Saturday, July 31, 2010

Librarians on the Cutting Edge -- Business Development

Most library users think librarians are the nice folks handing out books and reference advice; some folks haven't quite gotten over the staid, prim librarian image: pencil in bun, hush puppies, and that shushing finger. Sure it's as funny as blonde jokes!  But actually, librarians, cybrarians, knowledge managers, informationistas, are an acutely savvy bunch. We embrace innovation! We're constantly exploring & embracing ways to use information, resources and develop services while harnessing the newest enabling technologies to deliver them. Ask a librarian what Transliteracy is he/she can tell you!  Ask what Semantic Search is and you'll get an answer and a demonstration. . .We stay on top of the techno world and translate into new services and new ways to deliver information to ALL segments of the community! 

Check out what this article says about public libraries as business incubators!  Public Libraries as Business Incubators

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