Madison County
Visionary Thinking Evident in Indiana's Libraries
I note that whenever I return to Indianapolis, I am reminded of the visionary thinking and planning that obviously has occurred in Indiana for libraries and the information communities they serve. A brochure from INCOLSA, describing statewide INSPIRE/Internet initiatives, helped to illustrate this. This is not the first time I have felt the need to congratulate Indiana librarians on the quality of their strong collaborations. Work I had done years ago with the Children's Museum of Indianapolis had already demonstrated this principle, and subsequent conversations and observations of the Indianapolis-Marion County organization had borne my observations out. When I spoke at the gathering of the Public Library Association in Phoenix earlier this year, my theme emphasized that collaboration and communication are the essential elements for the future of public libraries in the United States. When this is understood, and projects and systems are developed to carry out this theme, great benefits for citizens and communities follow. I strongly believe that it is the task of reference librarians to think of these things, and to be the champions of this value.
Dr. David Carr, Academic/educator
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Thanks for the Useful INSPIRE Resource
My students use INSPIRE monthly for research on trend articles and biographies. I am particularly impressed that students can access scholarly journals that would otherwise be unavailable to them. The Biography Resource Center is so helpful to students doing research on famous people who overcame handicaps. Thanks for this useful and used resource.
Barb, Academic/educator
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INSPIRE Value
I retired with 30 years in education; 27 of those years were as a high school librarian. I am now at a Public Library. Helping children in the search for information is almost impossible without INSPIRE! It would be impossible to put a value on the importance of having this tool for Hoosiers to use.
Bev, Librarian
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