Triumphing Over Opacity

摘要

We recently heard from a "librarian in the trenches" who copied our recent column on transparency ("The Open Door Director," LJ 7/07, p. 29) for colleagues but was chastised by the library director for being too open with "lower levels of staff." We've received several comments like this since The Transparent Library began last April, which indicates that some library managers still prefer opacity. We'd like to share some examples and ideas on how to improve the situation.