We have simply used the tools that were available and that met our local and consortial needs. It never occurred to us just how far we had come in less than ten years until we began to list our services for accreditation self-studies and annual reports. Obviously, funding must be found to initiate and maintain these efforts but there must be a will to create new and improved services. Campus and library leadership must stand behind the efforts and support those librarians and their staff who have service foremost in their minds and are willing to try new things. We often assume that what we are doing is old hat when in fact, many years separate the early adopters from those who finally adopt something after the thrill is gone.
Most libraries fit somewhere in between but their users only know what their library offers.
The main message I have is that most libraries, if not all, should not worry about whether they are cutting edge, leading edge, bleeding edge, or any other edge. The main thing is to be on the right track, that is, using technology and other means to improve library services. This is an official FGCU Web page. 10501 FGCU Blvd.