I’m pondering why we librarians try and force our users to conform to our systems, wouldn’t our energy be better spent forcing our systems to conform to our patrons?
Library Systems
After spending the day with the wonderful folks over at the Dupage Library System, I realize at how much these systems do in the State of Illinois. The fact that the state has not been providing them with their much needed funding is increasingly worrisome. What will we do if they go belly-up?
On the bright side, the viral campaign that they launched to send emails to the Governor and Comptroller is impressive to say the least. They were hoping to get 3,000 emails, but they got so many more. The 20,000 emails prompted Illinois to release about 1/3 of the funding. I’m sure another campaign will follow, but this demonstrates the value of social media marketing strategy to libraries.
Filed under information activist, social media
My newest toy
I cannot resist the urge to detail the adventures of me and my new phone. I recently purchased a Motorola Droid, and I cannot stop raving about it. This phone is great. How does it related to the purpose of this site and information activism, you may ask, well as I hold the phone in my hands I realize that one day (not too far off) the entire content of my library can fit into this tiny (beautiful, sexy, and sleek) device.
Filed under digital divide, information activist
The Information Activist Librarian 