The Top Ten Things Library Administrators Should Know About Technology
Posted on September 14th, 2009 by Heather BraumRoy Tennant has put together a great list of the top ten things library administrators should know about technology. He also put the call out on Twitter for responses, and created a second post dedicated to those answers. I highly recommend you check both out.
My personal favorites?
- Technology isn’t as hard as you think it is.
- Technology gets easier all the time.
And from the Twitterati list:
- Allow your staff time and resources to experiment – even if nothing comes of it. Innovation comes with risks.
- It’s OK to fail.
- No platform is forever. Ask not only how you’ll move onto it, but how you’ll move off of it.
Check out both lists when you have a chance!
Comment By: Diana
September 14th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Can you give an example of this:
Never underestimate the power of a prototype. Prototypes are simple implementations of a new site or service that can help demonstrate what a fully-developed site or service would be like. Since many of us find it difficult to imagine a new site or service from a text description, prototypes can spark understanding in a way that few things can. Also, they tend to be much easier and faster to put together and can provide enough learning opportunities so that if you decide to support full development, the result will be more effective than it would have been otherwise.