Monthly Archives: May 2006

IUG Keynote and more ‘buck’s

By jts | Published: May 22, 2006
Nancy Davenport, President of the Council on Library and Information Resources and keynote speaker at IUG 2006, gave a stirring and forward-looking talk.  Librarians as IT workers and IT as the evolving DNA of libraries were her central themes.  She also pointed to some nice examples of how some libraries are innovating their physical spaces [...]
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Correction

By jts | Published: May 22, 2006
In a recent post, I said that Howard Schultz is the CEO of Starbuck’s. He is in fact the Chairman.
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Understanding Starbuck’s

By jts | Published: May 19, 2006
I’m in downtown Denver for the Spring 2006 Innovative Users Group Conference.  The weather is perfect, Greek omelets are good, and the 16th Street Mall has free wifi.  I’m sitting outside a Starbuck’s and so far have heard 3 kids, ages 8-12, asking they’re parents why they can’t go to Starbuck’s.  There’s a Starbuck’s on [...]
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