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Building a Digital Media LabJeffrey P FisherFountaindale Public Library – Studio 300 - Bolingbrook, IL
How about a Digital Media
Lab?
Yeah!Cool.Sure.
OK.
Now what?
What do we need?
PeopleMoneyMoney
Space
Vision
How would patrons use
the lab?
Think about needs and an ideal first.
Yes. And what outcomes do they want?
Imagine one year from today. What do you see? Hear? Smell? Taste?
Feel?
What is the POSITIVE vision?
Now you’re on the right track.
Collaborate ShareCreate
Curate
Now let’s backcast.
What is our future vision?
Their ownStoriesPatrons
Tell
Strategy•How can libraries help promote digital literacy?
Goal•Community gets access to media creation and curation tools and other resources
Vision•DML helps patrons tell their own story.
This is a scalable concept
Do we want production
spaces?
MusicVideos
Pictures
And/or post-production
tools?
VHS to DVD
Scanning
Vinyl to CD
Animation
Photoshop
We don’t need everything all at
once.
AdaptablePop-up
Workstations
“Spider web … definite structure
but flexible moorings.” -
William Powers
Adaptable model
What do we look for in a space?
Consider the “culture”
Project the “ambience”
PowerNetwork
WorkspaceLighting
Color
How’s that for a vision?
How should we address
noise?
We don’t promise a quiet environment!
We need help from other departments
ITMarketing
Who isn’t here who should be?
What about the budget?
StructureH/W & S/W
GearPeople
We need experts we can trust!
Any ideas for selling it to
admin?
Keep them informed: share trends, articles, and examples. Attend
conferences. And more!
Building a Digital Media LabJeffrey P FisherFountaindale Public LibraryStudio 300 - Bolingbrook, IL