Author: janholmquist

Entrepreneur: Jan has broad experience as a library director for public libraries in Denmark and New Zealand. He is the man behind the digital learning project 23 Mobile Things and other international projects like Buy India a Library. Jan is a member of the Library Advocacy Lab advising on library advocacy on a European level. Currently, Jan founded Holmquist Consult and is working as an international library, learning and leadership advisor wanting to use his experience to benefit libraries and other cultural- and learning institutions on a global level.

3 things that inspired me this week

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The Uni Imagine having the possibility to move the library learning space outdoors to meet the people, creating a place for learning, being inspired and making connections in the community. That is just some of the things The Uni will make possible. “The Uni is a new kind of shared learning environment, capable of supporting… Continue reading 3 things that inspired me this week

Crowdsourcing the Future of Libraries

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Crowdsourcing the future of libraries was what the local librarians at my library did with the Cycling for Libraries participants – and you can be a part of this too! How you can contribute Make a comment to this post Add photos of your own Post-it´s about the topic at the Flickr pool  – and make… Continue reading Crowdsourcing the Future of Libraries

International Think Tank: Choosing the Future of Libraries

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In a week I will be enjoying the company of librarians from all over the world at my library. I am looking forward to welcoming the conference Cycling for Libraries. I can´t wait to meet you all! While the conference are at my library the theme will be “Choosing the future of the library” and… Continue reading International Think Tank: Choosing the Future of Libraries

The future of libraries – Why Seth Godin and Bobbi Newman are both right

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I really  like when libraries escape the echo-chamber big time like with Seth Godins post about what libraries should be be in the future and the importance of librarians. I also like Godins post a lot and I agree with him on what should be our focus in the future. I am glad that not… Continue reading The future of libraries – Why Seth Godin and Bobbi Newman are both right

Save our libraries day

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It is easy to be proud of being a librarian because you know what power libraries have and what a big difference they can make in people’s lifes. Libraries worldwide are going through rough times. In the UK fellow librarians and library lovers are campaigning saturday 5th february – and this campaign is really something.… Continue reading Save our libraries day

Day 4 and 5 of #libday6

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Intro: I´ll keep it short….. And then again. If I don´t I have an excuse for another relisten of the new amazing Iron & Wine album… Listen here Transparent leadership: A few thoughts about transparent leadership. I like the idea but it is often impossible. There are a lot of things to consider when dealing… Continue reading Day 4 and 5 of #libday6

First day of #libday6

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If you followed my #libday6 tweets today, you already know about tasks I had at my library. If you want to catch up, I inserted my tweets at the bottom of this post. I want to make a short post about what I learned and relearned today… It is hard to book accommodation for 100… Continue reading First day of #libday6

How to collaborate internationally via social media

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I want to share what I learned so far from working with amazing people I only met on Twitter for the cause of funding a library in India. We collect funds via social media on our blog. I hope you will support the good cause. The good news – It is easy to do this:… Continue reading How to collaborate internationally via social media

Follow a library on twitter

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On October 1st 2010 it is going to be #followalibrary day on Twitter. I think everybody should know what their library has to offer for their learning opportunities, for leisure and for inspiring reads, listens and expanding the way we see the world.  I recommend that you follow a library on twitter. The people behind… Continue reading Follow a library on twitter