Tag Archives: Values
Is the 21st Century Library a Fad?
When I saw this Huffington Post headline – The “Pop-Up” Library: A Mini-Movement of Knowledge – I just had to respond to what appears to be almost a counter culture movement (Actually I hate to give it that much credit, … Continue reading
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Libraries Are Obsolete
Is the Motion of an Oxford-style debate at Harvard tomorrow. Harvard Libraries Strategic Conversations reports that… On Wednesday, April 18, Harvard Library Strategic Conversations will sponsor an Oxford-style debate on the role of libraries. … Oxford Union debates are similar … Continue reading
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Being ‘The Library’ Again – Revisited
In the original Being “The Library” Again post I wrote; “The problem becomes one of vision. The characteristics I stated above; vision, entrepreneurial spirit, and leadership are all essential to making the local library “The Library” again ….” I think … Continue reading
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Leadership Quotes
I have always found great insight into any subject by pondering the quotes that I come across from individuals who, by virtue of their words, seem to understand it much better than I do. I stated earlier this year that … Continue reading
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Millennials & the NEW American Dream
Born between 1981 and 2000, also known as “The 9/11 Generation” and possibly “Echo Boomers”, this generation is now in the workforce, and the second half of the generation is entering college. This generation is said to be a sharp … Continue reading
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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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Why Not a Bachelor in Library Science? – Revisited
“Why isn’t that a good idea? Seems as though it is a very good idea in some librarians’ minds – at least those in Connecticut, Kentucky and Maine.” – and NORTH CAROLINA. The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill’s … Continue reading
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Leaders! ?
What do you think of when you read the word leaders? Odds are librarians is not the first image that comes to mind. The stereotypical image of librarian is still most often the somewhat graying woman saying “shush”, as much … Continue reading
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Why Not a Bachelor’s in Library Science?
Why isn’t that a good idea? Seems as though it is a very good idea in some librarians’ minds – at least those in Connecticut, Kentucky and Maine. ALA has a webpage promoted by the Council On Library/Media Technicians (COLT) … Continue reading
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21st Century Librarianship vs. The 1876 Special Report
As I was browsing through some library literature, I found myself confronted with The 1876 Special Report of Public Libraries in the United States of America, published by Department of The Interior, Bureau of Education, U.S. Government. If you’ve been … Continue reading
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