Start Over At The Beginning

  Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) Daily Thoughts 09/01/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. I read some more of Moonshots.   I am reading about how Abundance requires technological disruption and new ways of thinking to make long term changes.  Incremental changes do not cause major technological advances. I worked on ordering today.  I got a new box of Bookpages to put out. I am also preparing for my census meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m.. I looked through a few copies of the Times Literary Supplement. Portland's Most Famous Bookstore Will No Longer Sell Books On Amazon https://gizmodo.com/portlands-most-famous-bookstore-will-no-longer-sell-boo-1844874010?fbclid=IwAR2N4RnraMNIxf5vhQZExz-kBsypHWMp6HKuYfAli6wOgIvR9mfr0lGO0W4 Dear Book Biz: The Devil's in the Metadata https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/84220-dear-book-biz-the-devil-s-in-the-metadata.html Los Angeles County Library: The Ce...

  James Sillett (1764-1840), Still Life, An Abundance of Flowers and Fruit Daily Thoughts 08/31/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. There is going to be a staff meeting today about opening to the public on September 8, 2020 for browsing. I read some more of Trekonomics.  I am reading about the Futurians and Isaac Asimov.   The staff meeting went well. I had some time to put in some orders for new material as well.   I got a few more images to post for the census. I finished reading Trekonomics .  I enjoyed reading about the Ferengi as well as how it may be possible in our future to one day have a post scarcity society.  Manu Saadia writes about how many aspects of a society where there is enough abundance for everyone are not based \on technology but perceptions of scarcity. I also read some more of Moonshots .  Naveen Jain criticizes sustainability because it is solely about efficiency, not about increasing a...

    Science Fiction League Logo, 1934, Stellar Publishing Daily Thoughts 08/30/2020 I checked the Twitter and Facebook Group for the library. I also read some more of Trekonomics.  I am reading about the relationship between Robert Heinlein and Star Trek. A New Moment for Black Bookstores https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84223-a-new-moment-for-black-bookstores.html Boston Library To Allow People Inside to Use Computers https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2020-08-26/boston-library-to-allow-people-inside-to-use-computers

Woman Reading In An Interior, Carl Holsoe, 1888-1935 Daily Thoughts 08/29/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group today. An Archive of a Different Type https://blog.archive.org/2020/08/26/an-archive-of-a-different-type/ Be Counted: Kids and the US Census 2020 https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/08/20/be-counted-kids-and-us-census-2020?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NYPLSocialMedia&utm_source=linkedin.com Publishing Professionals Push For Diversification Throughout the Industry https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84189-publishing-professionals-push-for-diversification-throughout-industry.html

  Charles Robert Leslie, "Sketch for the "Duke and Duchess"' Reading Don Quijote, 1829 Daily Thoughts 08/28/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning. How To Store Print Photographs So They Last Generations https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/store-print-photographs/ The US Census-- A Business Librarian's Perspective https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2020/08/census-business-librarians-perspective/

  Salvator Rosa, The Philosophers Wood, Between 1646 and 1650 Daily Thoughts 08/27/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group.  I finished working on a New York State Construction Grant today. I am still thinking a little bit about the census. Collections May Be Low Risk But Public Spaces Are Not http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2020/08/collections-may-be-low-risk-but-public-spaces-are-not/

  Aristotle With A Bust of Homer, 1653, Rembrandt Daily Thoughts 08/26/2020 I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group today. I also spent some time working on a grant. I read some more of Trekonomics.   I am reading about the exponential growth of science and technology.   Library Supporters Urge Action As Senate Recesses Recesses Without Relief Bill https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84104-library-supporters-urge-action-as-senate-recesses-without-relief-bill.html?fbclid=IwAR2506fRqXb_DOFENsy6qihN5Xnb6z2-dRobn0gaM6c7FjXLAm68HRAe1Eg Going Beyond Books: The Role of Helping Vulnerable Populations https://www.wandtv.com/news/going-beyond-books-the-role-helping-vulnerable-populations/article_6c6d20d2-e3ef-11ea-a4ac-633fa23b3aed.html?fbclid=IwAR2KvzBm-tNv2lgZuy4iiZuiQCHXJiZRqWrT-6ZpWe7a61kR0MyM5v-8OmE Library Science Programs Move Largely Online for Fall https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=library-scien...