Doug Johnson

Here is Doug Johnson's website http://www.doug-johnson.com/ which has the slogan : Writing, Speaking and Consulting on School Technology and Library Issues

He has written a book which is available as a free download from Lulu as a pdf -
My book Machines are the easy part; people are the hard part is now available as a free download at Lulu.

It is an entertaining list of 75 "rules" based on experience in education and technology and libraries, with short annotations - things we know but it is good to be reminded about...

Here is one which I've heard both Gary Hartzell and Ross Todd use - remembering what we are in this library business for - the student at the heart of what we do, learning outcomes as our raison d'etre...

15 : Remember the Drill Bit Rule
An old maxim states: “People don't buy a drill bit because they want a drill bit; they buy them because they want a hole.”
You don't buy technology because you want technology; you buy it because you want a more effective school. You don’t have a library for the sake of having a library; you have a library because you want better educated kids.
Too often we confuse the thing with the reason for the thing, much to our own peril. Having a computer on every desk is not a goal. Having x number of books in the library is not a goal. These may be means to reach a goal, but they are not the goal itself.