Monthly Archives: May, 2009
“The Open Work”
File this one under “how am I just now getting around to reading this.”
Rick Stoddart of the blog L1BRAR1AN has written an excellent piece on libraries (as well as museums and other information institutions) as “open works.” In other words, libraries (including their services and resources) have set parameters and structures, but what these institutions [...]
Social networking detox
After I graduated and took a few days off from school and work, I ended up accidentally taking a break from social networking — having been a distance student for almost two years, more time in front of a computer was something I didn’t look forward to. So I didn’t tweet for days, I [...]
xkcd – “Outreach”
This post serves two purposes:
1) an ironic illustration of data collection strategies, which caught my attention since I believe that almost all good library decision-making starts with solid market research and a clear understanding of the public you intend to serve, and
2) an apology for my unexpected (but very necessary) hiatus from blogging and social [...]