Comments on: am i the only one interested in this? http://librariesinteract.info/2006/10/30/am-i-the-only-one-interested-in-this/ Blog central for Australasian Libraries Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:23:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fran m http://librariesinteract.info/2006/10/30/am-i-the-only-one-interested-in-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 fran m Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:03:11 +0000 http://librariesinteract.info/2006/10/30/am-i-the-only-one-interested-in-this/#comment-1335 i think it would make a fascinating case study. is the problem that the changes in last ten years re internet have just been too much for public libraries to cope with? What weight should be placed on the relationship between local authorities and professional bodies in this situation? What about the situation where costs keep rising but the system still cant keep up with the needs of its user base? I read the report Tim Coates did on public libraries, Who's in charge and found it very interesting from a management perspective..As a history major Im a bit more sanguine about change...if libraries disappear in their current form well thats another interesting thing to study:) Personally I have never had access to all the sources I would like, going back to the Alexandria debacle.... http://www.bede.org.uk/library.htm i think it would make a fascinating case study. is the problem that the changes in last ten years re internet have just been too much for public libraries to cope with? What weight should be placed on the relationship between local authorities and professional bodies in this situation? What about the situation where costs keep rising but the system still cant keep up with the needs of its user base? I read the report Tim Coates did on public libraries, Who’s in charge and found it very interesting from a management perspective..As a history major Im a bit more sanguine about change…if libraries disappear in their current form well thats another interesting thing to study:) Personally I have never had access to all the sources I would like, going back to the Alexandria debacle….
http://www.bede.org.uk/library.htm

]]> By: walt crawford http://librariesinteract.info/2006/10/30/am-i-the-only-one-interested-in-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 walt crawford Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:39:43 +0000 http://librariesinteract.info/2006/10/30/am-i-the-only-one-interested-in-this/#comment-1325 You're not the only one interested--it's been covered in LISNews, for example--but it's distinctly a UK story. What CW says is right, to be sure, and always has been right--but I'm not sure how librarians in the U.S. or Australia or Singapore are going to do much about the UK library scene. (My opinion of Coates' operation shall remain my own, particularly since I try to maintain civil language on the web--and because I don't know enough about UK libraries.) You’re not the only one interested–it’s been covered in LISNews, for example–but it’s distinctly a UK story. What CW says is right, to be sure, and always has been right–but I’m not sure how librarians in the U.S. or Australia or Singapore are going to do much about the UK library scene. (My opinion of Coates’ operation shall remain my own, particularly since I try to maintain civil language on the web–and because I don’t know enough about UK libraries.)

]]> By: CW http://librariesinteract.info/2006/10/30/am-i-the-only-one-interested-in-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 CW Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:52:45 +0000 http://librariesinteract.info/2006/10/30/am-i-the-only-one-interested-in-this/#comment-1314 I don't think you're the only one interested in this, Fran. I think there are still communities where public libraries are thriving and much valued by their users, but there are others where the libraries are struggling... Maintaining our relevance and usefulness to our communities is something that <i>all</i> sectors of librarianship need to be considering, and not just public libraries. We can't take our roles and positions for granted. I'm sure there are no simple answers, and I definitely think this is something that not only needs research, but action! Any comments from others? What do you think we should be doing? Thanks for the post. I don’t think you’re the only one interested in this, Fran. I think there are still communities where public libraries are thriving and much valued by their users, but there are others where the libraries are struggling… Maintaining our relevance and usefulness to our communities is something that all sectors of librarianship need to be considering, and not just public libraries. We can’t take our roles and positions for granted.

I’m sure there are no simple answers, and I definitely think this is something that not only needs research, but action! Any comments from others? What do you think we should be doing? Thanks for the post.

]]> By: fran m http://librariesinteract.info/2006/10/30/am-i-the-only-one-interested-in-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 fran m Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:10:59 +0000 http://librariesinteract.info/2006/10/30/am-i-the-only-one-interested-in-this/#comment-1287 sorry, forgot to post the links: Good Library Blog Tim Coates http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/ The personal library: now theres an idea (Times article) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2421353,00.html sorry, forgot to post the links:
Good Library Blog Tim Coates
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/

The personal library: now theres an idea (Times article)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2421353,00.html

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