A couple of years ago, I was asked to do a series of this type of workshop for an out-of-state consortium. When the evaluations came back to me a few weeks afterwards, I got very good marks as a presenter, but some comments threw me for a loop. A common complaint was that the technology topics I covered were not being used in libraries. I was stunned.
Your building is not your product
The building ISN’T the library, but it is part of the library’s identity.
Why do web myths live on in libraries?
Why do these myths continue to be perpetuated in libraries? Perhaps because so many of us grew up alongside the web. We were initiated in the very early days, when it was truly a Wild West-type environment. Not everyone realizes that those days are truly long-gone and there’s actually real sheriffs in town.
Top posts of 2018
What was popular this past year, here on the blog? Here’s the list: Because You’re Not Getting Much Done Anyway…
Because you’re not getting much work done anyway (2018 edition)
Happy holidays! It’s time for my annual collection of Online Stuff To Waste Time On. You know, in case you needed help…
No Photoshop? Try free LunaPic instead
I work with a good number of smaller libraries that don’t have professional graphic artists on staff and also rarely…