by answermaven | Dec 29, 2016 | Business, Digitization, Feature 1, Information Professionals, Value
A couple of years ago my book Corporate Libraries: Basic Principles in a Changing Landscape was published. In that work I highlighted how librarians with foundational skills related to collecting, organizing, and disseminating information were prepared to embrace the...
by answermaven | Mar 23, 2016 | Digitization, Feature 1, Information Professionals, Technology, Value
As information evolves, so do libraries. The professionals who collect, organize, and make that information remain the constant in that change. Don’t get me wrong, I am most definitely not stating that librarians have not changed. I am saying that the desire...
by answermaven | Jan 30, 2013 | Digitization, Information Professionals, Knowledge Management, Professional Development, Technology
Stephen Arnold took a conversation he and a few of our colleagues had and wrote more about it in his Beyond Search blog. “Thoughts about Commercial Databases: 2013” is worth a review and I’ve added a few of my own thoughts here for your consideration. The conclusion...
by answermaven | Aug 20, 2012 | Digitization, Strategic Planning, Strategic Social Media, Technology
Offering strategic social media services requires an ongoing investment in understanding the various social media channels available and their expected effectiveness.If I were just participating in social media for my own benefit this need for education would not be a...
by answermaven | Feb 27, 2012 | Business, Digitization, Enterprise Technology, Value
I read “Print Is Dead! Long Live Print?” and found myself thinking again, that the bold businesses that have long been the brand names in our households were at one time startups. As organizations grow and profit, they often move away from that original...
by answermaven | Nov 4, 2011 | Digitization, Information Management, Knowledge Management
Hat tip to Nina Platt at Librarian News Digest for alerting me to “Copyright Office Report Outlines Issues Surrounding Mass Digitization of Books” I haven’t had time to delve into the report itself but I look forward to doing so. The issue of...
