This death of the library post bewails…well, a lot of things, really. The makeover of traditional monumental/civic spaces into more modern, minimalist/cafe spaces, along with some associated concept that everything we ever know and love and value about libraries is going away. It seems to me there are three separate threads in this article, and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'library kudos'
a rant about library architecture
June 12th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
Tags:architecture·future of the library·library as a place·library kudos
library kudos: university of washington
December 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Today I’m looking at the web site for the University of Washington Libraries, because they’re one of the first WorldCat Local sites and, I admit, I kinda have a crush on WorldCat. (It’s slick. It’s clean. It has all sorts of augmented content without overwhelming me with it. And…and isn’t my library supposed to be [...]
library kudos: princeton public library
November 29th, 2009 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
Back from Thanksgiving. Token library observation: my goodness does the Princeton Public Library have a nice reference collection. (They’ve got the NJ and the US annotated codes, multiple copies, and someone’s keeping up the pocket parts. Woof.) The (lovely and recently built) library also inspired all sorts of ILS-related conversations. Remind me after the morning [...]
