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Libraries that Learn
by Jennifer A. Bartlett • 2019
Nine shifts that turn a static library into a learning engine, from analytics to adaptive spaces.
3.22
9
Libraries that Learn Summary
Libraries that Learn 94%
Nine shifts that turn a static library into a learning engine, from analytics to adaptive spaces.
by Jennifer A. Bartlett 2019
3.22
9 ratings
Digital Rights Management
by Catherine A Lemmer • 2016
DRM dismantled library lending, privacy, and preservation. Here is where to push back.
4.00
1
Digital Rights Management Summary
Digital Rights Management 94%
DRM dismantled library lending, privacy, and preservation. Here is where to push back.
by Catherine A Lemmer 2016
4.00
1 ratings
Project Management in the Library Workplace
by Alice Daugherty • 2018
Ad-hoc change exhausts libraries. The project toolkit that turns strategy into working services.
Project Management in the Library Workplace Summary
Project Management in the Library Workplace 94%
Ad-hoc change exhausts libraries. The project toolkit that turns strategy into working services.
by Alice Daugherty 2018
Organising Knowledge
by Patrick Lambe • 2007
Fragmented knowledge kills organizations. A shared taxonomy, built right, brings them back together.
3.95
64
Organising Knowledge Summary
Organising Knowledge 92%
Fragmented knowledge kills organizations. A shared taxonomy, built right, brings them back together.
by Patrick Lambe 2007
3.95
64 ratings
Library Management
by Bridgit McCafferty • 2021
The management toolkit library school never provided: people, budgets, culture, and crisis.
3.00
2
Library Management Summary
Library Management 92%
The management toolkit library school never provided: people, budgets, culture, and crisis.
by Bridgit McCafferty 2021
3.00
2 ratings
HTML5 for Web Designers
by Jeremy Keith • 2010
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
3.98
3k+
HTML5 for Web Designers Summary
HTML5 for Web Designers 91%
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
by Jeremy Keith 2010
3.98
3k+ ratings
The Digital Transformation Playbook
by Project Management Institute PMI • 2023
Digital transformation fails on culture, not code. The playbook that starts with human behavior.
The Digital Transformation Playbook Summary
The Digital Transformation Playbook 91%
Digital transformation fails on culture, not code. The playbook that starts with human behavior.
by Project Management Institute PMI 2023
Learning Technologies
by Mesut Duran • 2022
The real hurdle in education technology isn't access; it's using tools to strengthen learning.
5.00
1
Learning Technologies Summary
Learning Technologies 91%
The real hurdle in education technology isn't access; it's using tools to strengthen learning.
by Mesut Duran 2022
5.00
1 ratings
Information Asset Management
by Nina Evans • 2024
Information is the strategic asset your balance sheet ignores. Governing it changes everything.
Information Asset Management Summary
Information Asset Management 91%
Information is the strategic asset your balance sheet ignores. Governing it changes everything.
by Nina Evans 2024
The Book on the Bookshelf
by Henry Petroski • 1999
Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.
3.75
1k+
The Book on the Bookshelf Summary
The Book on the Bookshelf 91%
Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.
by Henry Petroski 1999
3.75
1k+ ratings
Reinventing ITIL® and DevOps with Digital Transformation
by Abhinav Krishna Kaiser • 2023
ITIL meets DevOps in a digital transformation architecture that's not about the tools.
4.00
2
Reinventing ITIL® and DevOps with Digital Transformation Summary
Reinventing ITIL® and DevOps with Digital Transformation 91%
ITIL meets DevOps in a digital transformation architecture that's not about the tools.
by Abhinav Krishna Kaiser 2023
4.00
2 ratings
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
by Peter Morville • 1998
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
3.93
4k+
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web Summary
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web 90%
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
by Peter Morville 1998
3.93
4k+ ratings
Program or Be Programmed
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2010
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
3.72
2k+
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed 90%
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010
3.72
2k+ ratings
The Joy of Search
by Daniel M. Russell • 2019
A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.
3.55
175
The Joy of Search Summary
The Joy of Search 90%
A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.
by Daniel M. Russell 2019
3.55
175 ratings
Design Systems Handbook
by DesignBetter.co • 2019
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
3.92
153
Design Systems Handbook Summary
Design Systems Handbook 90%
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
by DesignBetter.co 2019
3.92
153 ratings
Modular Online Learning Design
by Amanda Nichols Hess • 2020
A modular design method for online instruction: build once, remix, and scale across every context.
