Strickland Gets Strict
Last Saturday, Governor Ted Strickland suggested that Ohio Librarians ought to take a pay cut rather than be critical of his budget proposal: As for libraries, which, in Strickland’s original budget...
View ArticleOhio Gets A Budget
The deal has finally been closed, and the state of Ohio has a new two-year budget. The proposed cuts to libraries were scaled back by two-thirds, to about 11%. All told, library funding is expected...
View ArticleFuture of Libraries, With or Without Books
The Future of Libraries, With or Without Books is a rarity : a mass-media (CNN) news article about the ongoing evolution of libraries that doesn’t dwell in stereotypes, cliches or “gee-whiz” style...
View ArticleSSNs @ Your Library?
My former place of work (FPOW) used to have Social Security numbers as college ID numbers, which were written on book checkout cards. About ten years ago, we switched to an ILS and began generating...
View ArticleI will gladly pay you Tuesday for a library today…
Another method of dealing with fiscal woes is beginning to impact library organizations. My former state of residence, Illinois, has always for years run several months behind in payments to...
View ArticleLibrary of the Year
The Columbus Metropolitan Library System was named 2010 Library of the Year by Library Journal. Hoo-Rah! (And given budget realities, I bet directors were nervous to be called into a surprise meeting...
View ArticleTragic Death
It has been a long time since I worked there, and I highly doubt that I would recognize or be recognized by anyone currently on staff, but the news of the tragic death of a librarian from the...
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How the Digital Revolution Changed Our World
An visual chart in the current Newsweek sums up many of the changes we have seen over the past decade: Exactly How Much Are The Times A-Changin’? The categories that are in decline speak volumes: The...
View ArticleOne Possible OCLC Solution
I am going to be very presumptuous and put forth a possible solution to the OCLC situation. Ready? Divide OCLC in two. One entity, which we will call OCLC.org (just to keep from having to make up some...
View ArticleChickens in the Library
So, what would you do if live chickens were released in your library? Is this covered in your organization’s disaster plan? If you need to examine another library’s response, review this Shelf Check...
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