“…an annual event celebrating the freedom to read…it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.”
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It’s a good thing I have multiple sources of information bombarding my e-mail in-box or I might have missed National Library Week.
And, even though I haven’t been in a library for years, I’ve had plenty of visits in my nearly 7 decades of living—plus, I worked in a library when I was an adolescent—and one of my closest friends is a Librarian…
And, now, a “true-to-life” video tale about a rather amazing small-town librarian…
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“Libraries’ core values of confidentiality, privacy, and exceptional customer service create an environment of tremendous support for information seekers.”
“I think the next ‘big thing’ for libraries to embrace in support of 21st century information opportunity and lifelong learning is ‘Big Data‘.”
“I also predict that the developed world will be looking to the U.S. when it comes to two key issues that have been a focus in ALA’s advocacy work—policies on net neutrality and federal legislative issues related to privacy and security.”
And, I wonder what you think about this, possibly, surprising statement:
“I believe that we do ourselves a disservice when we allow our communities to view libraries as nostalgic throwbacks—as places that do not or should not change with the times. It’s not always popular to be the one advancing an organization in the direction of a new future when the present still clings to vestiges of the past, but we have to find the strength, look forward, and bring others along.”
And, even though the interview is heavily slanted toward the USA, I’m hoping a few readers from other countries will start a discussion about all this in the Comments…
And, if your not one to click on links, check out this video:-)
Today, I’m going to give three brief references to articles about e-books and see how many folks take the links, read the articles, and make a comment…
I need to start by referencing a WebSite that will help set-up the first e-book article—O’Reilly ~ Tools of Change for Publishing—a conference held in New York City, February 13-15.
“Not known as a hotbed of experimentation, the world of publishing has been slow to embrace the transition from print to e-books. This past week in New York, however, the Tools of Change digital publishing conference attracted entrepreneurs and innovators who are more excited by, rather than afraid of, the future.”
“In an effort to make library ebook borrowing less convenient, Penguin Group has discontinued over-the-air library book downloads for Kindle users.”
The third article is from an “Annoyed Librarian” on the Library Journal and is called, Ebooks and Libraries Don’t Mix. Here’s the opening:
“Libraries certainly are living in interesting times, and last week was no exception. We were also provided with more evidence supporting one of my hypotheses, which is that if you want to get something done, don’t involve the ALA [American Library Association].”
I’m sure I’ll be back to my normal routine tomorrow—featuring one article and commenting myself; but, that’s my post for today…
I may get no comments :-)
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