SU: Saturday

I was really worried today was going to be overwhelming. There were a lot of students, but it was actually really easy to start talking to some amazing people here (particularly Marinella, Lauren, Bonita, Elizabeth, and Caitlin).

The first thing we did was grab breakfast (which everyone should eat)! We had about four speakers today on varying topics, since today and tomorrow are really just for our one credit introductory course.

Here are some things I walked away with today:

Innovation is not invention. Invention requires the creation of something totally new, and it's hard. Innovation can be simply reworking a traditional method to make it better. However, the difficult thing about that is that innovation always involves change. Not everyone enjoys change. Working with others that resist change (and there will be a lot of them) can be incredibly challenging, and it requires help from the top to the bottom for innovation to truly take root and succeed. A person who can help guide others through such a big change is truly gifted.

The question to ask should not be "What is the future of libraries?" This implies two things: that a library has a future at all and that it should be quantifiable. By asking this question, we ask for impossible answers.

Above all other things, I am exhausted and have a presentation tomorrow morning.