Daily Thoughts 12/17/2012
On the way to work, I read some more of Management Basics for Information Professionals. Right now, I am reading about listening and customer service. Some of it is focused on angry patrons.
This morning, I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library. I also checked the new books, the displays, and the gift books. I got a few questions about Freegal this morning which is a download service for music.
I have the latest New York Times Book Review to read. There is a review of the fiction book All Men Are Liars by Alberto Manguel. Alberto Manguel wrote two nonfiction books which I liked; The Library at Night and A Reader on Reading. I also read the latest Publishers Weekly, there is a novel by Woody Guthrie called House of Earth coming out in February. The novel has introduction by Douglas Brinkley and Johnny Depp. The December 10, 2012 Publishers Weekly also has a large section on African American publishing.
The library is having WEDC Women's Enterprise Development Center do a workshop on entrepreneurship in February.
I got the book, Communicating Professionally today. I also received the Romance Sells catalog from the Romance Writers of America. Romance is one of the most popular categories in our library.
I am reading through the 12/15/2012 Booklist. I placed the graphic novel, The Lovely Horrible Stuff by Eddie Campbell on hold. It is a nonfiction graphic novel about money. I also spent some time looking through the craft books that are being reviewed. Crochet and jewelry making are very popular.
On the way home, I read some more of Management Basics for Information Professionals. They are rehashing different ideas on motivation including Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Theory X (command and control) versus Theory Y (self-actualization). I sometimes think that the idea that a person with a solid liberal arts education and common sense has better management skills than most MBA's is often true.
I spent a little time thinking about the budget today. There are articles appearing in the local papers, the Westchester Journal News and the Mount Vernon Daily Voice. I see things a little different this time. Last year, we had a budget crisis with the library as well. I am hoping that people are informed more than anything else.
Web Bits
Tablet Readers Don't Want Interactivity Says Hearst President
http://mashable.com/2012/11/30/hearst-tablets-interativity/
Ether for Authors Can We See You?
http://publishingperspectives.com/2012/11/ether-for-authors-can-we-see-you/?goback=%2Egmp_104765%2Egde_104765_member_197013918
An article about how hard it is to count the number of ebooks being produced.
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