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Libraries as Leaders in Community Economic Development
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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:07:09 -0500 (EST)
From: Stan Skrzeszewski
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
LIBRARIES AS LEADERS IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DATES: Tuesday, June 16 & Wednesday, June 17, 1998. (Pre-conference to the annual conference of the Canadian Library Association) LOCATION: The Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Presented by: ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants
Sponsors: Industry Canada International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)/Universal Availability of Publications (UAP), British Library, Boston Spa, UK
Supporting Organizations: Canadian Library Association National Library of Canada
CONFERENCE THEME: Strategies for Leadership Roles for Libraries as Community Economic Development Engines.
CONFERENCE GOAL: To initiate the development of a set of specific strategies for community economic development leadership roles for libraries.
LIBRARIES AS LEADERS IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT will invite and feature representative speakers and participants from a number of countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, The United States, the Scandinavian countries, Ireland and Canada.
A wide variety of delegates is expected, and the conference will be of particular importance and interest to: Librarians and Library Trustees Community Economic Development Executives and Planners Elected Municipal Officials Municipal Executives Community Networks Representatives Community Access Program Coordinators Federal and Provincial Policy Makers
WHY A CONFERENCE ON LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?
As society continues to move toward privatization and the commodification of information, libraries run the risk of being considered anachronistic. The transmission, delivery and access of information is essential in a learning and knowledge based society, and libraries must be capable of repositioning themselves to be ready to participate in these new developments and new opportunities.
The `new' economy is dependent on the ability to apply information and knowledge to existing resource and manufacturing industries, and/or to develop new products and services. Therefore the flow and accessibility of information is essential. Libraries, serving as one of the basic building blocks of the local information and knowledge infrastructure, have an important role to play in support of knowledge-based economic development. In any community, that role is best achieved through active, mutually beneficial agreements, collaborations and partnerships. The library, therefore, should work with individuals, organizations, small business and all municipal economic development initiatives in order to foster knowledge-based local economic development.
Few libraries have been directly involved in community economic development. While some university, college and special libraries do have some experience, others have not had the occasion or the opportunity to develop appropriate management approaches and staff skill sets to function effectively as partners, collaborators, or, more importantly, leaders. Industry Canada's Community Access Program (CAP) has been an important catalyst in involving public libraries in community economic development. Nonetheless, in communities where the library is involved in the CAP program, the role of the library as it relates to community economic development is acknowledged, but not always understood.
Currently, there exists no defined model or set of strategies to assist libraries to take on a more direct and even aggressive role in community economic development. This conference, LIBRARIES AS LEADERS IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, will have as its primary product the development of a set of strategies, useable models and skillsets/competencies for libraries to follow in order to become actively involved in local economic development. This resource will be of great use to all publicly-funded libraries in Canada, and internationally.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants, a firm with more than five years direct experience in bringing libraries and the local economy together, has developed the following list of potential conference session topics. This list includes some of the topics to be addressed at the conference.
An introduction to the issue of local economic development and the
critical factors involved in encouraging it;
What Works: Local stories of successful community-based economic
development and the role of the library, based on models and experiences from the Community Access Program, including pilot projects such as the Mbanx pilot project.
How-To: Library-based business and career/job information services. Rationale: The benefits of library involvement in economic development. Strategies for libraries for effective participation in community
economic development.
Working Partnerships: Community access, networking and local economic
development.
Talking Business: Libraries as venture incubators. Strategy Development: Conducted by means of 'break-out' working sessions
in which the participants will develop sets of relevant, practical strategies for involving libraries in community economic development activities.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Stan Skrzeszewski, Principal ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants 411 Rippleton Place London, Ontario, Canada N6G 1L4 Tel: 519-473-7651; Fax: 519-471-9945 E-mail: sskrzesz@lon.hookup.net
Maureen Cubberley, Principal ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants 2182 Chetwynd Road R.R. #2 Burk's Falls, Ontario, Canada P0A 1C0 Tel: 705-382-3841; Fax: 705-382-1056 E-Mail: cubberly@onlink.net, asm@asm-consultants.net
ASM's Web Site: http://www.asm-consultants.com Stan Skrzeszewski ```
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