Here I thought we were working with laptops, mobile devices, ubiquitous wifi, working asynchronously with others, having access to good information for decision making, and the flow was great. No…
Digital Engagement & Enablement @ Libraries
The opening keynote at Computers in Libraries 2019 by Phaedra Boinodiris of IBM’s Academy of Technology & author of Serious Games for Business was amazing and inspiring! From culture change/transformation…
Computers in Libraries 2019: Sneak Peek
The program for Computers in Libraries 2019, March 26-28 in DC is online! Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming! Our theme is User Engagement in the Digital Age. We have many…
Diverse Thinking: KMWorld 2018
One of the key themes for me at this year’s KMWorld conference held in Washington DC Nov 5-8 was diverse thinking. Tues am keynote Amy Wilkinson, author of Creator’s Code,…
UX expert Peter Morville introduced his new book at Internet Librarian during his morning keynote, Tomorrow’s Architects, described here by Don Hawkins. Peter’s new book is called Planning for Everything: The…
IFLA World Library & Information Congress 2018 in Kuala Lampur!
Guest post, aka “Fresh Eyes”, report from IFLA annual conference. Eugene Espinoza is a Filipino librarian and a new employee at De La Salle University and the paper he gave…
Pioneering for Tomorrow!
“Yesterday we pioneered for today; today, we are pioneering for tomorrow.” – Thomas J. Watson, Sr. (IBM) I love that idea, pioneering for tomorrow — innovating, experimenting, trying new things. …
IFLA: World Library Information Congress 2018 in Kuala Lampur
In a few days, IFLA will be holding the 84th World Library Information Congress in Kuala Lampur. I’m sad that I cannot attend this year but am excited to see…
Customers/Members/Clients Rule! Or Not!
Many years ago (mid 70s to early 90s) I worked for a large bank with nationwide branches in all major cities and most significant communities including Wawa, Ontario! In those…
Hub for Community: All About Engagement!
More and more people are seeing libraries as hubs for community. And there are many way of doing this — as key makerspaces like Fayetteville Free Library or Innovation Labs like…