15 July 2009 - Annemarie van den Berg | The
fantastic library is coming along nicely, traveling into the deepest recesses
of our imagination and beyond, our group is asking the foundational questions
in the libraries context. Drawing our inspiration from sources of high fiction
we are investigating the concept of knowledge in the coming centuries.
Distilling
the induced data into a semi-realistic form we are working on suggestions for
the near and far future. The library is in the modern-day context of free and
huge information flows already in a science fictional state of being. The library
just hasn’t adapted jet. The new shape of information accessibility is interfering
directly with the foundations of the libraries ontology.
We are now
researching this foundation and projecting the influence of the information
society on the new ontology of the library. Dissecting the current being of the
library into its fundamental parts and rethinking these elements into a new fundamental
setup of our fantasmagoric holistic library of the future. Combining the
architecture of knowledge with knowledge architecture from the bottom and up.
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The architecture of knowledge.The library of the future.
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'The architecture of knowledge.The public library of the future.' is a collaborative project organized by The Netherlands Public Library Association and the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) in 2009, consisting of a lecture series followed by a two week workshop for students.
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Introduction into The Architecture of Knowledge
Knowledge is information, whether it be hardcore data or a poetic narrative. In order for it to exist, it must be compounded by communication, and the ideal agent do bring this about is the library. Knowledge is the library’s commodity, and as a result it attracts producers and consumers of knowledge. As with any business, the library – the public library in particular - must also remain aware of and be adaptable to any changes and influences that modify the demand and supply of its product.
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The Netherlands Public Library Association
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Lecture series
In May 2009, the NAI and the Vereniging van Openbare Bibliotheken organized a series of lectures on the possibilities and meaning of the library of the future and the architecture of knowledge. Markus Miessen concluded this series on thursday June 25th. Missed a lecture? Watch them online!
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Rotterdam Central Library
14 July 2009 - Julin Ang | Rather than assuming a future of absolute digital domination forcing the extinction of books, we propose ideas for the library as a new kind of shared space that allows co-creation and self-expression. The library will no longer rely simply on books to facilitate a connection with society, but will become a hub of knowledge in all its forms; books, new media and user-created material.
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