Posted on October 29, 2007 by rhondagonzales
Well, the Annoyed Librarian did it again - made me laugh out loud! Take a look at this hilarious post. But once you’ve finished chuckling, read the comments. Behind the sarcasm, as usual, is a really good point!
http://annoyedlibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/10/all-things-to-all-people.html
Libraries are in the midst of a major identity crisis. If you believe this post, you believe [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by rhondagonzales
Thanks to everyone who contributed thoughts about the most commonly held myths regarding libraries. Some of them were really new to me and I think some of them really illustrate the differences between academic and public libraries. Others were more universal! I will summarize the postings on my blog as soon as I’m sure they’re [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2007 by rhondagonzales
Every academic library dean or director has heard, at least once, the comment that the academic library has become obsolete. This is disheartening to hear and leaves one scrambling for an answer that doesn’t sound a bit desperate. This article in the latest EDUCAUSE Review takes an interesting approach by using an imaginary scenario to [...]
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