By Tina Thomas
Libraries have been at a crossroads of existence since I joined the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) five years ago – likely well before that and probably for many more years to come. In his article[1]outlining that “being essential” is not enough to sustain libraries, Rick Anderson highlights that an important thing libraries must do is provide value and a return on investment.
We know that if you ask 1000 people if they believe libraries are important the vast majority will say yes. But we also know that those same people may not know what the modern library does or even use the library themselves.
目前的挑战是库通常重视作为一个机构或想法，而不是为他们提供的服务。而且，里克的角度来看，如果“必要”的崇高理念，为所有的图书馆有，我们很可能将挑战找到我们的基本服务海做的工作的支持。