EBLIDA NAPLE Annual Council and
Conference, 3-4 May 2017
How can libraries plan
strategically in a rapidly
changing society?
Morten Lautrup-Larsen
Deputy Director
Agency for Culture and Palaces
Denmark
THE LIBRARIES ARE (still) THE MOST
VISITED CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN
DENMARK
§ 1. The objective of
the public libraries
is to promote
information,
education and
cultural activity…
Danish Act Regarding Library
Service (from 2000)
THE DANISH LIBRARY
DOMAIN
- a cooperating library domain
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES
6 REGIONAL LIBRARIES
GOVERNMENT TASKS AND
INITIATIVES
COOPORATION ON DIGITAL
RESSOURCES IN THE LIBRARY FIELD
When is a library considered a success?
50 % of the Danish citizens are frequent library
users
96 % user satisfaction
What about the other 50 %, the non-users?
Biblioteket, Rentemestervej. Photo, Adam Mørk
How
Howto
dowork
we work
strategically
a rapidly
strategic in ain
rapidly
changing
changing society?
society?
Rapid change
Accelerating
change
Local
Local
Digitization
Global
Global
Artificial intelligence
Digitization
Changed user habits and user demands
Changed user habits and user demands
Information overload
New technologies
Information overload
New technologies
New demands of library services
New demands of library services
Fake news
Photo: Henrik Sørensen
Virtual reality
Fake news
Artificial intelligence
Virtual reality
Time to rethink!
EBLIDA NAPLE Annual Council and
Conference, 3-4 May 2017
A (NATIONAL) STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
FOR LOCAL LIBRARY STRATEGIES
 Adapting to accelerating change
 Planning with agility in mind
 Focusing on local and global contexts
(employees, users, community, shareholders,
society)
 Focusing on user orientated effects (short
term) and societal effects (long term)
Narok Library, Kenya
Nominated: Public Library of the Year
Award 2015
What is a world class library?
Narok Library, Kenya
Nominated: Public Library of the Year Award 2015
EBLIDA NAPLE Annual Council and
Conference, 3-4 May 2017
SUMMERY
 Focus on community and local needs
 Offer guidance in the information overload
 Think in flexible institutions/partnerships/user
involvement
 Have ambitions to reach relevant non-users
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Morten Lautrup-Larsen
Deputy Director
Agency for Culture and
Palaces
Denmark
[email protected]
www.slks.dk