This document provides an agenda and overview for the iMapLibraries National Leadership Forum Grant virtual meeting on September 18-19, 2013. The project aims to use computerized mapping to identify public library locations serving diverse communities and involve librarians in discussions. The agenda includes reviewing the library geographic market area mapping project and social media activities, as well as outlining a white paper on best practices for helping libraries serve diverse populations. Project leaders from the School of Library and Information Studies and FREAC at Florida State University are listed. Products will include a white paper and web map of US library locations with demographic data. Status updates will be provided on default and customizable geographic market area mapping and market segmentation.
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Virtual forum September 2013, iMapLibraries
1. iMapLibraries:
A National Leadership Forum Grant
School of Library and Information Studies & FREAC
Florida State University
Virtual Forum No. 2
Tallahassee, FL
September 18 - 19, 2013
2. Project Leaders:
Christie M. Koontz, GeoLib Program
School of Library and Information Studies
Dean Jue
Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center (FREAC)
Lorri Mon
School of Library and Information Studies
Laura Spears
School of Library and Information Studies
3. Agenda
• Project Review
• Status Updates
– Library Geographic Market Area Mapping
• Default Mapping
• Define Your Own
• Market Segmentation
– Social Media Activities
– White Paper Outline
• Open Discussion
4. 1) Identify public library outlets serving diverse
markets using computerized mapping
2) Involve librarians and other public library interest
groups in face-to-face as well as virtual meetings
and social media
3) Document the necessary steps to help those
individual public libraries better serve their
diverse user populations
Our IMLS National
Leadership Forum Grant
5. Long-term Project Impact
To identify and help develop regional and national
library demonstration projects that will guide the
improvement, measurement, and validation of each
public library outlet as place in serving the diversity
of populations within the local community.
6. Year 1 Products
• White paper describing the best practices,
guidelines, courses of actions, and policies for
helping the IMLS meet its library diversity goals
• Web map of U.S. library locations with
socioeconomic and demographic data of
relevance to libraries
11. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
What Classes/Workshops do Libraries Offer?
Our project using Google Fusion & Social Media to “Put Your Library
on the Map” – libraries serving diverse communities & lifelong learners
Classes Map: http://bit.ly/classesmap
Add Your Library’s Classes: http://imaplibraries.org/register.html
iMapLibraries Social Media Team: Dr. Lorri Mon and students Laura
Spears, Jisue Lee, Nathaniel Ramos Jr. & Twanisha Presley
Classes in:
Computers,
ESL,
Government,
Workforce,
Health and
“Other”
12. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
What Spanish Services Do Libraries Offer?
Add Your Library: http://www.imaplibraries.org/spanishservices.html
Spanish Map: http://www.imaplibraries.org/spanishservices/
iMapLibraries Social Media Team: Dr. Lorri Mon and students Laura
Spears, Jisue Lee, Nathaniel Ramos Jr. & Twanisha Presley
13. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
Other Special Services for Diverse Users?
What other special services do libraries offer
to diverse users e.g.:
Seniors Homeless
Veterans Job Seekers
Children Minorities
And other special user groups?
Add your library for Senior Services:
http://imaplibraries.org/socialmediaforms.html#seniorservices
14. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
Special Spaces for Special People?
What special spaces do libraries offer
for people in the community?
Makerspaces/FabLabs Meeting Rooms Auditoriums
TeenSpaces/KidSpaces Computer Labs Other spaces?
Add Your Library – Special Spaces
http://imaplibraries.org/socialmediaforms.html#specialplaces
15. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
How Do Libraries Help in Disasters?
What roles do libraries play and what services do
libraries provide when disaster strikes the community?
iMapLibraries Social Media Team: Dr. Lorri Mon and students Laura
Spears, Jisue Lee, Nathaniel Ramos Jr. & Twanisha Presley
Add Your Library: Emergency Services
http://imaplibraries.org/socialmediaforms.html#emergencyservices
16. Losing Libraries (July 18, 2013 )
Let’s get to know a little more about these
22 branch libraries slated for closure: Model City Branch Library has an art
display of museum quality African textiles and African sculpture, and special
collections for adults and children on African-American history, culture and
literature. Model City serves African-American, Haitian and Hispanic
populations. Lemon City Branch Library is located in “Little Haiti” and
Little River Branch Library is located in the heart of the Haitian community.
Hialeah Gardens Branch Library serves a largely Hispanic community. Many
libraries offer special programs tailored to their communities such as
Spanish language computer classes at Hialeah Gardens Branch Library,
Concord Branch Library, and Palm Springs North Branch Library.
Little River Branch Library offers computer literacy classes for seniors. The
libraries offer places for kids to study, learn, and play.
