Hi all-
At the discussion - to which I arrived a little late so I
missed the bit about Maricopa - it seemed that Stephen was
arguing more that librarians - and the profession as a whole
- are afraid of innovation, instead relying on outside
sources for innovation, whether it is a fellow librarian who
creates something which then slowly disseminates, or
something a vendor pushes on a customer which slowly
disseminates, etc.
I don't know if this example came up, but as far as non-MARC
goes, the increased use of self-checkout in emulation of
big-box stores, the outsourcing of cataloging in order to
streamline the vendor-to-shelf time, the increased use of
RFID and other devices to get away from the typical barcode,
the increased use of online digital content in such
different areas as audio/video and photographic archives all
speak of some innovation.
It may not be a matter of a librarian himself/herself
creating the latest and greatest, and is usually brought on
by perceived market, generational and user-orientation
shifts, but something is definitely going on.
Is there a distinction between innovation and invention that
should be taken into account? Adaptation, growth,
expansion, adoption are all some form of innovation.
Clinton
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