It may be primarily property taxes in the case of a public library, or state taxes and tuition in the case of an academic library at a public university, but the funding sources of most libraries continue to have a strong geographic component.
TOM PETERSDavid Ogilvy contends that the greatest ad copywriters are marked by an insatiable curiosity ‘about every subject under the sun.’
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Without exception, the dominance and coherence of culture proved to be an essential quality of the excellent companies.
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Print-based libraries developed in an age of scarce printed resources.
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The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an un-satiated passion for learning and dare-deviltry.
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Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.
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All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.
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Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
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The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.
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The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we’re going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it.
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The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.
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Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
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Progress is mostly the product of rogues.
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Usage tends to be global, while funding tends tobe local. When we allow it to happen, usage of a digital library is remarkably diverse and widespread.
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Forget loyalty. Or at least loyalty to one’s corporation. Try loyalty to your Rolodex-your network-instead.
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Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
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TRUST, not technology, is the issue of the decade.
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