The Transparent Library You might be interested in Michael Casey & Michael Stephens' April 1, 2007 article in Library Journal, entitled The Transparent Library. In the article, the Michaels discuss the importance of transparency in library operations. Briefly, they state that "the transparent library contains three key elements: open communication, adapting to change, and scanning the horizon."

I believe these three elements can be tied directly to the four habits of highly effective librarians in Gilman's Chronicle article, which I just finished blogging about: openness, responsiveness, collaboration and communication. (I'd combine collaboration and communication into the open communication element. Responsiveness is similar to adapting to change, and openness includes scanning the horizon.  ¶ posted by Mary Martin @ 2:08 PM