Inside ZSR
Ok so Saturday was looking like the Seattle we hear about, all wet, dreary and a bit cooler, but nonetheless a great conference day. One I began by attending “Reaching the Summit: Are we Creating Work Environments for People to Thrive? This program shared results of an exploratory study on the degree to which Library... more ›
Arriving in Seattle after a very early departure from Greensboro and a long, long flight my first day was totally exhausting. Before calling it a day, I managed to hear and enjoy the opening keynoter Rush Kidder and agree with him when he states, a lot of what’s wrong with America could be fixed with... more ›
On Thursday I arrived to a beautiful warm and sunny Denver. Immediately I thought I had goofed by bringing bulky sweaters and boots, but Friday morning proved we right with 30 degree temperatures and snow flurries. ALA began for me with a BCALA continental breakfast, new board member orientation and an extremely lively board meeting... more ›
The Spectrum of the Future Conference held this week in Louisville Kentucky was sponsored by the Kentucky Library Association, the Kentucky School Media Association, the Southeastern Library Association as well as the ARL National Diversity in Libraries Conference. This combination resulted in a beautiful blend of cultures not seen at any other Southeastern Library conference.... more ›
Beginning with Tuesday temperatures soared in the 90’s for a Seattle high. The Student Union building where the sessions are held lacks sufficient air conditioning and opening the windows just didn’t get it. Being without air in my office for the last couple of weeks I guess I should have felt right at home. Nonetheless... more ›
This week I’m in Seattle attending a Library Assessment Conference entitled “Building Effective Sustainable, Practical Assessment.” Of the 375 Librarians in attendance, some 15 % are from outside the United States. The day began with keynoters Susan Gibbons, University of Rochester; Rick Luce, Emory University and Betsy Wilson, University of Washington discussing what they perceived... more ›
“Counting Opinions” (CO) is an instantaneous, continuous customer feedback system designed specifically for libraries. It provides libraries with innovative, comprehensive, cost-effective ways to measure and manage their customer satisfaction and performance data, including open-ended customer feedback, trends, benchmarks, outcomes and peer comparisons. ZSR Library has just become a beta partner for the product. Susan, Lauren... more ›
Wanda @ ALA As President of the Black Caucus of ALA, Friday was filled with orientation and executive meetings. During board orientation I encouraged new members to; take personal responsibility, maintain trust and credibility, remain true to their convictions, know what their assignments are, seek clear communication, be reliable and competent, take initiative, point out... more ›
On May 8th I attended the SOLINET Annual meeting held this year for the first time at the quite beautiful and neatly tucked away Emory Conference Center. Michael Stephens the morning keynoter was a good opening act. He was certain to awaken the audience as it was a bit of a challenge to follow him... more ›