From the brilliant mind of Nate Hill comes another clever big-picture connection: as we continue to transition to a digital (rather than physical) world, libraries must change how we measure success. It’s no longer enough to think just of circulation statistics. Instead, we need to determine a hybrid, “a combination of circulations stats, door count, wireless usage stats, web traffic stats, and presence in the social graph.” This will give us a better idea of how we’re truly serving our communities.
I think the concept of libraries being the connection between people and creativity is absolutely exciting. I realize that we’ve done this for years by making books available, but the opportunities social media offer put libraries in a unique place to provide access to the tools people need to participate. Awesomeness!
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