Comments on: What Can We Drop?

By: Библиотеки и молодёжь » Библиотеки и Даосизм

Библиотеки и молодёжь » Библиотеки и Даосизм — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:09:46 +0000

[...] Понимание Достаточности – Это ключевой постулат Даосизма, который говорит о том, что противоположности сменяют друг друга (за пустотой следует обилие). Библиотеки предлагают новые услуги и программы, не отказываясь от старых, часто изживших себя. Это путь к катастрофе, поскольку у библиотек не хватит ресурсов и сил на функционирование всех этих сервисов. Разумнее сосредоточиться на тех услугах и программах, которые отвечают сегодняшним, а возможно и завтрашним потребностям молодежи. Необходимо мыслить стратегически и определиться с теми услугами и программами, от которых можно отказаться (what we can drop). [...]

By: The Tao of Librarianship | Information Tyrannosaur

The Tao of Librarianship | Information Tyrannosaur — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:49:57 +0000

[...] only so much energy and so many resources that we can provide. We need to think strategically about what we can drop and what is most important to our community. One way is through a great presentation that I saw at [...]

By: 3 Insights From ACRL 2011 | Information Tyrannosaur

3 Insights From ACRL 2011 | Information Tyrannosaur — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:49:07 +0000

[...] When and How to Let Go of Legacy Services by Katherine Furlong and Mary Evangeliste. I’ve thought a lot about the idea of dropping services, but this presentation really brought the idea home for me. Libraries [...]

By: How To Reduce Clutter In Your Library | Information Tyrannosaur

How To Reduce Clutter In Your Library | Information Tyrannosaur — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:58:44 +0000

[...] can be difficult to drop things that we’re doing or get rid of things we’ve had for a while. Just watch the show [...]

By: Andy Burkhardt

Andy Burkhardt — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:41:10 +0000

That is the kind of thing I'm talking about Jaime. Check in and claiming has probably been done for a while at your institution, but that doesn't mean it's the best way or the most effective use of your time. This sounds like a good candidate for something to drop. Thanks for the comment!

By: Jaime Hammond

Jaime Hammond — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:19:37 +0000

Hi Andy!

I'm in charge of serials at our library, and I'm seriously considering dropping check in and claiming. For the amount of time it takes, we get very little reward- very few missing issues are actually missed, and those that are will be quickly pointed out by patrons. As part of a statewide library system, it is easy for us to access periodicals from other libraries. I'm thinking about going for it!

By: Andy Burkhardt

Andy Burkhardt — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:41:10 +0000

By: Jaime Hammond

Jaime Hammond — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:19:37 +0000

By: Andy Burkhardt

Andy Burkhardt — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:09:12 +0000

I also just came across this article from the Harvard Business Review Blog about priorities and leadership and trying to do to much: http://blogs.hbr.org/ashkenas/2010/03/the-probl…

Good leadership is key to making sure your headed in a clear focused direction.

By: Andy Burkhardt

Andy Burkhardt — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:01:42 +0000

I'd agree David. Staying focused on priorities is helpful, but sometimes hard to remember. In my experience I've got caught up in doing something and forgot about the library goals and strategic plan. It's important to step back regularly and look at those goals and the vision of the library and make sure that what you're doing is in line with them. Thanks for the comment!