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What Can We Drop?
In libraries and higher education in general we’re constantly adding things. Adding new buildings to campus. Adding new and innovative services for our users. Adding more resources to our collection. Adding to the cost of tuition. But this is not always the most helpful way to think about things.
Perhaps we should start thinking about what [...]
Librarians Are Experts In Failing
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
-Thomas Edison
Research is an exercise in failure. You try a search in Google, or the catalog, or a database and often you don’t find what you’re looking for right away. You then try something else and perhaps get a little closer. Each time you [...]
Nice Librarians Finish Last?
Who normally gets the girl? The guy who helps senior citizens cross the street or the dude on the motorcycle? I surmise that the guy on the motorcycle gets more attention and likely wins in the short run, but the good egg is the one who has staying power and wins in the long run. [...]
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