Category Archives: value
Designing our library future: be involved or be forgotten
What is the future of the Library? What is the future of the Librarian? These are questions we hear and see discussed ad nauseum at conferences, in blogs, in our tea rooms. In reality the ‘future library’ has already snuck in … Continue reading
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Micropatronage Part 2: the value, ethics and courage circle or…the follow up
My previous post Micropatronage: values, ethics and courage or would you pay for my postgraduate degree created a number of conversations for me both on and offline. Firstly thanks to all those that have contributed to this and a special … Continue reading
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Micropatronage: value, ethics, and courage or would you pay for my postgraduate degree?
Micropatronage is where individuals directly support the work of others through voluntary monetary contributions. It is in essence crowdsourcing funds, gathering small amounts from a large group of people rather than relying on sponsorship from a few. The individual makes … Continue reading
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From Twitter sceptic to convert (and slight addict) in 7 days
Twitter is the buzz word and ‘it’ tool of the moment and as a newly immersed social media girl I am officially jumping on the bandwagon with my journey from being Twitterless to Twitterfied. A little over two weeks ago … Continue reading
Zaana Howard = PhD student, design thinking, service design, social learning, knowledge management, social innovation, sometime artist, (ex?) librarian = generalist
