Dr. Tony Bates, Research Associate with Contact North/Contact Nord has posted a 3-part series, “The Coming Crisis in Canadian Post-secondary Education“. This is must-reading for anyone in Canada’s libraries. Not…
Did You Know 2019
The latest update that I can find of this 6 minute video. It’s a quick way to see the technological and demographic developments. And it’s a good way to consider…
Serious Play. Seriously.
Phaedra Boinodiris is an author and Member of IBM’s Academy of Technology, which means she initiates start-ups within IBM. Yeah. That’s right. She’s known as one of the top 100…
Did You Know? 2018 Update to Shift Happens
The 4 minute “Did You Know? Shift Happens” video, originally produced in 2008 has been updated to include AI, self-driving cars and current statistics (as current as they can be!). …
60 Seconds to Pitch Your Idea
As we get ready for the Library Shark Tank Weekend @ California’s fabulous Asilomar, we’re helping those who will be pitching their ideas prepare. If you’ve ever been to a…
2 Practical Models Take Ideas to Services or Applications
Does your library and information or knowledge service functions have a goal to increase innovation or create and deliver high-value services for customers? (customers being residential neighbourhoods, students, faculties or…
Bad ass + Bright minds = New Models, New Ways
About 6 months ago a group of librarians – really, a rather motley crew if I may say so – decided to pull together a weekend at which people would…
Library Shark Tank: Entrepreneurs Take Ideas to Action
Do you have ideas about doing things differently in libraries? Want to develop the Uber for libraries? Tired of cliches at conferences and want to actually take a concept forward? Then…
Artificial Intelligence & Libraries: Prepare Yourself
A huge thank you to Lise Brin. Program Officer / Agente de programme @ Canadian Association of Research Libraries/Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada for compiling this list of pertinent, thought-jarring items…
Libraries Matter. A National Voice Matters. CFLA-FCAB Matters.
Look out. I’m passionate about this. And I’m concerned at the quiet surrounding CFLA-FCAB: Canadian Federation of Library Associations. Quiet means no one is paying attention. Quiet means no one…