Once again I’m in the throes of a personal server transition. Over the years I’ve accumulated quite a stable of web properties, most of which are of dubious benefit but nonetheless receive the love that any parent feels for their child. Well, not exactly, but you get the drift. Suffice it to say that I […]
The Most Difficult Management Decision
By on January 11, 2012
I recently had a very interesting discussion with someone in which the topic of “dead wood” came up. I think I even raised it. This is the issue of staff — and here I’m mostly talking about professional staff, although it can cover virtually anyone — who believe that simply showing up to warm a […]
The Longest Night
By on December 23, 2011
I write this on the longest night of the year. From here on out, the days get longer rather than the nights. I think we can all get behind that. So this has me thinking about the long night for libraries. I think we can all agree that we’ve been in a long night. But […]
