Sue Sutherland

Next Library UnConferenceJune 2009

Sue SutherlandDeputy Chief ExecutiveActin Director National Digital Library

Context

•NZ population 4.4 million

•Geographical features – long narrow country, sparsely populated in parts, small rural and provincial towns – one large urban conurbation (one third of the population)

•73 local authorities – 287 libraries – majority serve populations less than 50k

Context

• National Library of NZ – has no authority over public libraries

•2003 Act – purpose is “to support and further the work of other libraries”

•Funding for public libraries – from local property taxes – no central government funding in to librariies

Two projects

http://www.peoplesnetworknz.org.nz

http://www.digitalnz.org/

Enabling New Zealanders in the digital world

Free internet, digitisation, research, portable media,and networking through your Public Library

peoples.network@natlib.govt.nz

www.peoplesnetworknz.org.nz

•Enabling New Zealanders in the digital world

•Free internet, digitisation, research, content creation, portable media, and networking through your Public Library

• Managed network – remote management of over 500 PCs from Kaitaia to Stewart Island

• Wifi• Content kete• Governance group

Aotearoa People’s Network in 2009

kawerau

tararua

wairarapa

west coast

hamilton

southland

hurunui waimakaririselwyn

wanganui

new plymouth stratford

south taranaki east coast

waitomo & otorohanga

hauraki & thames-coromandel

timaru

mackenzie

marlborough tasman nelson

rodney

• Current sites

Phase 3

waikato

APN Libraries in NZ

south waikato

far north

rangitikei

eastern bay of plenty

kaipara

nature coast

otago gore

matamata piako

papakura franklin

ruapehu

Outcomes•New customers – new learning

•Huge uptake of wifi

•New skills and approaches needed

Open source – working with the developer community

Content partners contributing metadata – best practice advice – interactive community of practice

•Test lab approach

•Open source, standards based, inter operable

•Agile development path

•Having fun at the same time!

Two projects

http://www.peoplesnetworknz.org.nz

http://www.digitalnz.org/

Sue.sutherland@natlib.govt.nz