The Canadian Disease

Cannon, Braden

doi:10.3172/jie.22.2.66

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“…This preferencing of existing professional practice and philosophy at the expense of potential user improvements becomes indicative of an inward facing approach that permeates GLAM convergence literature of this nature. Cannon (2013) also offers a counterpoint to pro-convergence literature and argues that GLAM convergence is a flawed concept which erodes the foundational principles of GLAM professions. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that Cannon's (2013) article is highly emotive and questions the validity of pro-convergence literature due to a lack of empirical research without providing any of their own.…”

Section: Critique Of Convergencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cannon (2013) also offers a counterpoint to pro-convergence literature and argues that GLAM convergence is a flawed concept which erodes the foundational principles of GLAM professions. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that Cannon's (2013) article is highly emotive and questions the validity of pro-convergence literature due to a lack of empirical research without providing any of their own. Cannon advises that GLAM institutions be kept in the hands of professionals, and that users, bureaucrats, executive leadership and politicians should essentially stay in their lanes.…”

Section: Critique Of Convergencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two comments referred to the perceived issue around professional knowledge stating that "It could be difficult to ensure staff have knowledge about all of these things" and "No staff to talk about items." Much like the concept of competition, staff not having the depth of knowledge or professional practice to work effectively in cross-disciplinary ways is a common concern in existing convergence literature (Cannon, 2013;Wellington, 2013;Robinson, 2016;Wellington, 2013). Robinson (2016), found in interviews with GLAM professionals that convergence created both opportunities for crossdisciplinary up-skilling and potentially unrealistic expectations that professionals can be equally specialized across collection areas.…”

Section: Other Perceived Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) convergence has been a topic of discussion by scholars and professionals alike since the early 2000s (Cannon, 2013). The borders between libraries, archives and museums have been somewhat complex and have changed over time.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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GLAM Convergence Revisited: An Examination of User Perception and Experience

Logan,

Liew

2023

Journal of Library Administration

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Institutions in the GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) sector serve the public as institutions for cultural heritage, identity, education, experience, and leisure. The goals of these institutions are becoming more closely aligned and they have shared a turn from being collection-centred to a focus on users and visitors. When these institutions also face similar challenges brought on especially by digitalization, there is increasing discourse in scholarly literature and among GLAM professionals about the drivers, impacts and opportunities of convergence for the sector. There remains however, scant empirical examination of user/visitor perception and experience of such convergence. This research addresses this knowledge gap and investigates a converged GLAM case institution, Te Ara � Atea in New Zealand through a user/visitor survey. The survey findings suggest that users/visitors perceive and experience fewer issues with convergence relative to benefits. A novel insight from this research is that the concept of GLAM convergence can positively contribute to cultural and community wellbeing. As for perceived issue within the convergence space, of particular interest is the concept of unsanctioned touch of displayed objects/artworks, and the alleged unclear behavioral norms in converged environments. The findings also point to further considerations and implications regarding GLAM disciplinary boundaries.

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Section: Critique Of Convergencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Critique Of Convergencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Other Perceived Issuesmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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GLAM Convergence Revisited: An Examination of User Perception and Experience

Logan,

Liew

2023

Journal of Library Administration

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“…TH O U GH several recent books and articles have been written about change and adaptation in contemporary academic libraries (Mossop 2013;Eden 2015;Lewis 2016), there are few critical examinations of change practices at the organizational level. One example, from which this paper draws its title, is Braden Cannon's (2013) The Canadian Disease, where the term disease is used to explore the trend of amalgamating libraries, archives, and museums into monolithic organizations. Though it is centered on the impact of institutional convergence, Cannon's analysis uses an ethical lens to critique the bureaucratic absurdity of combined library-archive-museum structures.…”

Section: Mots-clés : Gestion Des Bibliothèques • Organisation Des Bibmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Digital Disease in Academic Libraries

Joseph

2020

Can. J. Acad. Lib.

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This article uses organizational design and management literature to shed critical light on a peculiar quirk of academic library organizational structures: the existence of job titles and departments that exist to highlight “digital” functions and workflows. An exploration of the literature along four interrelated themes provides insight into the origin of the problem: organizational design theory and the arrangement of work in academic libraries; the reliance on strategic alignment through buzzwords as a means of coping with uncertainty; the tendency of academic library structures to resemble one another; and challenges associated with knowledge sharing and professional development in hierarchical organizations. These contexts frame the symptoms of The Digital Disease, all of which are derived from the convergence of the article’s four thematic preconditions. Though the disease is the lens through which contemporary academic library organization is analyzed, its existence serves to highlight pre-existing patterns in academic library management that warrant further scrutiny.

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Public libraries, museums and physical convergence: Context, issues, opportunities: A literature review Part 1

Warren

Matthews

2018

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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There has recently been a growth in physical convergence in cultural heritage domains. Part 1 examines this ‘trend’, its drivers and related issues, with particular focus on public libraries and museums. It offers an overview of practice, challenges and opportunities. Through thematic analysis of a comprehensive, literature review of both domains that looked at the wider aspects of collaboration, cooperation, partnerships and integration in the sector as well as physical convergence, it provides insight into background, theory and activities worldwide. It presents discussion on the meaning of convergence, the concept of ‘memory institutions’, the relationship between public libraries and museums in the context of convergence, shared mission and values, convergence and re-convergence, and professionalism and divergence. It concludes with consideration of practical aspects such as motivations for convergence, including digital technology, changing user expectations and culture, and economic and political challenges that impact on physical convergence in a dynamic local government environment.

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The Canadian Disease

Cited by 6 publications

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GLAM Convergence Revisited: An Examination of User Perception and Experience

GLAM Convergence Revisited: An Examination of User Perception and Experience

The Digital Disease in Academic Libraries

Public libraries, museums and physical convergence: Context, issues, opportunities: A literature review Part 1

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