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Data Driven Library
The last session on Friday gave me a lot to think about and was titled: The Data-Driven Library Presenters Greg Edwards – Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Paula Brehm-Heeger – Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County The presenters opened their session with a quote by Sherlock Holmes, “It is a capital mistake [...]
Day 1 in Nashville
A great day in Nashville. Generally, I try to let intensive workshops like today’s percolate in the brain a little while before I write much about them. My mind was turned to mush today after this event. Larry Nash White was a particularly good presenter. Here’s a few side notes I took that got me [...]
Silk Purses and Sow’s Ears
Ah, statistics. We love ‘em and we hate ‘em. This is a picture of a book cart on the floor at the Darien Library. It is a wonderful illustration of how even the most innovative libraries are bound to our most treasured statistic: materials circulation. I took this picture last week in Darien when I [...]
