Social Entrepreneurship in Action in Spanish Libraries
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The presentation would offer a brief overview of how social entrepreneurship has been practiced in Spain with pertinent examples from libraries, ranging from academic initiatives to social actions in which libraries, especially public ones, are extremely engaged. The Spanish, experiencing so much economic hardship, can demonstrate examples of increased social action from the point of view of mutual support from the library to the community and vice versa. This presentation will include a description of theoretical actions, with examples of actual experiences of libraries that practice social entrepreneurship. –José Antonio Merlo Vega, Vising Scholar, UNCG
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- 1. Social Entrepreneurship in Action. The Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians. May 16-17, 2013 / Greensboro, NC Social Entrepreneurship in Action in Spanish Libraries José Antonio Merlo Vega, Ph.D. USAL. LIS Professor, Library Services Director UNCG. Visiting Scholar @merlovega May 16, 2013. UNC Greensboro
- 3. Social Entrepreneurship • Business approach • Social responsibility • Social management • Benefits to society
- 4. Social Entrepreneurship in libraries • Community approach • Social responsibility • Social management • Benefits to society • Innovation • ROI (Return on Investment)
- 6. Economic recession in libraries Image: The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com • Cuts in budgets • Libraries closed • Librarians unemployed • Less wages, more work • Unpaid invoices • Identity loss Entrepreneurship or survival?
- 17. From Practice to Theory Methodology • Bibliographic research • Main email professional list • Social media, wide reach • Open document shared online http://j.mp/biblioaccion
- 19. Professional Action Entrepreneurial actions: Libraries can maintain their services with less budget. • Library selects resources and patrons buy them. • Patrons pay for magazine or newspaper subscriptions. • Librarians play different roles, as storytellers, trainers,... • Programming based on old collections. • Libraries support open access to resources.
- 20. Professional Action Actual • Biblioteca Pública de Guadalajara • Bibliotecas Públicas de Castilla y León • Biblioteca Central de Cantabria • Biblioteca Pública de Allo, Navarra • Biblioteca de Chinchilla, Albacete • Bibliotecas de Hellín, Albacete • Biblioteca Pública de Salamanca • Biblioteca de Orihuela, Alicante • etc. Experiences http://j.mp/biblioaccion
- 21. Community Action Entrepreneurial actions: Libraries engage patrons in library activity. • Library spaces used for other than informational activities. • Literacy sessions not on informational topics. • Patrons are speakers or teachers in library activities. • Friends of the Library supports cultural activities. • Crowdfunding. • Sponsorships.
- 22. Community Action Actual Experiences http://j.mp/biblioaccion • Biblioteca de Huelva • Biblioteca de Torrejón del Rey, Guadalajara • Biblioteca Regional de Murcia • Biblioteca de Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca • Bibliotecas de Hellín, Albacete • Biblioteca de San Javier, Murcia • Biblioteca de Villarrubia de los Ojos, Ciudad Real • Biblioteca Pública de Salamanca • Etc.
- 23. Social Action Entrepreneurial actions: Libraries help people with economic needs. • Libraries collect food and school supplies, often overdue fines are forgiven with donations. • Library spaces are used as a point of social service. • Libraries provide job search services. • Libraries are a point of exchange of books between patrons.
- 24. Social Action Actual • Biblioteca UNED Asturias • Biblioteca Regional de Murcia • Biblioteca de Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca • Biblioteca Universidad de La Rioja • Biblioteca de Noain, Navarra • Biblioteca de Villanueva del Pardillo, Madrid • Bibliotecas de A Coruña • Biblioteca Central de Cantabria Experiences http://j.mp/biblioaccion
- 25. Social Action Actual • Bibliotecas de Santander • Biblioteca Pública de Allo, Navarra • Biblioteca Hospital de Málaga • Biblioteca Universidad de Salamanca en Ávila • Biblioteca de la Universidad de Castilla‐La Mancha • Biblioteca Municipal de Burgos • Biblioteca de Baiona, Pontevedra • Biblioteca de Caldas de Reis, Pontevedra • etc. Experiences http://j.mp/biblioaccion
- 26. Political Action Entrepreneurial actions: Libraries fight against cuts and anti‐libraries policies. • Libraries and patrons protest against cuts. • Libraries and patrons create pro‐ library petitions online. • Libraries organise campaigns to defend library services and funding. • Librarians support workers strikes and protests. • Library associations advocate for favorable legislation.
- 29. Digital Action Entrepreneurial actions: Libraries use free technologies to offer services. • Reading groups in the cloud. • Libraries support online learning communities. • Libraries are the community managers in their service area. • Libraries manage social media platforms and virtual shared spaces.
- 30. Digital Action Actual • Bibliotecas de Badalona • Biblioteca de Palafrugell • Bibliotecas de A Coruña • Biblioteca Municipal de Burgos • Biblioteca Central de Cantabria • Biblioteca de Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca • Centro Internacional del Libro Infantil y Juvenil, Salamanca • Biblioteca Pública de Salamanca • Etc. Experiences http://j.mp/biblioaccion
- 31. Heritage Action • Libraries and patrons build digital collections on local topics. • Libraries select local resources online. • Library websites serve as a local news source. • Libraries support open access to cultural heritage resources. • Libraries create online spaces shared with patrons on local topics. Entrepreneurial actions: Libraries support local culture engaging free technologies.
- 32. Heritage Action Actual • Biblioteca de Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca • Biblioteca de Ermua, Bizkaia • Biblioteca de Sant Antoni‐Joan Oliver de Barcelona • Biblioteca de Amara, San Sebastián • Etc. Experiences http://j.mp/biblioaccion
- 33. Economic Action Entrepreneurial actions: Libraries adjust and redistribute their budgets. • Libraries re‐negociate licences with e‐resource providers. • Libraries use indicators to cancel subscriptions. • Libraries buy in consortia. • Libraries modify interlibrary loan procedures. • Libraries support open access to scientific papers and resources.
- 34. Economic Action Actual • Academic libraries • Consortia • National licences • Collection evaluation in practice • Open access repositories • Etc.
- 35. Ontologic Action Entrepreneurial actions: Libraries defend their role in the information society. • Libraries campaing defending the function of the library. • Library associations produce and disseminate documents promoting the role of libraries. • Libraries in crisis and in a digital world are addressed in profesional meetings and publications.
- 36. Ontologic Action Actual • Professional arguments: value of libraries in a world in crisis • Murcia Declaration on social and educational action of libraries in time of crisis • Twelve reasons to love your Public Libraries • Prospective of a profession in constant evolutionExperiences http://j.mp/biblioaccion
- 37. Professional Community Social Political Digital HeritageEconomic Ontological Libraries in action
- 39. The future of the library depends of its capacity to adapt the value of its past experience to the possibilities and opportunities of the present .
- 42. Library and Information Studies http://exlibris.usal.es • Undergraduate • Master LIS • Doctoral Program Library Services http://bibliotecas.usal.es • Portal: http:// bibliotecas.usal.es • Repository: http:// gredos.usal.es • E‐book platform: http://cielo.usal.es • Apps iOS&Android, Worldcat, Social media, Union catalogs, E‐resources, etc.