Anyone who's ever been involved in public history and the library world has heard the term best practices thrown around so often, they've probably never stopped to think if best practices really are best.
Why Best Practices aren't always the best for your business
This article may be about business, but if public history institutions are ever going to truly serve their patrons AND balance the budget, they're going to need to become a part of this business world. I've only recently just started thinking this way, and one of the best lines from this article has volumes to speak to public historians: "'Expertise is the enemy of innovation,'...'The big ideas come from people with fundamentally different points of view. Look outside your own bailiwick.'" How can we, as public historians or librarians, include people with non-traditional focus areas in a way that will strengthen the institution as a whole? How can we break away from the best practices-centered model into an innovative, dynamic model? More on this in a few days. I need some time to research!
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