Comments on: Additional Questions to Answer When Changing the Unchangeable http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/comment-page-1/#comment-7163 Josh Fri, 11 May 2007 18:44:29 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/#comment-7163 Library 2.0 is indeed about far more than just technology, it's about behavior and integration and going where your users are (the push vs. pull notion) and empowering those users them with tools that foster information sharing and innovation off line, as well as on. If marketing in the modern world is about starting conversations (which is what we are/should be doing in the library), then librarianship in the modern world is about teaching people how to think and how to talk. Library 2.0 is indeed about far more than just technology, it’s about behavior and integration and going where your users are (the push vs. pull notion) and empowering those users them with tools that foster information sharing and innovation off line, as well as on. If marketing in the modern world is about starting conversations (which is what we are/should be doing in the library), then librarianship in the modern world is about teaching people how to think and how to talk.

]]> By: Josh http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/comment-page-1/#comment-25537 Josh Fri, 11 May 2007 18:44:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/#comment-25537 Library 2.0 is indeed about far more than just technology, it's about behavior and integration and going where your users are (the push vs. pull notion) and empowering those users them with tools that foster information sharing and innovation off line, as well as on. If marketing in the modern world is about starting conversations (which is what we are/should be doing in the library), then librarianship in the modern world is about teaching people how to think and how to talk. Library 2.0 is indeed about far more than just technology, it’s about behavior and integration and going where your users are (the push vs. pull notion) and empowering those users them with tools that foster information sharing and innovation off line, as well as on. If marketing in the modern world is about starting conversations (which is what we are/should be doing in the library), then librarianship in the modern world is about teaching people how to think and how to talk.

]]> By: Edwin http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/comment-page-1/#comment-7079 Edwin Tue, 01 May 2007 22:10:49 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/#comment-7079 Not necessarily a difference but the times have changed so much: The long tail, infinite storage of data, incredible speed of connections, a fast changing media horizon,a global villa and so on. I joined the library back in 2000 and had a lot of expectations when it came to digital collections. Little did I know. 6 years later the internet was transformed in something far bigger than I'd could ever imagine. It would surprise me if graduates of 2006 held the same expectations as those of 1974. The info landscape simply has changed too much. And leadership now perhaps should be more based on trust,stimulation of creativity and networking, and providing good access to all sources needed, where some years ago it was mainly a matter of formal tasks, restricted retrieval and keeping order in limited collections. Now all limits are gone.... Not necessarily a difference but the times have changed so much: The long tail, infinite storage of data, incredible speed of connections, a fast changing media horizon,a global villa and so on.

I joined the library back in 2000 and had a lot of expectations when it came to digital collections. Little did I know. 6 years later the internet was transformed in something far bigger than I’d could ever imagine.

It would surprise me if graduates of 2006 held the same expectations as those of 1974. The info landscape simply has changed too much.

And leadership now perhaps should be more based on trust,stimulation of creativity and networking, and providing good access to all sources needed, where some years ago it was mainly a matter of formal tasks, restricted retrieval and keeping order in limited collections.

Now all limits are gone….

]]> By: Edwin http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/comment-page-1/#comment-25536 Edwin Tue, 01 May 2007 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/#comment-25536 Not necessarily a difference but the times have changed so much: The long tail, infinite storage of data, incredible speed of connections, a fast changing media horizon,a global villa and so on. I joined the library back in 2000 and had a lot of expectations when it came to digital collections. Little did I know. 6 years later the internet was transformed in something far bigger than I'd could ever imagine. It would surprise me if graduates of 2006 held the same expectations as those of 1974. The info landscape simply has changed too much. And leadership now perhaps should be more based on trust,stimulation of creativity and networking, and providing good access to all sources needed, where some years ago it was mainly a matter of formal tasks, restricted retrieval and keeping order in limited collections. Now all limits are gone.... Not necessarily a difference but the times have changed so much: The long tail, infinite storage of data, incredible speed of connections, a fast changing media horizon,a global villa and so on.

I joined the library back in 2000 and had a lot of expectations when it came to digital collections. Little did I know. 6 years later the internet was transformed in something far bigger than I’d could ever imagine.

It would surprise me if graduates of 2006 held the same expectations as those of 1974. The info landscape simply has changed too much.

And leadership now perhaps should be more based on trust,stimulation of creativity and networking, and providing good access to all sources needed, where some years ago it was mainly a matter of formal tasks, restricted retrieval and keeping order in limited collections.

Now all limits are gone….

]]> By: Michael Stephens http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/comment-page-1/#comment-7061 Michael Stephens Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:31:42 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/#comment-7061 You are so right. To me it's about a change in the culture and philosophy of the library. That's the most important bit! You are so right. To me it’s about a change in the culture and philosophy of the library. That’s the most important bit!

]]> By: Michael Stephens http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/comment-page-1/#comment-25535 Michael Stephens Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:31:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/30/additional-questions-to-answer-when-changing-the-unchangeable/#comment-25535 You are so right. To me it's about a change in the culture and philosophy of the library. That's the most important bit! You are so right. To me it’s about a change in the culture and philosophy of the library. That’s the most important bit!

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