Comments on: Poke Your Tech Staff With Sticks, And Other Ideas http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas/ A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:08:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Casey Bisson http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-175544 Casey Bisson Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:09:14 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/#poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas#comment-175544 @Ryan Deschamps: Anything that increases our opportunity to play with and explore technology (and decreases the costs/risks) is a good thing by me. @Ryan Deschamps:

Anything that increases our opportunity to play with and explore technology (and decreases the costs/risks) is a good thing by me.

]]> By: Ryan Deschamps http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-175542 Ryan Deschamps Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:57:48 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/#poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas#comment-175542 Yes. I think you me right, Casey. I just think that access to a sandbox is a key component to gaining the experience that is so needed in orgs. Part of the pub discussion also highlighted that a systems/IT department can't install every new-fangled open source software on a server for people to play with (and then re-install after someone adds some crazy module to it :) ). The compromise was the personal server as a professional development device. I realize this is not enough, but it might be a simple no-brainer to help develop IT management skills in enthusiastic new staff. Yes. I think you me right, Casey.

I just think that access to a sandbox is a key component to gaining the experience that is so needed in orgs.

Part of the pub discussion also highlighted that a systems/IT department can’t install every new-fangled open source software on a server for people to play with (and then re-install after someone adds some crazy module to it :) ). The compromise was the personal server as a professional development device.

I realize this is not enough, but it might be a simple no-brainer to help develop IT management skills in enthusiastic new staff.

]]> By: Casey Bisson http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-175540 Casey Bisson Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:27:22 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/#poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas#comment-175540 @Ryan Deschamps: I've been doing development on my own servers for a while (WPopac was born on the same machine that hosts this blog), but I took your point to be largely about organizational behavior and how we build not only the technologies we'll need in the future but the experienced staff that will keep our libraries running and growing. @Ryan Deschamps:

I’ve been doing development on my own servers for a while (WPopac was born on the same machine that hosts this blog), but I took your point to be largely about organizational behavior and how we build not only the technologies we’ll need in the future but the experienced staff that will keep our libraries running and growing.

]]> By: Jim Milles http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-175379 Jim Milles Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:22:41 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/#poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas#comment-175379 Unfortunately, not all IT people are so open to new technologies. For every story of tech people stymied by lack of acceptance from librarians and other users, I can give you a story of users eager to try various hardware and software tools only to be shot down by IT in the interest of "security" (read "we don't want to"). Unfortunately, not all IT people are so open to new technologies. For every story of tech people stymied by lack of acceptance from librarians and other users, I can give you a story of users eager to try various hardware and software tools only to be shot down by IT in the interest of “security” (read “we don’t want to”).

]]> By: Ryan Deschamps http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-175378 Ryan Deschamps Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:11:00 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11210/#poke-your-tech-staff-with-sticks-and-other-ideas#comment-175378 At a conference pub discussion, someone proposed that the solution may be for the brash folks to get their own test server. I think that's not a bad option. Maybe it's the sort of thing that ought to come with a university tuition? Or maybe libraries could offer incentives for professionals to access their own webserver? At a conference pub discussion, someone proposed that the solution may be for the brash folks to get their own test server.

I think that’s not a bad option. Maybe it’s the sort of thing that ought to come with a university tuition? Or maybe libraries could offer incentives for professionals to access their own webserver?

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