Modular Online Learning Design Summary
Modular Online Learning Design 90%
A modular design method for online instruction: build once, remix, and scale across every context.
by Amanda Nichols Hess 2020
Managerial Leadership for Librarians
by G. Edward Evans • 2017
The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.
2.89
18
Managerial Leadership for Librarians Summary
Managerial Leadership for Librarians 90%
The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.
by G. Edward Evans 2017
2.89
18 ratings
Designing a Successful KM Strategy
by Stephanie Barnes • 2014
Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.
4.10
29
Designing a Successful KM Strategy Summary
Designing a Successful KM Strategy 90%
Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.
by Stephanie Barnes 2014
4.10
29 ratings
The Software Architect Elevator
by Gregor Hohpe • 2020
Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.
4.38
673
The Software Architect Elevator Summary
The Software Architect Elevator 90%
Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.
by Gregor Hohpe 2020
4.38
673 ratings
Ask Your Developer
by Jeff Lawson • 2021
Your business now runs on software. Here is how to lead the people who build it.
4.21
1k+
Ask Your Developer Summary
Ask Your Developer 90%
Your business now runs on software. Here is how to lead the people who build it.
by Jeff Lawson 2021
4.21
1k+ ratings
Cloud Computing
by Nayan B. Ruparelia • 2016
How to move your business to the cloud without getting locked in, breached, or overcharged.
3.31
159
Cloud Computing Summary
Cloud Computing 90%
How to move your business to the cloud without getting locked in, breached, or overcharged.
by Nayan B. Ruparelia 2016
3.31
159 ratings
How to Speak Tech
by Vinay Trivedi • 2013
No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.
3.93
204
How to Speak Tech Summary
How to Speak Tech 90%
No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.
by Vinay Trivedi 2013
3.93
204 ratings
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library 90%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
The New Social Learning
by Marcia Conner • 2010
Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.
3.79
145
The New Social Learning Summary
The New Social Learning 90%
Social tools aren't just for marketing; they're how your workforce learns. The playbook.
by Marcia Conner 2010
3.79
145 ratings
Content Strategy Toolkit, The
by Meghan Casey • 2015
Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.
4.14
209
Content Strategy Toolkit, The Summary
Content Strategy Toolkit, The 90%
Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.
by Meghan Casey 2015
4.14
209 ratings
Grown Up Digital
by Don Tapscott • 2008
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
3.80
1k+
Grown Up Digital Summary
Grown Up Digital 90%
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
by Don Tapscott 2008
3.80
1k+ ratings
Atomic Design
by Brad Frost • 2016
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
4.00
1k+
Atomic Design Summary
Atomic Design 90%
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
by Brad Frost 2016
4.00
1k+ ratings
Leading the Transformation
by Gary Gruver • 2015
HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.
3.80
418
Leading the Transformation Summary
Leading the Transformation 90%
HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.
by Gary Gruver 2015
3.80
418 ratings
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
3.80
2k+
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know 90%
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
by David Weinberger 2012
3.80
2k+ ratings
The Journey to Enterprise Agility
by Daryl Kulak • 2017
Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.
4.36
39
The Journey to Enterprise Agility Summary
The Journey to Enterprise Agility 90%
Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.
by Daryl Kulak 2017
4.36
39 ratings
Faster
by Ankit Fadia • 2013
100 tips for faster devices, smarter email, and a phone that actually saves you time.
4.05
211
Faster Summary
Faster 90%
100 tips for faster devices, smarter email, and a phone that actually saves you time.
by Ankit Fadia 2013
4.05
211 ratings
Driving Digital Strategy
by Sunil Gupta • 2018
Digital strategy is business model strategy. Guide for reimagining yours without killing the present
4.05
442
Driving Digital Strategy Summary
Driving Digital Strategy 90%
Digital strategy is business model strategy. Guide for reimagining yours without killing the present
by Sunil Gupta 2018
4.05
442 ratings
Designed for Digital
by Jeanne W. Ross • 2019
Why digital transformation fails and the organizational redesign that makes it stick.
4.20
288
Designed for Digital Summary
Designed for Digital 90%
Why digital transformation fails and the organizational redesign that makes it stick.
by Jeanne W. Ross 2019
4.20
288 ratings
What Would Google Do?
by Jeff Jarvis • 2009
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
3.87
11k+
What Would Google Do? Summary
What Would Google Do? 90%
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
by Jeff Jarvis 2009
3.87
11k+ ratings
The Challenge of Library Management
by Pixey Anne Mosley • 2011
Change in libraries fails on feelings, not logistics. A guide to the emotional leadership side.
