Comments on: Editorial: Have We Changed the World Yet? (Oh, Just Wait)

By: Andromeda

Andromeda — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:22:40 +0000

The digital humanities community did something like this with the One Week One Tool project. I’ve fantasized ever since about making that happen in libraryland.

By: Emily Ford

Emily Ford — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:00:16 +0000

LIKE. Thank you for this comment. I’m beaming with pride for us (but not too much).

By: Emily Ford

Emily Ford — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:58:55 +0000

Thanks for this input. We hope to see us moving in an additional direction, not one that replaces what we already have going on here. We just want to have *more* impact and do it in more than one way.

By: Kim Leeder

Kim Leeder — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:09:17 +0000

Wow folks, now we’re really blushing. Thanks so much for all your kind words and encouragement. We’re so very glad you find Lead Pipe to be valuable, and we’ll continue to do our best to live up to your compliments.

Please do feel free to offer your constructive criticism as well (after all, that’s what we’re all about!). Is going nonprofit and pursuing the sort of initiatives we’ve outlined a good idea? What do you think?

By: Tyler Dzuba

Tyler Dzuba — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:46:48 +0000

I have to echo Nicholas in pointing out that reliable excellence is central to what you do. To me, Lead Pipe is a crucial case study of what scholarly communication can look like outside the traditional journal model. Real scholarship doesn’t need to live behind paywalls and small communities.

I think (most) librarians understand that. I even think that most scholars from other fields understand that Lead Pipe’s model works better than Elsevier’s. What’s hard is convincing them to follow suit. Really, you’re leading the way, and your continued success will make that conversation easier.

By: GraceAnne Andreassi DeCandido

GraceAnne Andreassi DeCandido — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:13:19 +0000

Put up a Paypal button that says “donate” at the very least. Allow people to give you some money easily.

I am (mostly) retired, but I read this through my RSS feed with great interest, and I hope to continue doing so.

By: Nicholas Schiller

Nicholas Schiller — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:54:23 +0000

At this point, I think consistency is more rare than innovation. So my request is that you all simply continue to pump out high-quality content at a consistent pace.

Of course y’all will continue to mutate and evolve, but the think that sets the lead pipe apart from other sources of innovative library thoughts is that the lead pipe continues to deliver consistently good content.

By: John Jackson

John Jackson — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:56:48 +0000

I’m especially excited about Lead Pipe’s ability to foster more of #1 and most notably in the context of solving specific problems. The format of “the hackathon,” where individuals with similar skill sets but varied work/life experiences come together to solve a unique problem in a given space and time, has always struck me as an ideal format for our uber-networked world and one that is under-utilized.

Consider: (1) Lead Pipers identify a specific problem/need within the library community. (2) LPers bring together volunteers and experts to hack away at the problem, either in person over a weekend or online, and produce a specific outcome/object. (3) Results of said project are published in LP and shared with the community.

This is a great endeavor, LP, and you’ll have all the support you’ll need from us, your readers, I have no doubt.

Also, check out Rally.org.

By: Emily Clasper

Emily Clasper — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:50:47 +0000

Thanks for all of the hard work you have all dedicated over the last four years. I, for one, always appreciate the thoughtful, creative, and constructive commentary offered here. This is a great example of what professional discourse should be. (And Way to go with the nonprofit thing!)

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