Okay, wrapping things up here (btw, these have not been in order of attendance): A few key points from the “Need to Lead” program sponsored by the Urban Libraries Council and its Executive Leadership Initiative: ELI is based on action learning – learning is most effective when involved in a real-tim, actual project learning how [...]
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More notes lessons, inspiration, ideas, questions from PLA 2008… From George and Joan‘s presentation, “It Ain’t Necessarily So: Challenging the Assumptions of Legacy Librarianship” librarians have never been the first or second choice to get information how does the library add value to an open information economy? enhanced discoverability – engines, not opacs, crawl-able databases, [...]
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Just spent 5 days in Minneapolis for the Public Library Association conference and came back with a renewed sense of confidence that there are a lot of smart, passionate, innovative, good-natured, and hard-working people working to improve public libraries and serve communities everywhere. It’s good to step outside of what’s happening in Skokie and learn [...]
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I read a lot of library-related blogs (I know, exciting!) and my favorite is Stephen’s Lighthouse. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to hear Stephen Abram speak for the first time and it was challenging, frightening, thought-provoking and inspiring. What I like about his writing and overall approach is that he’s not afraid to paint a [...]
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MPOW just had its annual staff day and I think everyone had a good time (especially the staff who took home the prizes, including a Dell Computer, Wii, and iPod). I know I did. It was especially fun to see people let loose a little during the gaming session, led by the Jenny Levine herself! [...]
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