RLC103 Academy US Interns

We were privileged, I thought, to have the six 2007 participants descend on Mont Fleur to share their US experiences.Very many good observations were revealed, among them:



1. CRISIS OF ABUNDANCE - The fact that US libraries are well resourced and that they are never short of money( raised through endowments; grants; Alumni)
2. SPACE, SPACE, MORE SPACE - Sufficient bandwidth and state of the art technology are no longer issues of concern.They even have off-site 'warehouses' to store away unwanted material!
3. OUTREACH PROGRAMS - Librarians are very visible through networks of relationships with Faculty and other interest groups.
4. COLLABORATIONS - Librarians have earned the respect and are accorded egalitarian status with academics
5. TEAM WORK & FOCUS GROUPS - A very strong work ethic.Staff complement in many cases more than enough, even for the smallest number of enrolments.

It is very encouraging to hear from the reports that experiences learned are now being applied in respective institutions - THINK GLOBAL , ACT LOCAL?

G6 - Thank you for your report back and visit.Very enlightening.