Chris Batt, Acting Chief Executive, The Council for
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Museums, Libraries and<br />
Archives in the 21 st Century<br />
<strong>Chris</strong> <strong>Batt</strong><br />
<strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Executive</strong><br />
Museums, Libraries and Archives <strong>Council</strong>
What is MLA?<br />
Funded by Department of Culture
What is MLA?<br />
Annual Budget €90m
What is MLA?<br />
<strong>The</strong> agency leading policy, strategy<br />
and resource development <strong>for</strong><br />
museums, libraries and archives
What is MLA?<br />
200 staff<br />
National headquarters<br />
9 x regional offices
What connects museums,<br />
libraries and archives?
Collections<br />
Delivery mechanisms<br />
Audiences
What is our vision <strong>for</strong><br />
museums, libraries and<br />
archives?
Knowledge institutions<br />
Cultural memory<br />
Raw material of the future<br />
Learning<br />
Social development<br />
Creativity<br />
Knowledge economy
Knowledge institutions<br />
Five-year vision<br />
Universal right<br />
Convergence<br />
Beyond culture<br />
Beyond heritage
Institutional policy<br />
development<br />
museums<br />
libraries<br />
archives
Institutional policy<br />
development<br />
museums<br />
libraries<br />
archives
Institutional policy<br />
development<br />
museums<br />
libraries<br />
archives
Institutional policy<br />
development<br />
museums<br />
libraries<br />
archives
National policy development<br />
LEARNING & EDUCATION<br />
Inspiring Learning <strong>for</strong> All<br />
National Curriculum support<br />
Basic skills<br />
Personal learning<br />
social policy<br />
research and evidence<br />
continuous improvement<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and communications<br />
technology
National policy development<br />
ACCESSIBILITY<br />
Disability toolkit<br />
Strategic marketing<br />
Cultural diversity<br />
social policy<br />
research and evidence<br />
continuous improvement<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and communications<br />
technology
National policy development<br />
COMMUNITY REGENERATION<br />
Non-traditional users<br />
Community identity<br />
Public realm<br />
social policy<br />
research and evidence<br />
continuous improvement<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and communications<br />
technology
National policy development<br />
HEALTH<br />
Access to in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
Patient rehabilitation<br />
Service <strong>for</strong> the elderly<br />
social policy<br />
research and evidence<br />
continuous improvement<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and communications<br />
technology
National policy development<br />
Social trends<br />
Demographic changes<br />
Service use<br />
Service impact<br />
Evidence of success<br />
social policy<br />
research and evidence<br />
continuous improvement<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and communications<br />
technology
National policy development<br />
Standards<br />
Work<strong>for</strong>ce development<br />
Collections management<br />
Support <strong>for</strong> innovation<br />
social policy<br />
research and evidence<br />
continuous improvement<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and communications<br />
technology
National policy development<br />
People’s Network<br />
Digitisation programmes<br />
Pan-government co-operation<br />
Digital Futures<br />
social policy<br />
research and evidence<br />
continuous improvement<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and communications<br />
technology
<strong>The</strong> English Regional agenda<br />
Government policies <strong>for</strong> regional<br />
development<br />
Very significant investment<br />
programmes at regional level
<strong>The</strong> English Regions<br />
North East<br />
North West<br />
Yorkshire and<br />
Humberside<br />
East Midlands<br />
West Midlands<br />
East of England<br />
London<br />
South West<br />
South East
Why have regional offices?<br />
Government policy<br />
Investment programmes<br />
Regional priorities and partnerships<br />
Locally managed <strong>for</strong> local need<br />
Ability to match national policy to<br />
real people
Current arrangements<br />
Nine independent organisations<br />
Funded by MLA<br />
Focus mainly on regional priorities<br />
Joint working/shared planning<br />
<strong>The</strong> regional view
Current activities<br />
Raising funding regionally<br />
