FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Daniel Gil <daniel.gil@cobdc.org> Date: Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 1:57 AM Subject: [IFLA-L] Towards a New Library Model To: ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr ** We need to think again, in a radical and disruptive way, about our professional future, and the future of the buildings of our libraries. This is not about introducing small improvements, or doing some new stuff so as to avoid big changes. This is not useful anymore. *In spite of the obvious and avowed success of the actual model of library, the social, economic and cultural reality imposes itself just like a heavy slab; and this reality imposes, wants and needs a systemic change, a new way of doing and posing the libraries – of all kinds, not only the public ones*. Everything we have done and planned during the last 30 years is not useful anymore. I wonder if it would be necessary to create a new reading map. And I wonder as well if a library of the magnitude and dimensions of the new Public Library of Birmingham<http://www.bauenblog.info/2013/09/04/biblioteca-publica-de-birmingham/>is applicable in our envirorment and social and cultural ecosystem; moreover, I wonder if it would be advisable to build. I seriously doubt about what to answer, despite my intuition makes me say ‘no’. All article and comments in: http://www.bauenblog.info/2013/09/26/towards-a-new-library-model/ -- ================================ *DANIEL GIL SOLÉS* *Bibliotecari-documentalista* Col·legiat COBDC núm. 2.270 http://bauenblog.info T +34 977719825 | M +34 696025101 Skype: danielgilsoles ================================ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.