Tag Archives: Advocacy
Librarian or Radical Social Activist?
Last weekend began ALA’s Midwinter conference. Obviously, librarians (and others associated with the profession) got together to discuss the old and new topics of the profession – mostly old. But LIBRARYJOURNAL Online posted this on Saturday – ALA Midwinter 2012: … Continue reading
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“Likenomics” & Library Marketing
Likenomics is a term that describes how personal relationships, individual opinions, powerful storytelling and social capital are helping brands and their products and services to become more believable.” What does that description mean to you? It says to me – … Continue reading
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Not WHY?, But WHY! Libraries Are Needed
A comment to my January 27 Post Introducing: A 21st Century Library Model was of such important insight, that I felt it deserved a Post of its own. It is from a Gen X capitol city library director. I think … Continue reading
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OCLC: Perceptions of Libraries 2010 Report
Good news? Not hardly! OCLC’s Report to the Membership “Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community” is the latest in a series of such reports on OCLC’s efforts to “learn about the attitudes and habits of the emerging ‘online information … Continue reading
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A “Perfect Storm” Is Battering Libraries
“The Perfect Storm” phrase has become popular to describe a convergence of conditions that cause maximum destruction of whatever. It was popularized after the 1997 book by the same name by Sebastian Junger that described unique weather conditions that combined … Continue reading
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21st Century Librarianship – Part 6, Advocacy
Advocacy. My previous Post on the topic of 21st Century Library Advocacy contained less Advocacy and more frustration that ALA has not addressed this whole 21st Century Library issue. So, in an effort to rectify that rant, this Post will … Continue reading
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