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…
Human Face of Search: Danny Sullivan
Just read some great pieces about Danny Sullivan whom I’ve known since we, and the Internet, were young! His good friend, and former colleague, Barry Swartz wrote about Danny’s role…
Cybersecurity: July 19/20 @ iSchool, University of Toronto
Coming up soon! Get immersed in the things you need to know about keeping your organization, library, museum or home secure. The line-up of experienced and knowledgeable speakers will answer…
Thought About Your Strategies Lately?
This article, Why Popular Strategies Fade, is a great reminder about strategies through the last 5 or 6 decades. I am borrowing liberally from it! “A great strategy is unique, specific,…
Entrepreneurial Thinking: Essential Skill for Everyone!
It’s often difficult to describe things you do instinctively. I once put together a panel of SLA members asking them to describe themselves by discussing ”how do I know what…
Seeing Opportunities & Entrepreneurial Alertness!
Rebecca and I have had many conversations over the years about identifying gaps and seeing opportunities, in fact we did a segment on this topic in our Seeing the Big…