Culmer/Overtown Branch Library was Miami-Dade’s first child-focused
branch, with 60% of the collection devoted to items for kids. These 22
libraries also offer a local “safety net” of free access to computers, wifi and
Internet for local communities. For example, 8 computer terminals and 6
laptops are available at Sunset Branch Library; 21 computers at
Fairlawn Branch Library; more than 25 computers athttp://imaplibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/losing-libraries/
17. Who Loses When Libraries Close? (July 18, 2013 )
For families with children, libraries offer an alternative to the streets as a safe
space in the local community for kids and teens to play, read, and participate
in learning activities. Among the 22 Miami Dade communities at risk of closing
libraries, eight in particular have more than 40% of households as families
with children: Doral, Country Walk, West Kendall, Hialeah Gardens,
Lakes of the Meadow, Golden Glades, Opa-Locka, and Model City. Among
renters living in the 22 communities, at least 14% or more did not own a
car for the library market areas of South Shore, Model City, Civic Center,
Culmer/Overtown, Little River and Lemon City. Among the communities
slated to lose their libraries, two that had per capita average incomes close
to the federal poverty line for individuals ($11,490) were: Model City and
Opa-Locka. The libraries with over 50% Black populations in their local
market areas were Golden Glades,Model City, Opa-Locka and Little River. The
libraries in market areas with over 50% Hispanic populations were
Hialeah Gardens, Concord, Fairlawn, Lakes of the Meadow, Shenandoah,
Civic Center, Sunset, Doral, West Kendall, Country Walk,Tamiami, Virrick Park
, North Shore and Culmer/Overtown.
http://imaplibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/who-loses-when-libraries-close/
18. How Do You Choose Which Libraries to Close? (July 18, 2013 )
In this post, we analyze the socioeconomic and demographic
characteristics of the people who are likely being served by each of the 22
Miami Dade County library branches that were recently chosen to be
closed, and we compare their characteristics with the branches that are to
remain open.
1) The closed libraries serve a higher percentage of Hispanics than the
libraries that will remain open.
2) Closed libraries have a lower percentage of English-speaking
households and a higher percentage of Spanish-speaking households
3) Closed libraries have a higher percentage of households speaking an
Indo- European language with a higher degree of linguistic isolation than
libraries that will remain open.
4) The average median income, average per capita income, and average
housing value for the Census block groups within the library’s market area
is noticeably lower for those libraries that will be closed as compared to
the libraries that will remain open.
http://imaplibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/how-do-you-choose-which-libraries-to-close/
19. Are Library Closures Fair to Everyone? (July 30, 2013)
Our study also noted that libraries to be closed serve areas with a higher
percentage of households of other races with more linguistic isolation than
the libraries remaining open. Over 10% of the households in the library
market areas of Little River and Lemon City are linguistically isolated, the
highest percentages in Miami Dade County. Another way to look at equity
and fairness is to examine the library usage statistics at the various branches
1) the to-be-closed Model City branch serves one of the poorest areas of the
county, it is estimated to have one of the ten highest branch usages of PCs
(.488 vs. .356 county-wide) as well as door count among all the branches
(2.273 vs. 1.478 county-wide).
2) 2) the to-be-closed Lemon City branch has one of the three highest per
person usage of any Miami-Dade county library based upon the gravity
model (3.187), with only the Main Library and the Miami Beach Regional
Library being higher (10.988 and 3.813, respectively) The Lemon City branch
also serves a high percentage of renters with limited transportation options
as well as high numbers of social security recipients
http://imaplibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/are-library-closures-fair-to-everyone/
20. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
What Classes/Workshops do Libraries Offer?
Our project using Google Fusion & Social Media to “Put Your Library
on the Map” – libraries serving diverse communities & lifelong learners
Classes Map: http://bit.ly/classesmap
Add Your Library’s Classes: http://imaplibraries.org/register.html
iMapLibraries Social Media Team: Dr. Lorri Mon and students Laura
Spears, Jisue Lee, Nathaniel Ramos Jr. & Twanisha Presley
Classes in:
Computers,
ESL,
Government,
Workforce,
Health and
“Other”
21. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
What Spanish Services Do Libraries Offer?
Add Your Library: http://www.imaplibraries.org/spanishservices.html
Spanish Map: http://www.imaplibraries.org/spanishservices/
iMapLibraries Social Media Team: Dr. Lorri Mon and students Laura
Spears, Jisue Lee, Nathaniel Ramos Jr. & Twanisha Presley
22. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
Other Special Services for Diverse Users?
What other special services do libraries offer
to diverse users e.g.:
Seniors Homeless
Veterans Job Seekers
Children Minorities
And other special user groups?
Add your library for Senior Services:
http://imaplibraries.org/socialmediaforms.html#seniorservices
23. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
Special Spaces for Special People?
What special spaces do libraries offer
for people in the community?
Makerspaces/FabLabs Meeting Rooms Auditoriums
TeenSpaces/KidSpaces Computer Labs Other spaces?
Add Your Library – Special Spaces
http://imaplibraries.org/socialmediaforms.html#specialplaces
24. iMapLibraries Social Media: Google Fusion
How Do Libraries Help in Disasters?
What roles do libraries play and what services do
libraries provide when disaster strikes the community?
iMapLibraries Social Media Team: Dr. Lorri Mon and students Laura
Spears, Jisue Lee, Nathaniel Ramos Jr. & Twanisha Presley
Add Your Library: Emergency Services
http://imaplibraries.org/socialmediaforms.html#emergencyservices
25. Losing Libraries (July 18, 2013 )
Let’s get to know a little more about these
22 branch libraries slated for closure: Model City Branch Library has an art
display of museum quality African textiles and African sculpture, and special
collections for adults and children on African-American history, culture and
literature. Model City serves African-American, Haitian and Hispanic
populations. Lemon City Branch Library is located in “Little Haiti” and
Little River Branch Library is located in the heart of the Haitian community.
