17 July 2009 - Dongwoo Kang
What if you could...
Write and publish your own book? Make your own movies? Learn how to use new technology? Build your own space? Accidentally discover great material? Not return books to the right place?
What if the library was a hub of knowledge? 
Centralization of knowledge
From a one-to-many-system to a public dialogue
Evolution of media: from physical to digital
Evolution of the librarian: a new role
The current library...
Is not flexible enough to allow all these things to happen.
All books are tied to their shelves.
All books are separated from digital media.
All books are not where the learning happens.
Finding books can be confusing.
The catalogues are not sexy.
Study rooms are hidden away in corners.
Librarians are tied to their desks.
Traditional
Physical
Static
Pre-organised
Order
Fixed
One-to-many
Pre-production
Technology separated
Consumer
Standardisation
Future
Digital
Dynamic
Self-organised
Disorder
Flexible
Many-to-many
Self-production
Technology embraced
Prosumer (producer+consumer)
Customization
RFID + GPS = FREE (Flexible Reference Electronic Emancipator)
Recent developments will make a free system possible
FREE will help you find whatever you want, quickly and easily.
FREE will use tag items allowing automated borrowing, paying and securing.
FREE will allow users to add meta-data, comments and preferences.
FREE is completely customizable.
Self-organized system of books
Contents of public library changes over time 
The microshelf
Potential programs for the future library
Tourist information
Library information
News & + current affairs
Self expression
Whatever room(s)
Auditorium
Education
Publisher & editor
Self-print service
Media Lab
Exhibition space
Museum space
Life skills
Technology help
Language immigration
Job search
Financial services
Radio station
Lounge
Day care
Homework club
Offices
Staff
Meeting space
Mentor : Rients Dijkstra (NL / Maxwan architects+urbanists), Jason Hilgefort(USA)
Team members : Emilie Meaud(FR), Geert Folmer(NL), Julin Ang(AU), Nikki Remo van Nuland(NL), Dongwoo Kang(KR), Takaomi Koibuchi (JP)
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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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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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The Netherlands Public Library Association
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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 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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