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Speaking of the future of libraries
Seems like lots of people are asking pertinent questions, offering substantive ideas and productively advocating on behalf of patrons and users … well … everyone except librarians and the ALA/PLA, that is.
| Sept 4 | Cushing Academy’s school administrator replaced books in his school’s library with computers and 495 readers commented on the news article on the Boston Globe website. |
| Sept 30 | This radical patron publishes specific ideas for library funding and program development in In The Library with the Lead Pipe blog. |
| Oct 20 | Publishing consultant Joe Esposito reports on growing consensus for an e-content strategy to bypass libraries in The Scholarly Kitchen blog. |
| Nov 1 | Information consultant Tom Peters puts forth a library strategy in Library Journal entitled The Future of Reading: As the book changes form, the library must champion its own power base – readers. |
| Nov 3rd | University professor Scott McLeod publishes 10 questions about books, libraries, librarians, and schools on his blog Dangerously Irrelevant. |
| Nov 6 | Author James Patterson advocates for libraries at a national conference for school librarians. “It’s time for librarians to start making a lot more noise,” Patterson told the packed crowd. “School libraries are not a luxury, they are a necessity.” Additionally, Patterson and a team of publishing consultants launch a new literacy website, ReadKiddoRead that beats library sites hands-down for content, discoverability and advocacy messaging. |
| Nov 7 | The Anchorage Daily News frames library issues very well and asks “Who Are Libraries For?” |
| Nov 12 | Carl Grant, President of ExLibris publicly echoes a question raised at an Educause conference: “Who knows what the library means anymore?“ |
Ken Auletta on Google
Terry Gross, one of the best interviewers in America, recently spoke with Ken Auletta of the New York Times about his new book.
The 30 minute interview is a balanced account of the benefits and risks of Google’s ascendance.
