LAA LIBRARIES BUILD AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF EMPOWERMENT.

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1 LAA LIBRARIES BUILD AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF EMPOWERMENT. F O L L O W T H E F I B E R A h i g h s p e e d b r o a d b a n d c o n n e c t i o n i s e s s e n t i a l t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e e x p a n d i n g r e s o u r c e s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e We b a n d t o r e m a i n c o m p e t i t i v e i n a g l o b a l e c o n o m y. O u r s t r a t e g y i s t o e s t a b l i s h a n e t w o r k o f l i b r a r i e s o n t h e f r i n g e s o f A f r i c a s e x p a n d i n g f i b e r o p t i c n e t w o r k. F R A N C H I S E M O D E L W h i l e t h e M c D o n a l d s o f L i b r a r i e s m a y s o u n d d u b i o u s, t h e k e y t o e n s u r i n g a s u s t a i n a b l e f u t u r e f o r L A A l i b r a r i e s i s t o c r e a t e e s t a b l i s h t h e m o n a r e v e n u e p o s i t i v e b a s i s. T h e i n c o m e g e n e r a t e d w i l l b e u s e d t o p a y o p e r a t i n g c o s t s a n d e x p a n d t h e L A A n e t w o r k. D I G I T A L D I V I D E T h e g a p b e t w e e n p e o p l e w i t h e f f e c t i v e a c c e s s t o d i g i t a l a n d i n f o r m a t i o n t e c h n o l o g y a n d t h o s e w i t h v e r y l i m i t e d o r n o a c c e s s a t a l l i s o n e o f t h e m a j o r c h a l l a n g e s f a c i n g A f r i c a a t t h e o u t s e t o f t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y. N E T W O R K D I V E R S I T Y L A A l i b r a r y m o d e l i s n o t o n l y c o s t e ff e c t i v e, b u t f l e x i b l e e n o u g h t o b e d e p l o y e d i n a v a r i e t y o f s e t t i n g s i n c l u d i n g v i l l a g e s, c i t i e s, u n i v e r s i t i e s, a n d b u s i n e s s p a r k s. 62 % I N T E R N E T U S E R S D E V E L O P E D W O R L D W O R L D G L O B A L LY D E V E L O P I N G W O R L D T I M E N E T W O R K Libraries Across Africa aspires to create a modern, pan-african chain of libraries. LAA libraries are designed to maximize the effectiveness of both digital and physical resources, which will provide powerful tools to entrepreneurial-spirited individuals.

2 LAA LIBRARIES ARE BOTH A PROCESS AND A PRODUCT. S M A L L B U S I N E S S S T I M U L A N T F r e e, d e p e n d a b l e a c c e s s t o a l i b r a r y w i l l s u p p o r t e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l i n d i v i d u a l s s e e k i n g t h e e d u c a t i o n, t r a i n i n g, a n d r e s o u r c e s t o s t a r t t h e i r o w n b u s i n e s s e s o r e x p a n d e x i s t i n g v e n t u r e s. INFORMATION-BASED ECOSYSTEM L A A l i b r a r i e s w i l l b r o a d c a s t a w i r e l e s s s i g n a l, e n a b l i n g b u s i n e s s e s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h i n i t s r a n g e t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e I n t e r n e t a c c e s s. T h i s i n t u r n w i l l c r e a t e a n e n v i r o n m e n t o f i n f o r m a t i o n p o s i t i o n i n g t h e l i b r a r y a s a s o c i a l, e d u c a t i o n a l, a n d e c o n o m i c h u b. LAA M A X I M U M I M PA C T P L A C E M E N T L A A l i b r a r i e s w i l l b e s i t e d a t t h e c o n v e r g e n c e o f m o t o r i z e d a n d p e d e s t r i a n t r a f f i c i n o r d e r t o p r o v i d e e x p o s u r e t o t h e g r e a t e s t n u m b e r o f i n d i v i d u a l s. S P I N - O F F I N I T I A T I V E S C i t i z e n s o f K i b e r a ( K e n y a s l a r g e s t s l u m ) d e v e l o p e d a n u m b e r o f c o m m u n i t y p r o j e c t s b a s e d o n p r o j e c t s d i s c o v e r e d o n w e b s i t e s l i k e T E D. L A A L i b r a r i e s w i l l b e a c a t a l y s t f o r m a n y m o r e p r o j e c t s l i k e t h i s. KNOWLEDGE CYCLE LAA libraries will be enabling environments that allow individuals to access the global pool of online information, merge what they discover with local insights, and create new knowledge that can be shared locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.

