But what Joan is calling for is this notion that the more you get close to how human beings are relating and how human beings are understanding, the harder it is to replace all of that with a fancy algorithm. And one thing about librarians is they know their local context and they understand the different constituencies that are involved. All of th... See more
Eli Pariser • How Urban Planning Could Help Build Better Online Spaces | On the Media | WNYC Studios
those who hold authority in a community are not to be above the group, they are to be the centers of it, the norm of it, the movers of it. They themselves are to mirror its values. Their job is not simply to give orders. Their job is to live out the ideals.
Joan Chittister • The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century (Spiritual Legacy Series)
Libraries must be seen as a core value.
Margaret Saponaro • Collection Management Basics (Library and Information Science Text Series)
service community’s information needs.
Margaret Saponaro • Collection Management Basics (Library and Information Science Text Series)
But when they have decisions to make or conflicts among them, they can flip to those pages and find a path forward. The bylaws help make the club a governable space.
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
The writer creates, the reader receives, the librarian stores and the curator decides what is worthwhile and why .
The curator (also known as the "critic" in literary circles) decides what is valuable, to whom is it valuable, and why it is valuable. They create and sustain culture . Their role is to build and maintain canons—not "set in stone" canon... See more
The curator (also known as the "critic" in literary circles) decides what is valuable, to whom is it valuable, and why it is valuable. They create and sustain culture . Their role is to build and maintain canons—not "set in stone" canon... See more
Tom Beck • Curator Economy, Not Creator Economy
the following are necessary for libraries to achieve a bright future.