http://denisehoroky.wordpress.com Teaching, Learning, Thinking and Writing about Collections Development in Academic Libraries Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:16:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://denisehoroky.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/librarian-20-interviews-of-the-future-of-librarians/#comment-67 Vernice Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:16:06 +0000 http://denisehoroky.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/librarian-20-interviews-of-the-future-of-librarians/#comment-67 I find the article "15 mins a day..." very helpful and inspiring. I am actualy thinking of taking up the challenge!*Vernice shivers with trepidation* I find the article “15 mins a day…” very helpful and inspiring. I am actualy thinking of taking up the challenge!*Vernice shivers with trepidation*

]]> http://denisehoroky.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/a-question-i-ask-myself-every-single-day/#comment-63 Jess Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:06:05 +0000 http://denisehoroky.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/a-question-i-ask-myself-every-single-day/#comment-63 Do these traditions really still exist today? Maybe it is because I am just coming out of library school that I recognize the increasing need for rapid change in the library community in order to meet the needs of a diverse set of users. I linked to the larger library 2.0 manifesto and was struck by how many of the points related to accepting change. In particular, I could not get over the following: “I will recognize that libraries change slowly, and will work with my colleagues to expedite our responsiveness to change.” Libraries change slowly? Basic circulation services and reference strategies seem to evolve daily, especially with the continuing developments in technology. Change in an environment that demands it so readily seems to me a basic concept that we should all readily accept. In the library, the right way is the way that benefits the patron, not necessarily the way that we all learned to do it in [insert library school class here]. I agree with those at Library Garden, this was an interesting and extremely frustrating read. Do these traditions really still exist today? Maybe it is because I am just coming out of library school that I recognize the increasing need for rapid change in the library community in order to meet the needs of a diverse set of users. I linked to the larger library 2.0 manifesto and was struck by how many of the points related to accepting change. In particular, I could not get over the following: “I will recognize that libraries change slowly, and will work with my colleagues to expedite our responsiveness to change.” Libraries change slowly? Basic circulation services and reference strategies seem to evolve daily, especially with the continuing developments in technology. Change in an environment that demands it so readily seems to me a basic concept that we should all readily accept. In the library, the right way is the way that benefits the patron, not necessarily the way that we all learned to do it in [insert library school class here]. I agree with those at Library Garden, this was an interesting and extremely frustrating read.

]]> http://denisehoroky.wordpress.com/about/#comment-3 Mona Bacon Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:31:51 +0000 #comment-3 I have just been checking out all the useful and interesting stuff on this blog. The link to Library 2.0 is so relevant to what we are going to be discussing in Public Libraries class this afternoon. Thanks for making it available. I have just been checking out all the useful and interesting stuff on this blog. The link to Library 2.0 is so relevant to what we are going to be discussing in Public Libraries class this afternoon. Thanks for making it available.

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