SaveLibraries and Hitler: oh, the politics of it
Many of you will be aware that David Cameron, UK Prime Minister, has a dastardly plan to close hundreds of British libraries, including school and mobile libraries. Various groups have arisen to...
View ArticleWhat’s the point?
There is no question that there is a surging urge to digitise. But what inspires this? What is the point of all this activity? There are a number of conversation strands to this topic, and I look at...
View ArticleCreativity, strategy and innovation – for sheer survival
It seems to me that these are the essential competencies for the new breed of information professionals, instead of wondering about what (if any) technical, technological or theoretical skills should...
View ArticleMy bucket list – for the information professionals
I suppose I had better make it quite clear what I mean by ‘information professionals’, and also that I do not think they are necessarily looking at their impending demise, in the same way that Morgan...
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