Balanced Libraries: Thoughts on Continuity and ChangeBalanced Libraries: Thoughts on Continuity and Change (book)

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A library system that stands still is unbalanced and headed for trouble. A library staff obsessed with Hot New Things and aiming for new users at the expense of familiar services and existing patrons is unbalanced and headed for trouble. Very few libraries fall into either extreme, but sometimes it seems as though we’re urged toward one extreme. This book grew, indirectly, out of discussions surrounding and emanating from “Library 2.0”—the ideas, the set of initiatives and the term itself. I believe those discussions have shifted toward more balanced approaches. This book aims to develop and continue those discussions. It is divided into three sections, not including the first and last two chapters. Three chapters discuss the library and its community. Four chapters discuss barriers to change. The remainder of the book discusses positive aspects of change.

Academic Library Blogs: 231 ExamplesAcademic Library Blogs: 231 Examples (book)

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The purpose of this book is to guide you to blogs that you might find useful when thinking about your own library’s case—blogs from nearby libraries, blogs from institutions you regard as similar, or blogs that specialize in topics or work in ways that you’ll find interesting. Most of this book is examples: 231 blogs from 156 institutions, arranged geographically. It’s not a comprehensive survey (and I did exclude non-English blogs for reasons of practicality), but I did attempt complete coverage within a few basic criteria.

Cites & Insights 6: 2006Cites & Insights 6: 2006 (book)

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Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large (ISSN 1534-0937) is an ejournal of libraries, policy, technology and media, written and produced by Walt Crawford. This bound version of Volume 6 includes all 14 issues, including 'Library 2.0 and "Library 2.0."'. Exclusive to the print edition: A preface including details on what's happened to roughly one-third of the blogs discussed in "Looking at Liblogs: The Great Middle."

Cites & Insights 7: 2007Cites & Insights 7: 2007 (book)

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Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large (ISSN 1534-0937) is an ejournal of libraries, policy, technology and media, written and produced by Walt Crawford. This bound version of Volume 7 includes all 13 issues and the volume index--but also the ephemeral Cites on a Plane, the phantom edition--38 pages, mostly reprints but including the special "Library 2.0 for People with Short Attention Spans," MSWord's autogenerated 10% summary of one full issue and one half-issue essay from Volume 6. (Cites on a Plane is not indexed, and is not available except in this print edition.)

Public Library Blogs: 252 ExamplesPublic Library Blogs: 252 Examples (book)

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The purpose of this book is to guide you to blogs that you might find useful when thinking about your own library’s case—blogs from nearby libraries, blogs from libraries with similar service populations, or blogs that specialize in topics or work in ways that you’ll find interesting. Most of this book is examples: 252 blogs from 196 libraries, arranged geographically. It’s not a comprehensive survey (and I did exclude non-English blogs for reasons of practicality), but I did attempt complete coverage within a few basic criteria. I was impressed by the diversity and quality of what’s out there.