Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Vatican Apostolic Library: " The Vatican Apostolic Library is in the process of posting hundreds of thousands of historical manuscripts, previously accessible to a privileged few, on its Web page." "Manuscripts of Emperor Justinian, love letters of King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn, and missives of Lucrezia Borgia to her father, who had become Pope Alexander VI -- all may be consulted at www.vatican.va." "The presentation of the new Internet resource was made today by Cardinal Jorge María Mejía, archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church." "Cardinal Mejía said that on the Web page there will now be a special new site for the Apostolic Library, fully accessible to the public." (from Zenit) [Library Stuff - Updated daily by Steven M. Cohen] There is a lot of information in this site, but the site has only been partially translated into languages other than Italian.  Even so, for students of history or religion, this is a valuable resource. 3:05:43 PM

CLS & ILA RTSF Present:  LJ Gale Library of the Year 2002   CLS is honored to have Saul Amdursky, Director of the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL), address the library community.  Under Mr. Amdursky’s leadership, the Kalamazoo Public Library received the LJ Gale Library of the Year 2002 Award for its ability to understand its mission and clientele and to respond in innovative ways, such as KPL’s use of digital audio books.  Join us in listening to Saul Amdursky discuss some of KPL’s most innovative programs and practices – programs and practices that can benefit all types of libraries.  There will be time for group discussion at the end of the presentation.   Location: 224 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 680 Date: Wednesday, November 20th, 2002 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (lunch is included w/ fee) Fee: Reduced-     $ 25             (Please make check payable to CLS)   To register for LJ Gale Library of the Year 2002, complete go online at: www.chilibsys.org/CE/regform.html 2:47:59 PM

Overcoming Stupidity in the Workplace: The Futurist Update, a email newsletter of the World Future Society, had this review of Karl Albrecht's The Power of Minds at Work: ""Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity." Thus states Albrecht's Law, proposed by management consultant Karl Albrecht in his new book, THE POWER OF MINDS AT WORK. This "collective incapacity" can be overcome with leadership that focuses on making organizations more intelligent. Drawing lessons from Disney, Continental Airlines, and other models, Albrecht identifies the seven traits of organizational intelligence: strategic vision, heart, alignment and congruence, performance pressure, shared fate, knowledge deployment, and appetite for change." 2:44:42 PM

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