[Web4lib] RE: "The Ultimate Debate: Do Libraries Innovate" at ALAthis month

[K.G. Schneider]

I responded to this, by the way, because I was either speaking incorrectly
in the heat of the moment or misquoted. The podcast should tell all.

Karen G. Schneider

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-
> bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of B.G. Sloan
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 7:54 PM
> To: lita-l at ala.org; web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Web4lib] RE: "The Ultimate Debate: Do Libraries Innovate" at
> ALAthis month
> 
> Rush,
> 
>   Thanks! The blog entry wasn't there when I checked earlier on Monday.
> 
>   And now, for those who were there and who have also read the blog entry,
> do you have anything to add?
> 
>   Bernie Sloan
> 
> "Brandis, Rushton" <rbrandis at library.ca.gov> wrote:
>       See
> 
>   http://litablog.org/2007/06/26/the-ultimate-debate-do-libraries-
> innovate/
> 
>   or
> 
>   http://tinyurl.com/yu3xeq
> 
>   Rush Brandis
>   California State Library
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
>   From: B.G. Sloan [mailto:bgsloan2 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:51 AM
> To: lita-l at ala.org; web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [lita-l] "The Ultimate Debate: Do Libraries Innovate" at ALA this
> month
> 
> 
> 
>   Just wondering how this session went on Saturday...
> 
>   Bernie Sloan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
> 
>   From: Fisher, Joseph [mailto:Joseph_Fisher at uml.edu]
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 2:35 PM
> To: lita-l at ala.org
> Subject: [lita-l] "The Ultimate Debate: Do Libraries Innovate" at ALA this
> month
> 
> 
>   Due to popular demand, the LITA Internet Resources and Services Interest
> Group (IRSIG) is hosting a second "Ultimate Debate" session at the ALA
> Annual Conference in Washington D.C.
> 
>   Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm     Saturday, June 23, 2007
>   Room: Renaissance Mayflower (MAY) Grand Ballroom
>   Title - "The Ultimate Debate: Do Libraries Innovate?"
>   Speakers: Stephen Abram, Joe Janes, Karen Schneider, and Andrew Pace
>   Description - Libraries did not invent Google Book Search, LibraryThing,
> Facebook, or any other innovation critical to the new information era and
> knowledge economy. We make use of these inventions, but is that enough?
> What prevents us from being more creative? Questions and answer session
> follows.
> 
>   Question 1:
>   Is there any evidence that libraries are innovative institutions?
> 
>   Question 2 (reserve):
>   What is your definition of an innovative library and what would be some
> of its qualities?
> 
>   Question 3:
>   What prevents libraries from innovating?
> 
>   Question 4:
>   Can libraries become more innovative, and if so, how?
> 
>   Question 5:
>   What will happen if libraries do not become more innovative?
> 
>   Question 6:
>   Even if libraries become more innovative, can they hope to compete with
> the private sector for their user's attention?
> 
>   Question 7:
>   What is your vision for the future of library innovation, and what is
> your level of confidence in achieving it?
> 
>   Please join Stephen Abram, Joe Janes, Karen Schneider, and Andrew Pace
> for the ultimate debate on these questions.
> 
>   ******************************************************************
> 
> Please also join us for an IRSIG business meeting at Hyatt Regency Capital
> Hill (REG) Columbia A, 10:30 am - 12 noon   Sunday, June 24.
> 
> 
> 
>   Joseph Fisher
>   IRSIG Vice-Chair
>   University of Massachusetts, Lowell
>   Joseph_Fisher at uml.edu
> 
> 
> 
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