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…
Computers in Libraries 2018 — Program Sneak Peek!
As program director for more than 20 years for the Computers in Libraries conference, I am thrilled to introduce our keynote speakers and some of the themes to be discussed!…
What does KM mean to you?
I’m a librarian by training and I’ve been in the “KM” business since 2000. Since that time I’ve been building a worldwide network of KM professionals, colleagues in all types…
KMWorld 2017 — Free Resources
KMWorld 2017 was held last month in Washington to a large & engaged audience! The buzz around our theme: People Power, Thinking & Tech, and multiple events was phenomenal, in…