EDITOR'S NOTES
Turning on a Dime
by Dick Kaser
In this issue, we hear how librarians found their course changing and how they adjusted to their new situation. From digital archive to repository, the mission changed midstream. Adam Northam from Texas A&M University–Commerce shares the story of how the digital archives he built had to be replaced when the university decided it wanted to develop and host a digital repository as a top priority. He walks you through the decisions—and, in some cases, sacrifices—that needed to be made.
From computer instruction in English to a community need for Spanish-language instruction, Loveland Public Library’s library technology manager, Erik Rock, and outreach librarian, Teddy Rosario, talk about how they listened to their community and started offering computer courses in Spanish to reach an underserved population. They provide tips for catering to what your community needs.
And talk about game changers, Delandrus L.I. Seales, a teaching and learning librarian at the University of North Carolina–Wilmington, tells how instead of resisting, she embraced the big challenge of AI in schools. She shares ways that you can incorporate the technology too.
What other challenges loom? Uncertainties are the always a big challenge, says scenario planner Dan Rasmus. He reports on what he learned from CIL 2024 conference attendees who responded to his survey. Check out the top 10 uncertainties your peers and colleagues listed and hear about the strategies you might employ to deal with these potential realities.
Dick Kaser, Executive Editor
kaser@infotoday.com
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