Infopeople Podcasts

In this podcast, Infopeople’s book guy Michael Cart discusses the digital future for books. Hint: He’s not happy.

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This edition of Thinking Out Loud was originally broadcast as a live webinar on November 16.

In this edition of Thinking Out Loud, George and Joan take a look at IT in libraries - more specifically, about the relationship between library culture and IT culture. What do libraries look for when hiring IT people? What sorts of skills are needed? What might be reasonable expectations for libraries to have?

In this podcast, after months of reporting on the fall of book reviewing, Infopeople’s book maven Michael Cart finds cause for celebration in two new endeavors that promise to actually expand book cove rage.

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In this podcast, Infopeople’s book guy Michael Cart goes in search of something new to say about the Harry Potter phenomenon. Is he brave – or foolhardy?

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In this edition of Thinking Out Loud, Joan starts things off by relating her experience at a recent League of California Cities conference. A panel she moderated got on the topic of underutilized library skills and this topic provides the grist for a lively discussion.

In this podcast, Infopeople’s book guy Michael Cart editorializes – with some asperity, it might be noted -- about the latest attack on young adult literature.
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In this edition of Thinking Out Loud, Joan starts the ball rolling by reflecting that she still views the start of the new school year as the start of her new year, with thoughts of what she wants to learn and what she wants to achieve.

In this podcast, Infopeople’s resident reader Michael Cart reports on a brace of new books he’s recently read, including actor and screenwriter Albert Brooks’ terrific new novel and Jennifer Eagen’s Pulitzer Prize winner "A Visit from the Goon Squad."

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