES THE POLICY MAKERS. THERE WILL BE LEADERS; THERE WILL BE FOLLOWERS AND OUR ASSOCIATIONS CAN FACILITATE CHANGE OF ATTITUDES; PLANT AND FOSTER INSPIRATION.
20. Giannis Tsakonas, deputy director, Library & Information Center, University of Patras, Greece www.lis.upatras.gr/en/ john@lis.upatras.gr / @gtsakonas the workshop was moderated (and much enjoyed) by