Archive for May 15th, 2006
Book Soup
Kevin Kelly has a manifesto, “Scan This Book,†in the New York Times Magazine. He suggests readers are about to enter paradise as books are digitized. Not only will the third world have access to the world’s greatest libraries (terrific; can we have reliable electricity with that?) but by swimming in a liquid sea of [...]
Posted: 15 May, 2006 in Information Ethics, Technology Issues.
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To Improve What You Do – Study People
Academic librarians are no strangers to the process of asking our users “how are we doing?” Conducting user surveys, either for measuring satisfaction or service quality, are traditional methods for gauging how well the library meets the needs of its users. The results, we hope, will better inform us on how to improve library services, [...]
Posted: 15 May, 2006 in Innovation, Just Thinking.
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