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LLN Commons July/August 2006 ArticlesHolt
Perspectives: Glen Holt concludes his series on the District of Columbia Public Library by recounting recent dramatic events and discussing the success factors and players involved in the hoped-for renaissance. August 22, 2006: Is DC Public Ready For Its Renaissance? Part 4 In Part 3 of his essay on the Washington, D.C. Public Library, Glen Holt discusses the Blueprint authored by the mayor’s taskforce. The devil is in the details, of course, and Glen is fast to point out the many challenges new director Ginnie Cooper and her staff face as they make the Blueprint into a living, breathing, and hopefully successful, library.August 8, 2006: Is DC Public Ready For Its Renaissance? Part 3 We continue with the saga of the Washington D.C. Public Library. In Part 2 (of 4), Glen Holt makes it clear that it takes a lot more than money to create a great library system. The funds are flowing in our nation’s capital, but many managerial challenges await new director Ginnie Cooper. August 1, 2006: Is DC Public Ready For Its Renaissance? Part 2The topic of discussion this month is Change Management. Change is, of course, inevitable, and in recent years we have witnessed a tremendous amount of environmental (especially technological) change that has put pressure on “public” institutions like libraries to either quickly adapt or become increasingly marginalized. And as much as we would like it to be the case, organizational change doesn’t automatically follow environmental change. The result of this is that change management has become a big topic and has attracted a great deal of energy in the form of research, new consultancies, and tons of literature (some of it helpful!). We asked our panel to comment on change management, citing their personal experiences and observations. Strategic Planning Series: Over the next two months, Library Leadership Network will publish a series of articles that are concerned with library strategic planning. Strategic planning has become increasingly important as we navigate through today's challenging waters. We hope this series will be helpful to those who are or will be involved with their organization's planning efforts. Strategic Planning Series - IntroductionAugust 4, 2006: Strategic Planning: Why Bother? Part 1 August 16, 2006: Strategic Planning: Planning for Planning Part 2  August 31, 2006: Strategic Planning: Analyzing the Environment Part 3 Jamie LaRue Speaks: Jamie LaRue, Director of Libraries in Douglas County, Colorado and member of the LLN Peer Panel, writes a very interesting
weekly column for the Douglas County News Press. The columns are far ranging,
discussing information access in today’s world and explaining much of how
his library (and yours) functions and why libraries are important to the
community. As Jamie puts it, "If we can't explain it, we probably
shouldn't be doing it!" August 10, 2006: Let's Catalog the Community July 27, 2006: Technology isolates and brings us together
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