It may be worth listening to ABC Radio National tonight (26 March) at 6pm for a discussion on the future of libraries and books.
Richard
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Thought for the week !
One of the most enjoyable tasks I have set myself each week is to send our staff a thought for the week.
As life becomes busier and more complex, I believe it is important to make some time to reflect and understand what opportunities exist for us to engage with all aspects of our human condition. It is vital for our quality of life to make time for non-task activities.
Nurturing the human spirit and soul (whatever you may choose to understand that is!) is often overlooked and ignored. The hour I invest most weeks trying to engage more with the good aspects of my humanity, provides a fantastic return. So many aspects of my life receive a benefit. I sometimes wonder what would happen to our world if we all spent a bit more time nourishing the positive aspects of the human spirit.
So here are the thoughts I sent out this week.
Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. - Oscar Wilde
Sometimes to be silent is to lie. - Miguel Unanamo
Thoughtfully,
Richard
As life becomes busier and more complex, I believe it is important to make some time to reflect and understand what opportunities exist for us to engage with all aspects of our human condition. It is vital for our quality of life to make time for non-task activities.
Nurturing the human spirit and soul (whatever you may choose to understand that is!) is often overlooked and ignored. The hour I invest most weeks trying to engage more with the good aspects of my humanity, provides a fantastic return. So many aspects of my life receive a benefit. I sometimes wonder what would happen to our world if we all spent a bit more time nourishing the positive aspects of the human spirit.
So here are the thoughts I sent out this week.
Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. - Oscar Wilde
Sometimes to be silent is to lie. - Miguel Unanamo
Thoughtfully,
Richard
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Publishing in a Digital Space - APA workshop
The Australian Publishers Association ran a 2 day workshop in Sydney for small to medium publishers on 2,3 March
I was asked to speak at the well attended workshop. The library perspective is often misunderstood and sometimes even overlooked by many publishers.
Being able to discuss the library perspective for both learning and leisure sectors was a great opportunity.
I'm sure we will see more Australian digital content in the near future.
Purchasing Australian electronic products provide publishers with the resources to invest more into the digital space. A significant barrier has been overcome with digital as export opportunities are not restricted by freght and shipping costs. Australian publishers and authors have excellent export oportunities as more digital content is adopted globally.
As an aside as I was researching content for the paper I found that typically 3-400 tones of water is required to produce 1 ton of paper. 'E' has a significant environmental impact too.
Richard
I was asked to speak at the well attended workshop. The library perspective is often misunderstood and sometimes even overlooked by many publishers.
Being able to discuss the library perspective for both learning and leisure sectors was a great opportunity.
I'm sure we will see more Australian digital content in the near future.
Purchasing Australian electronic products provide publishers with the resources to invest more into the digital space. A significant barrier has been overcome with digital as export opportunities are not restricted by freght and shipping costs. Australian publishers and authors have excellent export oportunities as more digital content is adopted globally.
As an aside as I was researching content for the paper I found that typically 3-400 tones of water is required to produce 1 ton of paper. 'E' has a significant environmental impact too.
Richard
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