The Future Functions of National Libraries Dr. Guy Berthiaume - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Future Functions of National Libraries Dr. Guy Berthiaume National Library of Estonia Centennial Conference Tallinn, Estonia October 25, 2018

Key presentation themes: 1. Willingness to welcome new users. 2. Consequences of new roles played by users. 2

British Library “The more screen -based our lives, it seems, the greater the perceived value of real human encounters and physical artefacts; activity in each realm feeds interest in the other.” British Library , Statement of vision and purpose, 2015- 2023

Online: 622,290 records from World War 1 4

BANCTEC scanner 5

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Project Naming 7

Digitizing First Nations, Inuit and Métis content/supporting communities 8

Wolverine’s military record

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The twin poles of a national library’s mandate “A national library can, I believe, be a sort of creative workshop, and a place in which material is stored for future readers to find clues in order to imagine better worlds.” Alberto Manguel

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