I was very excited about the future after our morning Wed am keynotes here in DC at KMWorld . Several weeks ago in Monterey, at the Internet Librarian conference, we…
Digital Transformation or Die!
All organizations, yes every single one including libraries has to change and embrace digital transformation. Our society has – just look at Amazon, AirBnB, Uber and most of other successful…
Communication, Presentations & Influence!
‘Tis the season for conferences and conference planning! I was thinking back to Lynda Braksiek’s fabulous talk at APQC’s KM event where she sang the opening to her talk, Broken…
Workplace of the Future – Hah!
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
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. …