3 LAA LIBRARIES ARE BUILT THROUGH COLLABORATION. A N C H O R T h e a n c h o r i s t h e c o m m u n i t y o r i n s t i t u t i o n a l l y - b a s e d f o u n d a t i o n o f e a c h L A A l i b r a r y. I t u t i l i z e s l o c a l m a t e r i a l s, l o c a l l a b o r, a n d i s c a l i b r a t e d t o b e i n s y n c w i t h t h e l o c a l c l i m a t e. L A A i s p l a n n i n g a i n t e r n a t i o n a l d e s i g n c o m p e t i t i o n t o c r e a t e a n i n d e x o f o p e n s o u r c e, r e g i o n a l l y - s p e c i f i c a n c h o r d e s i g n s. C O N S T R U C T I O N S E Q U E N C E _ T h e f i r s t c o m p o n e n t o f a n L A A l i b r a r y i s t h e A n c h o r, w h i c h i s p r o v i d e d b y t h e c o m m u n i t y a n d r e p r e s e n t s l o c a l b u y - i n. T h e s e c o n d c o m p o n e n t i s t h e e H u b, w h i c h c o n t a i n s a l l t h e t e c h n i c a l e l e m e n t s o f t h e l i b r a r y. F i n a l l y, t h e t w o e l e m e n t s a r e b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r i n a s y n e r g i s t i c g e s t u r e, c r a t i n g a f l e x i b l y, e x t e r i o r, m u l t i - p u r p o s e s p a c e. e H U B _ T h e e H u b i s t h e t e c h n i c a l b a c k b o n e o f t h e l i b r a r y. A c o m b i n a t i o n o f a s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r a n d s i m p l e, p r e f a b r i c a t e d i n t e r i o r s, t h e b u i l d i n g w i l l b e l o w - c o s t y e t h i g h q u a l i t y. T h e i n t e r i o r s w i l l b e c u s t o m i z a b l e t o c r e a t e a v a r i e t y o f w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t s. M e d i t e r r a n e a n D e s e r t S a h e l i a n H u m i d E q u a t o r i a l Tr o p i c a l L A A A N C H O R I N D E X R e f e r e n c e D e s k S h i p p i n g C o n t a i n e r I n d i v i d u a l W o r k i n g G r o u p W o r k i n g C l i m a t e Z o n e s A G O R A - T h e a g o r a i s i m a g i n e d a s a l i v e l y, f l e x i b l e e n v i r o n m e n t, t h a t w i l l p r o v i d e s h a d e d u r i n g t h e d a y, l i g h t i n t h e e v e n i n g, a n d w i r e l e s s i n f o r m a t i o n a c c e s s 2 4 h o u r s. PROTOTYPE LAA has developed a simple building prototype, featuring a three-part system, the anchor, ehub, and Agora. The ambition of the design is to merge local energies with centralized resources, yielding a building that is both regionally specific while benefiting from the economies of mass production.

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4 LAA LIBRARIES WILL DOUBLE AFRICA S WIKI CONTRIBUTIONS. A D V E RT I S I N G I n o r d e r t o c o v e r t h e c o s t o f o p e r a t i o n ( i n c l u d i n g f r e e a c c e s s ), t h e l i b r a r y m a y b e m o n e t i z e d i n a v a r i e t y o f w a y s, i n c l u d i n g a d v e r t i s i n g. N O T A N I N T E R N E T C A F E As well as access to the internet, LAA also provide access to online journals, ebooks, resources, tools, facilities and services. For further clarification, please ask the librarian. ACCESS In 2010, about 11% of Africans used the Internet, as opposed to 75%+ in many parts of the developed world. LAA provides free web access to the web generally, but also an expanded suite of resources including advanced education materials and journals. P R E FA B E D e H U B To p r o v i d e t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e b u i l d i n g f o r t h e l o w e s t p o s s i b l e c o s t, t h e e H u b w i l l b e p r e f a b r i c a t e d o ff s i t e a n d d e l i v e r e d a s a c o m p l e t e u n i t. T h e e H u b w i l l b e c u s t o m i z a b l e, d u r a b l e, a n d s e c u r e.

e c h n o l o g y t h a t a l l o w s y o u t o d o w n l o a d, p r i n t, a n d b i n d b o o k s i n m i n u t e s a n d a t l o w c o s t.

