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October 21, 2007
Starting Conversations about Library Futures
Looking for questions to generate conversations about libraries? Trying to make an interesting panel discussion for a staff day or conference? Here are a few that I've collected lately:
Scott Carlson used these in a Chronicle of Higher Ed article (reported here)
1. What is the future of the book?
2. Will there be a reference desk?
3. What information services will be performed by libraries in the future, and what information services will be performed by companies and nonprofit groups?
4. Should the relationship between libraries and publishers change? If so, how?
5. Does the library profession need to diversify and draw from different populations?
6. What is one thing that libraries are doing right, and one thing that libraries are doing wrong?
7. How well did your library-science education prepare you for the field today?
8. What will the academic library look like in the future?
You could also choose to be more provocative with this post:
1. Library instruction doesn't work.
2. Library catalogs are obsolete.
3. Reference is dead.
4. Librarianship is not a science.
5. Google wins.
And here's a useful post for continuing the conversation:
10 Ways to Light a Fire Under Your Ass
1. Call out the elephant in the room
2. Offer up solutions
3. Write a manifesto
4. Seek opinions
5. Share something personal
6. Shake up your career
7. Do something that scares you
8. Tell a story
9. Evangelize
10. Know who (or what) you are
Stephen
Posted by stephen at October 21, 2007 6:49 AM