Futures Research: What I'm reading right NOW

"Brain technology will be like automotive technology:
fix it, repair it, replace It, change it, build it, rebuild it.
That’s going to go on with everything above the neck."

-Joseph Coates, Science and Technology: Looking Out 25 Generations

Quote of the Day 09-12-11

"Librarians have always been good hoarders" 
  -Dr. Greg Byerly Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Kent State SLIS

good being the key word

this new Canadian IFLA prez already has my attention

"In April 2012, Parent will host an IFLA meeting at UBC on the topic of “Indigenous Knowledge: Local Priorities, Global Context.” The event will feature international experts speaking on how libraries can better serve indigenous communities, another commitment detailed in the organization’s five-year plan."

from Quill & Quire -UBC librarian Ingrid Parent becomes first Canadian IFLA president