WM: The man was fired and over a million books were lost. That is not "unqualified success" in my estimation.WM: The director of the San Francisco's public library decided that the age of
CDs and palm pilots was the way to go. He threw out millions of books, many irreplaceable. He promptly got fired, but it was already too late. ...
I actually lived in SF during the launch of the new downtown library, and it
was an unqualified success.
WM: I strongly disagree. Libraries are about people. And their information needs. But people first.Libraries are not about BOOKS, they are about information, learning, and resources. Books have been the primary "information" technology for many generations, but that has changed with advances in information technology, especially with the advent of the Internet.
Both Hosmer and Franklin have a paid full-time teacher/trainer for their tech centers.Our local CTCs (some of which are housed in Libraries, such as Hosmer and Franklin) survive to a great degree on volunteer labor;
WizardMarks, Central
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