3.57
23
The Challenge of Library Management Summary
The Challenge of Library Management 89%
Change in libraries fails on feelings, not logistics. A guide to the emotional leadership side.
by Pixey Anne Mosley 2011
3.57
23 ratings
Content Strategy for the Web
by Kristina Halvorson • 2012
Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.
4.00
3k+
Content Strategy for the Web Summary
Content Strategy for the Web 89%
Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.
by Kristina Halvorson 2012
4.00
3k+ ratings
Being Digital
by Nicholas Negroponte • 1995
Why your TV, newspaper, and phone are about to merge into one seamless stream of bits.
3.80
2k+
Being Digital Summary
Being Digital 89%
Why your TV, newspaper, and phone are about to merge into one seamless stream of bits.
by Nicholas Negroponte 1995
3.80
2k+ ratings
Digital @ Scale
by Anand Swaminathan • 2017
Done with digital pilots that never scale? The playbook for transforming the whole company.
3.77
86
Digital @ Scale Summary
Digital @ Scale 89%
Done with digital pilots that never scale? The playbook for transforming the whole company.
by Anand Swaminathan 2017
3.77
86 ratings
How Google Works
by Eric Schmidt • 2014
How Google hired, shipped, and decided its way to dominance, in rules any team can steal.
4.05
30k+
How Google Works Summary
How Google Works 89%
How Google hired, shipped, and decided its way to dominance, in rules any team can steal.
by Eric Schmidt 2014
4.05
30k+ ratings
Recoding America
by Jennifer Pahlka • 2023
Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.
4.37
3k+
Recoding America Summary
Recoding America 89%
Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.
by Jennifer Pahlka 2023
4.37
3k+ ratings
Master Evernote
by S.J. Scott • 2014
How to turn Evernote into a life hub: capture everything, find anything, never lose a thought again.
3.65
752
Master Evernote Summary
Master Evernote 89%
How to turn Evernote into a life hub: capture everything, find anything, never lose a thought again.
by S.J. Scott 2014
3.65
752 ratings
Digital to the Core
by Mark Raskino • 2015
Every industry is becoming a tech industry. The C-suite playbook just expired.
3.81
242
Digital to the Core Summary
Digital to the Core 89%
Every industry is becoming a tech industry. The C-suite playbook just expired.
by Mark Raskino 2015
3.81
242 ratings
Born Digital
by John Palfrey • 2008
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
3.62
1k+
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital 89%
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
by John Palfrey 2008
3.62
1k+ ratings
Why Digital Transformations Fail
by Tony Saldanha • 2019
70% of transformations fail. The culprit isn't the tech: it's missing execution discipline.
3.81
261
Why Digital Transformations Fail Summary
Why Digital Transformations Fail 89%
70% of transformations fail. The culprit isn't the tech: it's missing execution discipline.
by Tony Saldanha 2019
3.81
261 ratings
12 Essential Skills for Software Architects
by Dave Hendricksen • 2011
Code gets you in the room. The interpersonal skills that actually get your architecture adopted.
3.67
124
12 Essential Skills for Software Architects Summary
12 Essential Skills for Software Architects 89%
Code gets you in the room. The interpersonal skills that actually get your architecture adopted.
by Dave Hendricksen 2011
3.67
124 ratings
The DevOps Handbook
by Gene Kim • 2015
Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.
4.29
6k+
The DevOps Handbook Summary
The DevOps Handbook 89%
Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.
by Gene Kim 2015
4.29
6k+ ratings
Search Patterns
by Peter Morville • 2010
Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.
3.86
291
Search Patterns Summary
Search Patterns 89%
Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.
by Peter Morville 2010
3.86
291 ratings
The Gutenberg Parenthesis
by Jeff Jarvis • 2023
Before print, knowledge was conversation. Then books fenced it in. The fences are coming down.
3.83
218
The Gutenberg Parenthesis Summary
The Gutenberg Parenthesis 89%
Before print, knowledge was conversation. Then books fenced it in. The fences are coming down.
by Jeff Jarvis 2023
3.83
218 ratings
Sense and Respond
by Jeff Gothelf • 2017
Plans break when markets shift fast. The winners listen, experiment, and adapt without waiting.
4.02
540
Sense and Respond Summary
Sense and Respond 89%
Plans break when markets shift fast. The winners listen, experiment, and adapt without waiting.
by Jeff Gothelf 2017
4.02
540 ratings
How to Fix the Future
by Andrew Keen • 2017
The digital revolution feels unprecedented. It isn't. The fix is the same as last time.
3.36
273
How to Fix the Future Summary
How to Fix the Future 89%
The digital revolution feels unprecedented. It isn't. The fix is the same as last time.
by Andrew Keen 2017
3.36
273 ratings
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