Comments on: Personal reflections on Top Tech Trends http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/07/11/personal-reflections-on-top-tech-trends/ Resources for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:55:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dr. Light http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/07/11/personal-reflections-on-top-tech-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-63383 Dr. Light Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:43:59 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/?p=762#comment-63383 Yeah, I don't really understand that. If people were so disgruntled how come more of them didn't leave? Oh well, thanks for the links it's been a good read and break from work. Yeah, I don’t really understand that. If people were so disgruntled how come more of them didn’t leave? Oh well, thanks for the links it’s been a good read and break from work.

]]> By: Robert Allen http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/07/11/personal-reflections-on-top-tech-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-62891 Robert Allen Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:57:13 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/?p=762#comment-62891 What I found fascinating was that while there seemed to be many people disgruntled about the session, only a small percentage actually walked out. I think it was worth the risk. At least you're notorious now. ;) What I found fascinating was that while there seemed to be many people disgruntled about the session, only a small percentage actually walked out. I think it was worth the risk.

At least you’re notorious now. ;)

]]> By: Mark Andrews http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/07/11/personal-reflections-on-top-tech-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-62791 Mark Andrews Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:28:56 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/?p=762#comment-62791 The library profession is famously risk-adverse. How do we become risk takers? By taking risks. More specifically, how do we would-be risk-takers get managerial buy-in backing, funding and political cover? That's a harder question, which is why we plan the devil out of the tiniest thing, and only what's been implemented by 80% of libraries. How many library directors welcome being "failure[s] and f*ck ups?," them and their staffs, for the sake of needed innovation? The library profession is famously risk-adverse. How do we become risk takers? By taking risks. More specifically, how do we would-be risk-takers get managerial buy-in backing, funding and political cover? That’s a harder question, which is why we plan the devil out of the tiniest thing, and only what’s been implemented by 80% of libraries. How many library directors welcome being “failure[s] and f*ck ups?,” them and their staffs, for the sake of needed innovation?

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