Here is a great video on the Hyperlinked Library from Michael Stephens.
Themes from the short video include:
Change:
- Participation
o Participatory Service
o Users adding to service and engaged in the planning and evaluation processes
- Transparency
o Open and inclusive planning
o Open conversation (physically and digital)
o No secrets!
o User-driven policies not driving users away
- Humanism and kindness
o Libraries should encourage the heart
o Bring our heart with us to our users
- Immersive community engagement
o Gather your tribe or crowd
o Build relatedness
- Creativity
o Local creators adding to local collections
Check out the video here:
The Information Activist Librarian 