George and Joan Podcasts

In this special podcast, George and Joan talk about something a bit different from their usual content. We'll let them explain:

In their latest podcast, George and Joan look at the world of newspapers. Circulation is down all over, and many papers are moving to online-only editions. How does this relate to libraries, and what lessons can libraries learn from the decline (and sometimes fall) of print newspapers?

In this podcast, George & Joan conclude their three-part series discussing a checklist they've developed on strategic thinking.

In this podcast, George & Joan continue a three-part series discussing a checklist they've developed on strategic thinking. The first podcast asked the question, "will it show?" This second podcast asks the question, "can it grow?"

In this podcast, George & Joan start a three-part series discussing a checklist they've developed on strategic thinking. As they presented their Infopeople workshop on Strategic Thinking, they developed a set of questions they decided libraries needed to ask when allocating resources.

In this latest edition of Thinking Out Loud, George and Joan share some adventures from their recent California road trip. Hey, it's George and Joan so you can bet it's innovative! Oh, and amazing!

This George & Joan podcast came about as a result of a conversation they had at ALA Midwinter with Gina Millsap, director of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library.

In this latest edition of Thinking Out Loud, George and Joan take a look at a recent Pew Internet presentation, How libraries can survive in the new media ecosystem.

In this Thinking Out Loud podcast, George and Joan take a look at the final report (PDF) from the Metropolitan Library System in Illinois' LSTA grant project The Customer Focused Library. Among the findings: