[Web4lib] The data death spiral

[Alexander Johannesen]

Hi folks,

On the SIGIA-L list someone pointed to
http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/?p=147, and I got stuck on number two
;

"No opinions are considered without data. Opinions are good if they
come from smart thoughtful experts. If you are in a world where you,
as an expert, can't make obvious improvements without 10 pages of
supporting material, guess what happens? Nothing happens. People spend
all their time defending the obvious and the scale of work, and the
energy to improve, drops dramatically."

Given the commitee structures of the library world, does anybody but
me feel I'm living in this spiral?


Alex
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