The Heretical Library Manager of the Future SILF August 2006

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The Heretical Library Manager of the
FutureSILF August 2006

Steve OConnor Chief Executive Officer CAVAL
Collaborative Solutions
C A V A L
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• I am very happy to be in Shanghai

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Recent appointment

• The Appointee brings to the position of State
  Librarian and Chief Executive outstanding
  experience and skills in the areas of leadership
  and management in large international
  organisations.
• The Appointee joins us from IBM, where she most
  recently led some of the organisation's key
  corporate sectors. Prior to this, she held senior
  executive roles at Kodak and Telstra, including
  postings in both the US and Asia.

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Scope of this Address

• Explore intelligences
• Understand intelligences in affecting new
  business models
• Characteristics of the new Manager across the
  chasm

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Key references

• Howard Gardners
• Theory of multiple intelligences
• Alistair Mant
• Intelligent Leadership

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Seven Intelligences

• Linguistic
• Logical/Mathematical
• Spatial
• Musical
• Bodily/ Kinaesthetic
• Interpersonal
• Intrapersonal

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Imagination and Knowledge

• Albert Einstein
• I am enough of an artist to draw freely on my
  imagination.
• Imagination is more important than knowledge.
• Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the
  world.

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• Judgement is what you do when you dont ( and
  cant) know what to do
• Alistair Mant

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Business models

• Need to understand business models
• Apply them to libraries
• Traditional publishing business model
• What are alternative business models for
  libraries ?

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Traditional Publishing cycle
User as Author
Publisher
User as Reader
Librarian as funder
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Traditional Publishing cycle
User as Author
IPR
Publisher
User as Reader
Librarian as funder
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Traditional Publishing cycle
User as Author
IPR
Publisher
User as Reader

Librarian as funder
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New Publishing Business Model 1
User as Author
Publisher
Impact of Open Access
User as Reader
Librarian as funder
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New Publishing Business Model 1A
User as Author
Publisher
Impact of Open Access
User as Reader
Librarian as funder
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New Publishing Business Model 2
User as Author
Publisher
User as Reader
Go direct pay per view
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SCONUL TOP ISSUES

• Planning and strategy including implementation
• Space issues
• Implementing self-issue and return service
• Digital deposit and repository development

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Changing nature of workforce

• Boston Consulting Group
• Move to higher communication skills
• More collegiate management skills
• Deep industry and subject expertise

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Impact of different generations

• Baby Boomers are typically born between 1946 and
  1964
• Generation X are the children of the Baby Boomers
  sharing attributes of their parents expected to
  be born 1961 - 1981
• Generation Y( 1977 1999) have grown up in
  economic stability and growth following and
  sometimes overlapping with the Generation Xs

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Future of Human resources

• Canadian 8Rs
• Recruitment
• Retirement
• Retention
• Rejuvenation
• Repatriation
• Re-accreditation
• Remuneration
• Restructuring

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• When I say that innovation I is being
  democratized, I mean that users of products and
  services -both firms and individuals - are
  increasingly able to innovate for themselves
• Users that innovate can develop exactly what they
  want, rather than relying on manufacturers to act
  as their often imperfect agents
• Eric von Hippell
• Democratizing innovation

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Techniques to the future

• Scenario planning
• Use many intelligences
• Imagination as well as knowledge
• New understanding of the new business models for
  libraries and publishing
• International networking

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Future, future, future!!!!!

• Future is not continuous
• Future is not linear
• We do not have only one future
• We have choices

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Crossing to the other side.

• ..transition involves sloughing off familiar
  entrepreneurial marketing habits and taking up
  new ones that at first feel strongly counter
  intuitive
• Geoffrey Moore
• Crossing the Chasm

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Exciting library future

• Re-examine own values and outlooks our
  commitment and understanding of the past
• Think the unthinkable
• Think the heretical thoughts and you will find
  success
• Thank you

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• Thank you for your attention

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28 years now !
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28 Years now
Go to

• www.caval.edu.au

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28 years now !
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28 Years now
Go to

• www.caval.edu.au