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Making the Making the profession work for profession work for
youyouBroadening horizons, and learning Broadening horizons, and learning
everything that they didn’t teach you in everything that they didn’t teach you in library school.library school.
(From the perspective of a “young guy-brarian”)
Andrew Finegan
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The JourneyThe Journey
ACT I ACT II ACT III
Gartner’s Hype-Cycle
ACT IACT IInflated expectation and Inflated expectation and
disillusionmentdisillusionment“…“…a dynamic industry a dynamic industry
that’s constantly that’s constantly changing…changing…
…enjoy the challenge …enjoy the challenge of new technology…of new technology…
…lots of …lots of opportunities to opportunities to advance your advance your career…”career…”
- http://destinationlibrary.pbwiki.com- http://destinationlibrary.pbwiki.com
Barriers in Melbourne…Barriers in Melbourne…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/1576342039/
DarwinDarwin
FrustrationsFrustrations
Professional isolationProfessional isolation
Technological Technological shortcomingsshortcomings
Social attitudesSocial attitudes
RevelationRevelation
These issues are These issues are present everywhere present everywhere – not just in Darwin!– not just in Darwin!
What exactly does it What exactly does it mean to be a mean to be a librarian, if I can’t do librarian, if I can’t do these things? How these things? How do I “make it work”?do I “make it work”?
http://icanhascheezburger.com
ACT II - EnlightenmentACT II - Enlightenment
Finding a voiceFinding a voice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/2265153122/
Australian IdolAustralian Idol
http://www.australianidol.com.au
Librarian IdolLibrarian Idol
““Tackling a world of sex, Tackling a world of sex, politics, nerds and pop politics, nerds and pop song contests, Andrew song contests, Andrew Finegan attempts to Finegan attempts to dispel the stereotypes dispel the stereotypes and prove that he has and prove that he has what it takes to be a…what it takes to be a…LIBRARIAN IDOLLIBRARIAN IDOL.”.”
The Power of BrandingThe Power of Branding
+LIBRARIAN
http://www.tnt.tv/movies/librarian3/
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Familiar brands, butFamiliar brands, but Unfamiliar combinationUnfamiliar combination I’m intrigued and would I’m intrigued and would
pay money to see that.pay money to see that.
Becoming a “local”Becoming a “local”
Northern Territory News – 15/06/2007
Broadening HorizonsBroadening Horizons
Connecting with the Connecting with the audienceaudience
Break the fourth Break the fourth wallwall
Share storiesShare stories
Avoid the SnarkAvoid the Snark
Find the pleasureFind the pleasure
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Act III – plateau of Act III – plateau of productivityproductivity
The Library ExperienceThe Library Experience
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Audience DevelopmentAudience Development
“…“…to meet the needsto meet the needsof existing and of existing and potential audiencespotential audiencesand to help arts and to help arts organisations toorganisations todevelop ongoing develop ongoing relationships with relationships with audiences.audiences.””
- - Arts Council of EnglandArts Council of Englandhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hytok/2919613700/
Finding pleasure in the Finding pleasure in the librarylibrary
Pleasure in playPleasure in play
Pleasure in Pleasure in storiesstories
Pleasure in Pleasure in lifelong learninglifelong learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darienlibrary/3221923479/
Marketing the libraryMarketing the library
Happiness is the new Happiness is the new capital, and we are capital, and we are all in the happiness all in the happiness business.business.
- Jane McGonigal- Jane McGonigal
Libraries are Libraries are “Happiness “Happiness Engines”Engines”
- - Liz Lawley
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It’s not about being cool…It’s not about being cool…
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Don’t fake it.Don’t fake it.
PassionPassion
EmpathyEmpathy
PleasurePleasure
YOU CAN’T FAKE THESE!YOU CAN’T FAKE THESE!
(If you do, you’re only fooling yourself)(If you do, you’re only fooling yourself)
Libraries should be less Libraries should be less like…like…
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……and more likeand more like
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Lessons learnt…Lessons learnt…
QuestionsQuestions
Andrew FineganAndrew Finegan
We can continue this conversation We can continue this conversation at:at:
http://www.librarianidol.blogspot.com
http://www.twitter.com/librarianidol
These slides available at:
http://www.slideshare.net/librarianidol http://www.flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/