tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post112975017369346318..comments2023-11-05T03:43:25.425-05:00Comments on It's all good: Read. This. Now.Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14200513597599114189noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post-1130334542929448242005-10-26T09:49:00.000-04:002005-10-26T09:49:00.000-04:00Perhaps "books" are not necessarily bound between ...Perhaps "books" are not necessarily bound between two covers, just as we know churches are not buildings and libraries are not warehouses full of books.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps "books" include a wider array of media than first comes to mind, and perhaps this is what we librarians understand and many of our users intuit.<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post-1130262139669999092005-10-25T13:42:00.000-04:002005-10-25T13:42:00.000-04:00It's available through ProQuest - the author's nam...It's available through ProQuest - <BR/>the author's name has two Fs, RushkoffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post-1130234328345240252005-10-25T05:58:00.000-04:002005-10-25T05:58:00.000-04:00If books are the brand of libraries. Maybe we shou...If books are the brand of libraries. Maybe we should look at what other things are branded with books. Try Knowledge, Wisdom, Reliability, Information etc. Maybe not so bad brand after all? And when the "Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" comes out for real, then Books will be a very good brand identity indeed!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122951048417545135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post-1130186555612938712005-10-24T16:42:00.000-04:002005-10-24T16:42:00.000-04:00right on. rhetorical or not, i'm answering you.the...right on. rhetorical or not, i'm answering you.<BR/><BR/>the purpose of libraries is to further education (the purpose of education is to further freedom and democracy).<BR/><BR/>collecting, cataloging and sharing books has been, and still is, the most effecient and effective way for libraries to achieve this.<BR/><BR/>it is not the only way, and if it were, we might be out of business.<BR/><BR/>for one, many public libraries' funding is directly related to circulation statistics, which are as driven by the use of books as they are by the use of periodicals, cds, dvds, and audio books.<BR/><BR/>for public libraries that aren't funded this way, $$ is often related to local government's confidence and knowledge of what the library does and how well we do it. <BR/><BR/>for two, an increasing number of voters and taxpayers (no stats: conjecture! experience!) find the library irrelevant, and have found even easier and more effecient ways to get books and other information, ie the internet.<BR/><BR/>i believe that though books be our brand, without embracing other formats, media and downloads, and without embracing /good/ internet services and creative outreach programs, it won't be enough to last much longer. some cities and library districts excepted.<BR/><BR/>the plan: promote the heck out of ourselves, our books, our services, embrace technology as a business tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com