I've just read an interesting editorial on "mission creep" and the need to re-examine libraries and library systems. It makes for an interesting read.
Find this article at:
http://www.tbo.com/news/opinion/editorials/MGBJFIEIN4F.html
Due to administration problems the authors of all posts prior to Friday June 29, 2007 were reversed. Prior to that date all posts that are listed as Mary Kate Boyd Byrnes were actually by Laura Manzari and vice versa.
Dewey? At This Library With a Very Different Outlook, They Don’t
An Arizona library has forsaken the Dewey Decimal System, and is arranging books in a manner similar to the approach taken by Barnes & Noble.
A Hipper Crowd of Shushers
A new type of librarian is emerging: think Dewey Decimal meets Generation X.
Technology's Untanglers: They Make It Really Work
The work of usability professionals, who bridge the gap between the makers and users of a product, has recently developed into a solid career track.
LibraryU provides free, web-based training for library staff. According to its website, LibraryU is supported cooperatively by the Illinois Library Systems and the Illinois State Library with special funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In a nutshell, it provides quality online instruction in a convenient and cost-effective manner. The overall project goal is to meet the training and continuing education needs of library patrons and staff with online instruction available through the web.
Check it out at:
http://learning.libraryu.org/home/
"Depending on your lights, it is either one of the noblest experiments of the Internet age or a nightmare embodiment of relativism and the withering of intellectual standards."
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