Allister Chang: Thinking Inside the Box: Incorporating Technologies in Libraries and Media Centers for Humanitarian Contexts abqla2016

1. “Dream a little
before you think.”
- Toni Morrison

2. “Is it possible, in the final analysis, for
one human being to achieve perfect
understanding of another?”
-Haruki Murakami

3. “For me, an area of moral clarity is: you’re
in front of someone who’s suffering and
you have the tools at your disposal to
alleviate that suffering or even eradicate it,
and you act.”
- Paul Farmer

4. By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and
third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
- Confucius

6. By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and
third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
- Confucius

7. “I think some aspects of writing can
be taught. Obviously, you can’t reach
vision or talent. But you can help
with comfort.”
- Toni Morrison

8. “Light changes, our eyes blink and see the
world from the slightest difference of
perspective and our place in it has changed.”
- Paul Harding

10. “By 2025, we can expect the world to be completely
digital. Paper books will be a thing of the past.
Education will be delivered through analytics-based
assessment tools and adaptive learning platforms.”
- Osman Rashid

11. “Technology is nothing. What’s important is that
you have a faith in people, that they’re basically
good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll
do wonderful things with them.”
- Steve Jobs

14. “Technology is nothing. What’s important is that
you have a faith in people, that they’re basically
good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll
do wonderful things with them.”
- Steve Jobs

15. “A good teacher isn’t someone who gives the
answers out to their kids but is understanding of
needs and challenges and gives tools to help other
people succeed.”
- Justin Trudeau

17. “Dream a little
before you think.”
- Toni Morrison

18. Allister Chang
Executive Director
Libraries Without Borders
E-mail: achang@librarieswithoutborders.org
Twitter: @allisterchang