ideas

Designing my ideal ILS

Posted on February 29, 2008. Filed under: ILS, access, catalog, customers focus, ideas, library |

Today in our management meeting, our Executive Director, Gina Millsap, made the comment to the effect that much of the talk with open source systems is just using that tool to replicate existing ILS practices. This thought ties into my recent post about the inter-relation between library catalogs and other sources such as bookstores. All of [...]

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Question: Dump the Org Chart vs. Servant Leadership

Posted on October 4, 2007. Filed under: administration, customers focus, ideas, leadership |

During the SirsiDynix Webinar “Dump the Org Chart” we were asked the question, “Since our reason for existing is to serve our customers, how does this relate to ‘servant leadership?’” Our perspective in the webinar was looking at how we could engage and involve the staff and the public in planning and executing the future of the library. [...]

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Barriers to new ideas

Posted on August 18, 2007. Filed under: administration, barriers, ideas, library |

September 18th, Gina Millsap, Executive Director of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library and I will be presenting a SirsiDynix Webinar titled, “Dump the Org Chart – Get ‘er Done!” My part of this presentation is to look at barriers to implementing new ideas and to offer some suggestions about how to work around [...]

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