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Added a reply Apr. 29, 2007

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Raymond Andrade left a comment for Kathryn Deiss Jan 23

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Library:: Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL at ALA)

About Me:: My job at ACRL is to seek out interesting content and research that academic librarians are doing and to get those people to share their fine work through books, podcasts, white papers, and learning events. My title is Content Strategist.
I've been a librarian since 1977. Sometime in the late 1980's I became an organizational development consultant and trainer. I still facilitate and do organizational consulting for all types of libraries. My areas of expertise are: strategic planning, innovation and creativity, coaching, leadership, and change.

Website:: http://www.acrl.org

Interest in Library 2.0: I find the principles of L2 to be important to the future of user happiness and capability. There are very creative and innovative things happening in libraries that have adopted an L2 perspective. I am also interested in the management and leadership issues arising from shifting a library to an L2 perspective.

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I was very surprised when I looked at the Clusty Cloud on the L2 Ning main page! The largest tag is "librarian." (I wish I didn't have to type it here as it will only add to the largesse.) This is quite alarming to me! Take a look at the word "patron." It is infintesimal. What does this mean?

Why is it that our concerns continue to revolve around us and our internal workings? Even when they are on behalf of the patrons they are still about us! Why isn't our every other word "patron" "us… Continue

Posted on April 15th, 2007 at 5:54pm — 19 Comments (Add)

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At 7:51pm on January 22nd, 2008, Raymond Andrade said…: Read your "About Me" section and got a hunch your knowledge and experience can REALLY come in handy! I'm currently an MLIS student in Los Angeles (CA) and recently became a member of ACRL.

Good to meet you, Kathryn! :)

~Raymond

At 3:18am on July 9th, 2007, Fabienne Kneifel said…: hi kathryn,
thanks for adding me! i participated in your workshop "designing the power library" in berlin a couple of months ago.
i'm still impressed by your presentation and am currently trying to introduce some changes in our library concerning the integration of library 2.0 services.
you've been a very good inspiration!
yours,
fabienne

At 12:21pm on May 31st, 2007, Daijo Kaneshiro said…: Interesting post and even more interesting comments on "We aren't there yet..." Mahalo!

At 9:28pm on May 30th, 2007, Julie Sayles said…: " I am also interested in the management and leadership issues arising from shifting a library to an L2 perspective." I, too, am especially interested in this aspect of libraries becoming "flattened communities" in which the users and patrons decide what lifelong learning or information learning is important. Today, collaborative interconnective communites are becoming the norm. Change is happening at an expoential level. We need to find a balance in new technologies and historical artifacts and a new paradigm in management.

At 4:58am on April 20th, 2007, David J Parkes said…: Hello Kathryn, thank you. I'm very interested in your role. I'm exploring how Web 2.0 has the potential to transform relationships between librarians, IT and our customers/users/patrons/partners/colleagues/teachers/learners
We are all of these.....