Best Buy

Although I'm generally not a fan of big box stores (don't get me started on how they've undercut independent record stores with their pricing and exclusive deals with artists), I found this article interesting. Now you're probably wondering what this has to do with librarianship. I just found an interesting parallel between their future survival plan and that of libraries. This is something that's been discussed in LIS 2000 since the beginning of the term and it was covered repeatedly during our on-campus session as well. Basically, not only do libraries have to market themselves more effectively, but the new model will definitely involve what Best Buy's doing now (i.e. lots of technological assistance for patrons).