Hialeah Gardens Branch Library serves a largely Hispanic community. Many
libraries offer special programs tailored to their communities such as
Spanish language computer classes at Hialeah Gardens Branch Library,
Concord Branch Library, and Palm Springs North Branch Library.
Little River Branch Library offers computer literacy classes for seniors. The
libraries offer places for kids to study, learn, and play.
Culmer/Overtown Branch Library was Miami-Dade’s first child-focused
branch, with 60% of the collection devoted to items for kids. These 22
libraries also offer a local “safety net” of free access to computers, wifi and
Internet for local communities. For example, 8 computer terminals and 6
laptops are available at Sunset Branch Library; 21 computers at
Fairlawn Branch Library; more than 25 computers athttp://imaplibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/losing-libraries/
26. Who Loses When Libraries Close? (July 18, 2013 )
For families with children, libraries offer an alternative to the streets as a safe
space in the local community for kids and teens to play, read, and participate
in learning activities. Among the 22 Miami Dade communities at risk of closing
libraries, eight in particular have more than 40% of households as families
with children: Doral, Country Walk, West Kendall, Hialeah Gardens,
Lakes of the Meadow, Golden Glades, Opa-Locka, and Model City. Among
renters living in the 22 communities, at least 14% or more did not own a
car for the library market areas of South Shore, Model City, Civic Center,
Culmer/Overtown, Little River and Lemon City. Among the communities
slated to lose their libraries, two that had per capita average incomes close
to the federal poverty line for individuals ($11,490) were: Model City and
Opa-Locka. The libraries with over 50% Black populations in their local
market areas were Golden Glades,Model City, Opa-Locka and Little River. The
libraries in market areas with over 50% Hispanic populations were
Hialeah Gardens, Concord, Fairlawn, Lakes of the Meadow, Shenandoah,
Civic Center, Sunset, Doral, West Kendall, Country Walk,Tamiami, Virrick
Park, North Shore and Culmer/Overtown.
http://imaplibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/who-loses-when-libraries-close/
27. How Do You Choose Which Libraries to Close? (July 18, 2013 )
In this post, we analyze the socioeconomic and demographic
characteristics of the people who are likely being served by each of the 22
Miami Dade County library branches that were recently chosen to be
closed, and we compare their characteristics with the branches that are to
remain open.
1) The closed libraries serve a higher percentage of Hispanics than the
libraries that will remain open.
2) Closed libraries have a lower percentage of English-speaking
households and a higher percentage of Spanish-speaking households
3) Closed libraries have a higher percentage of households speaking an
Indo- European language with a higher degree of linguistic isolation than
libraries that will remain open.
4) The average median income, average per capita income, and average
housing value for the Census block groups within the library’s market area
is noticeably lower for those libraries that will be closed as compared to
the libraries that will remain open.
http://imaplibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/how-do-you-choose-which-libraries-to-close/
28. Are Library Closures Fair to Everyone? (July 30, 2013)
Our study also noted that libraries to be closed serve areas with a higher
percentage of households of other races with more linguistic isolation than
the libraries remaining open. Over 10% of the households in the library
market areas of Little River and Lemon City are linguistically isolated, the
highest percentages in Miami Dade County. Another way to look at equity
and fairness is to examine the library usage statistics at the various branches
1) the to-be-closed Model City branch serves one of the poorest areas of the
county, it is estimated to have one of the ten highest branch usages of PCs
(.488 vs. .356 county-wide) as well as door count among all the branches
(2.273 vs. 1.478 county-wide).
2) 2) the to-be-closed Lemon City branch has one of the three highest per
person usage of any Miami-Dade county library based upon the gravity
model (3.187), with only the Main Library and the Miami Beach Regional
Library being higher (10.988 and 3.813, respectively) The Lemon City branch
also serves a high percentage of renters with limited transportation options
as well as high numbers of social security recipients
http://imaplibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/are-library-closures-fair-to-everyone/
29. iMapLibraries Integrated Analytics
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30. Analysis of Integrated Analytics
iMapLibraries Blog Posts
– 7/18 Losing Libraries
• 7/19 Best Day ever with 1094 views, 746 visitors
• 471 Facebook shares from 797 views on SMDPL
• 60 Twitter Shares
– 7/24 Who Loses When Libraries Close?
• 173 Facebook shares from 1535 views on SMDPL
– 7/26 How Do You Choose Which Libraries to Close?
– 7/30 Are Libraries Closures Fair to Everyone
31. White Paper Outline
• Introduction
• Why Equity of Library Services is Important
• Current Status of National Library Data
• Additional Data Needs for Improving Equity of
Library Services
• Advantages of Map-based Library Data Environment
• Needed Functionalities for Map-based Library Data
Environment
• Roadmap to a GIS Environment for IMLS Library Data
• Discussion / Conclusions / Recommendations