Daily Thoughts 03/09/2015

Portrait of a Physician in His Library, 1637, Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
Daily Thoughts 03/09/2015

I read some of Messaging, The Communication Skills Book this morning.  I am reading about listening skills.

I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library.  I also checked the gift books and the displays.  I placed an order this morning for new books.

There is an online job search class from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tonight.

I have a copy of the New York Times Book Review to read. 

I went to a board meeting today which went fairly well.  We should be starting our survey soon.

Web Bits

Publisher Revenue Plummets as Novelty of E-books Wanes
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/publisher-revenue-plummets-as-the-novelty-of-e-books-wane

Lost Libraries and Broken Buddhas War Iconoclasm and Social Media

The history of cultural destruction as a propaganda tool.

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Lost-libraries-and-broken-Buddhas-war-iconoclasm-and-social-media/37165

The Cost of Paying Attention

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/opinion/sunday/the-cost-of-paying-attention.html?ref=opinion&smid=fb-nytimes&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000&bicmp=AD&smtyp=aut&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&_r=0

In the Memory Ward  The Warburg is Britain's Most Eccentric and Original Library.  Can It Survive?
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/16/in-the-memory-ward