On 10/09/2008, Cab Vinton <bibliwho_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> More to the point, my point is that I don't think it's reasonable to
> expect a majority, or even a significant minority, of libraries
> operating with 2 full-time employees and limited budgets to be able to
> hire in-house IT expertise ALONG WITH expertise in all of the
> following areas essential to the operation of any library: human
> resources, facilities management, customer service, local politics/
> advocacy, public relations, marketing, fundraising, long-term
> strategic planning, accounting, state and federal legal and regulatory
> issues, collection development, cataloging, reference, programming and
> instruction, etc. ad nauseam.
I agree with you about hiring proper IT skills is hard for most
libraries, but just like to point out; can you think of any of those
"other" areas which are important to the library where IT isn't used,
or couldn't be improved with IT, or where the current IT could be
improved dramatically? Just a thought to the powers that be.
Alex
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