Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Seth Godin : The future of the library

2011-05-16 Thread ERIC P. CHARLES
gt; > > > > >Nick > > > > > > > > > >From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of ERIC P. CHARLES >Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 9:43 AM >To: Victoria Hughes >Cc: The Friday Morning Applied Complexit

Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Seth Godin : The future of the library

2011-05-16 Thread Nicholas Thompson
: Monday, May 16, 2011 9:43 AM To: Victoria Hughes Cc: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Seth Godin : The future of the library Nice article, We at Altoona are looking for a new head librarian. For the past three days, I have attended talks by

Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Seth Godin : The future of the library

2011-05-16 Thread ERIC P. CHARLES
Nice article, We at Altoona are looking for a new head librarian. For the past three days, I have attended talks by candidates. The consensus seems to be that he university library of the future will be a "knowledge commons". It is a awkward term, and not one speaker started out by explaining what

[FRIAM] Fwd: Seth Godin : The future of the library

2011-05-16 Thread Victoria Hughes
Interesting perspective on the role of the librarian versus collection of print books. The future of the library What is a public library for? First, how we got here: Before Gutenberg, a book cost about as much as a small house. As a result, only kings and bishops could afford to own a b