5 LAA LIBRARIES GENERATE THEIR OWN COLLECTIONS. O N D E M A N D P R I N T I N G R a t h e r t h a n r e l y i n g o n s e c o n d - h a n d b o o k s, L A A l i b r a r i e s w i l l u t i l i z e o n d e m a n d p r i n t i n g e x i s t i n g t e c h n o l o g y t h a t a l l o w s y o u t o d o w n l o a d, p r i n t, a n d b i n d b o o k s i n m i n u t e s a n d a t l o w c o s t. T h i s w i l l i n t u r n c r e a t e a p e r t i n e n t c o l l e c t i o n o f p h y s i c a l v o l u m e s r e f l e c t i n g t h e c o l l e c t i v e i n t e r e s t s o f t h a t L A A c o m m u n i t y. K N O W L E D G E C R E AT I O N Libraries are no longer places for contemplative learning they are environments where people aggressively reconstitute the immense sea of data in which they are immersed. C O L L A B O R AT I V E W O R K S PA C E W i t h f r e e a c c e s s t o i n f o r m a t i o n a n d a v a r i e t y o f c o l l a b o r a t i v e w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t s, L A A l i b r a r i e s p r o v i d e p l a c e s t o l e a r n, t e a c h, i n n o v a t e, a n d c r e a t e. CREATION Access to information is only the first step. The knowledge cycle is complete when individuals are able to apply personal insights to that information to create new knowledge. LAA libraries function like laboratories of innovation that provide the spaces and resources that empower people to create.

LAA WILL CONNECT 25 MILLION AFRICANS TO BROADBAND BY 2015.

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IT companies, or philanthropists will Other provide these funds. U S E R S 100k L I B R A R Y 80k C O S T S the continent.

context of Africa, the notion of the purely public Year 1 library must be modified in order to ensure stability.

6 LAA WILL CONNECT 25 MILLION AFRICANS TO BROADBAND BY CAPITAL COSTS IT Technology 25m The LAA strategy is Labor Book Machine to raise capital costs T h i s i s n o t a s t a t i c m a s s, b u t r a t her 25 million long-term operation d e s i r e s, s k i l l s a n d u n i q u e p o t e n t i al. Once in order to minimize r a d i c a l l y n e t w o r k e d i n d i v i d u a l s each full of costs for each LAA o r g a n i z e d, t h i s g r o u p w i l l s t e e r t he future of Library. IT companies, or philanthropists will Other provide these funds. U S E R S 100k L I B R A R Y 80k C O S T S the continent. 20m infrastructure providers, Construction HERE COMES EVERYBODY 60k 15m 10m 40k 20k Individual Library s Income 5m Operation Costs Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 T I M E ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE In the context of Africa, the notion of the purely public Year 1 library must be modified in order to ensure stability. Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 T I M E The model that we propose is a revenue-generating partnership between communities and the centralized entity (LAA). Phetsile Mthembu and Thembi Matsenjwa are high Alain Din operates an auto repair shop in Moulanga, Taimour Lay is a seven year old from Kampala researching a class project on sustainable farming motorcycle engines by downloading specifications to an LAA library to learn about information on the school students in Kubuta, Swaziland. OPERATION COSTS Because tax-based While at an LAA library discovered Allan Savory s public funding in most of project Africa is either unreliable on hollistic rangeland development. Besides getting an A on the project, Thembi s or unavailable LAA parents, who are ranchers, are now practicing Libraries will generate holistic management and have begun to reverse their own revenue to the effects of desertification on their land. cover operational costs LAA Revenue through advertising and sale of select services. Operation Costs I M PA C T Because roughly half of Africa s population is under the age of 18 and almost two- thirds are under the age of 25*, today s young Africans will be the innovators facing the continent s most difficult problems. The LAA project seeks to provide these young individuals with the best possible tools to lead Africa into the future. *African Union (AU) The State of Africa s Children 2010 Report LIBRARIES ACROSS AFRICA Cameroon. He taught himself to service small at an LAA library. While browsing the internet at that same LAA library Alain discovered a cheaper source of parts from a plant in India. He currently supplies fifteen other shops in the area. Uganda. Her teacher took her and her classmates Internet. She learned that the world record for most spoons balanced on a face was sixteen. The world record for most spoons balanced on a face is now eighteen. Taimour had her picture on the front page of the Daily Monitor.

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