Comments on: Maine done; on to Nebraska http://walt.lishost.org/2011/10/maine-done-on-to-nebraska/ The library voice of the radical middle. Thu, 04 Feb 2016 21:05:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: walt http://walt.lishost.org/2011/10/maine-done-on-to-nebraska/comment-page-1/#comment-71661 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:23:29 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=3397#comment-71661 Yep. Wildly varied sizes, wildly varied political structures, wildly varied funding, wildly varied usage–although the last one seems least varied (that is, up almost everywhere).

I see the lack of uniform national structure (and national funding!) as being a strength, although it can also be a weakness. Given stuff in the UK, I especially see a lack of Federal funding/control as a strength.

And thanks for the final paragraph. You’re the first in a little while to say so publicly.

So who was this Lied? The Carnegie of Nebraska? (I’ve gone through the Ls, and am now finishing up the Ms…)

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By: Michael Golrick http://walt.lishost.org/2011/10/maine-done-on-to-nebraska/comment-page-1/#comment-71660 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:03:51 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=3397#comment-71660 You used one comment (it is actually just two words, a pair of adjectives) which for me sums up the “state of public libraries” in the US on a wide range of topics: “wildly varied.”

I have worked as a degreed librarian in Arizona, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and now Louisiana. I have had library cards also in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Illinois. From my personal observation, “wildly varied” describes both the states and the libraries in them.

I look forward to seeing the completed work.

Oh, and I’ll publicly say that I care about Cites and Insights, and hope that you will continue to produce it.

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By: walt http://walt.lishost.org/2011/10/maine-done-on-to-nebraska/comment-page-1/#comment-71648 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:58:18 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=3397#comment-71648 Michael,

I’ve run into the second of the two when doing Google searches for libraries. I hadn’t run into the first–not surprisingly, since I’m working on a library-by-library basis from the state library’s spreadsheet of library names and LSA population (and lots of other stuff). Thanks.

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By: Michael Sauers http://walt.lishost.org/2011/10/maine-done-on-to-nebraska/comment-page-1/#comment-71647 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:14:18 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=3397#comment-71647 Walt,

Just wanted to make sure you found http://libraries.ne.gov/ (click on participating libraries) and http://nlc.nebraska.gov/libraries/internet.asp. If there’s anything I can do to assist with your work here in Nebraska just give me a shout.

Michael Sauers

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