Can you see me sitting under this tree turning over a new leaf? Well I’m there somewhere!! 2017 has not been a good year for me updating the Dysart &…
eBooks: Current State in Libraries
Guest Post from Graham Lavender, Associate Librarian, The Michener Institute of Education at University Health Network [well over due for posting, sorry Graham!] On March 17 & 18, I had the pleasure of…
Learning from Others! Monetizing Information Flows!
This email hit my desk today and it really resonated with me as I work with and talk with so many who have difficulty proving their value and impact. It…
Information Architecture 4th edition!
Did you know that O’Reilly has published the 4th edition of this seminal work, Information Architecture: for the Web and Beyond, by Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld first published in 1998?…
Computers in Libraries 2016
Library Labs: Research, Innovation & Imagination I’m very excited about the next year’s Computers in Libraries 2016, March 8-10 in Washington DC. First, #CILDC is 31 years strong! And still…
The Future of Libraries
The first day of our University of Toronto symposium, The Future of Libraries, was filled with talks and discussions about challenges for libraries; what boards, provosts and city managers are…
Gadgets, Makerspaces & Innovation @ Internet Librarian 2015
Guest post from Brian Pichman, Director, Strategic Innovation, Evolve Project There is still time to register at Internet Librarian 2015 in lovely Monterey, California; October 25th – 28th. If you…
Libraries: Rewiring our Thinking
My “must” reading for the past 15 years has been Harvard Business Review. About 6 years ago I added Rotman from University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management to the…
Apps, Engagement & Putting Digital First
Just watched this great video of John Cruikshank, Publisher, Toronto Star which screamed libraries to me — looking at new ways to reach people, in particular young people. Here’s a…
Customers First!
Such stimulating conversations today around customer service at the University of Toronto iSchool Symposium, Customer Service for Libraries: Upping our Game! Moe Hosseini-Ara, Director of Culture for the City of…