Support <strong>for</strong> national programmes<br />
Developing regional strategies<br />
Links with local authorities<br />
Encouraging cross-domain activity
2005 organisation review<br />
Government<br />
MLA<br />
National<br />
agencies<br />
National<br />
projects<br />
£<br />
Intelligence<br />
Other<br />
agencies<br />
Regional<br />
MLA<br />
Regional<br />
bodies
2005 organisation review<br />
Government<br />
MLA<br />
National<br />
agencies<br />
Other<br />
agencies<br />
Regional<br />
MLA<br />
Regional<br />
bodies
<strong>The</strong> new MLA<br />
Integrated into a single organisation<br />
National policy development<br />
National advocacy to Government<br />
Regional intelligence systems<br />
Regional delivery of national programmes<br />
Regional need influencing national policy<br />
Very significant saving in operating costs
Digital Futures<br />
Universal right to knowledge<br />
Integration of in<strong>for</strong>mation spaces into<br />
everyday life
Knowledge resources<br />
National<br />
Regional<br />
Local
Antique watches<br />
7.9m<br />
hits<br />
Searching G oogle
How do we make knowledge<br />
resources relevant to everyone?<br />
Click<br />
here<br />
Knowledge<br />
Web
Cultural<br />
Cybernauts<br />
Adie<br />
Librarian<br />
Location:Surrey,England<br />
Question:Rom an rem ains<br />
Status: Digitalim migrant<br />
Dan<br />
Sm artkid<br />
Location:York,England<br />
Question:Castles <strong>for</strong> schoolproject<br />
Status: Digitalnative
Roman Remains = 1,200,000 Hits<br />
What was required?<br />
- Simple introduction to archaeology<br />
- Engaging material - sound and images<br />
- How to find out more<br />
- Where to see something<br />
1/10
Castles = 2,100,000 Hits<br />
What was required?<br />
- Cool stuff <strong>for</strong> homework<br />
- Castles to visit locally<br />
- Safe experts to talk to<br />
1/10
Digitise content<br />
Connect it together<br />
Personalise access
Digitise content<br />
Connect it together<br />
What do I want?<br />
MYBERSPACE<br />
Libraries<br />
Museums<br />
Archives<br />
Collections Collections Collections<br />
<strong>The</strong> things that meet my need
NAME:<br />
SEARCH:<br />
RESULT HITS:<br />
Adie<br />
Roman remains<br />
6 hits<br />
Existing interests<br />
Home address<br />
Learning styles<br />
MYBERSPACE SEARCH RESULTS<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
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Institute of Archaeology introductory lecture on Roman remains in Britain<br />
(streamed audio [free])<br />
Digging up Roman remains in England - Time Team programme from C4<br />
(streamed video [single viewing £1.00])<br />
Books on Roman history in Britain in your local library<br />
Collections of Roman remains within 45 minutes travel time of home (travel<br />
details included)<br />
Links to organisations that other people like you found useful<br />
People in the area you might like to chat to<br />
Score: 10/10
Handset image © Sony Ericsson<br />
Handset image © Sony Ericsson<br />
Castle Campbell image © SCRAN<br />
Castle Campbell image © SCRAN<br />
I belong to Dan<br />
age 9<br />
You are not far from...<br />
Daniel,<br />
here are some links to<br />
background Castle on castles:<br />
Campbell<br />
Castles<br />
€8 to download from Amazon<br />
now<br />
Time Team were there last<br />
Castles year, and of you England can see the<br />
free broadcast from the here. Heritage Portal<br />
<strong>The</strong>re You can are book 6 resources a ticket, in and<br />
Curriculum send directions Online to the suitable car. <strong>for</strong><br />
Remember:<br />
- E-mail History project<br />
- Dinner money <strong>for</strong> Monday<br />
- Sophie’s birthday<br />
Friends:<br />
- you have 7 messages<br />
- <strong>Chris</strong>topher is online<br />
- Sophie is nearby<br />
your class project...
Selling the big idea<br />
Power of knowledge to change lives<br />
Power of knowledge to build bridges<br />
Economic value of knowledge<br />
Networked knowledge can change society
Building blocks <strong>for</strong> the future<br />
Content and standards convergence<br />
Discovery first, institution second<br />
Local, regional, national<br />
National, regional, local<br />
Design spaces <strong>for</strong> the individual
Museums, Libraries and Archives in<br />
the 21 st Century<br />
<strong>Chris</strong> <strong>Batt</strong><br />
<strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Executive</strong><br />
Museums, Libraries and Archives <strong>Council</strong>
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