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4.  core values:
Example of core values from Zappos.com

Zappos core values:

  1. Deliver WOW Through Service
  2. Embrace and Drive Change
  3. Create Fun and A Little Weirdness
  4. Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded
  5. Pursue Growth and Learning
  6. Build Open and Honest Relationships With Communication
  7. Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit
  8. Do More With Less
  9. Be Passionate and Determined
  10. Be Humble

Some ideas for core values that would make sense for MIT Libraries: 1. Deliver WOW through service.
2. Embrace and drive change.
3.

  1. Advocate for open access. No DRM.
  2. Be flexible. Break the rules when it makes sense.
  3. Be one library.
  4. Create fun and a little weirdness

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  1. Be where our users are, virtually and physically. (Leave the library).
  2. Be adventurous.
  3. Collaborate.
  4. Observe user behavior.
  5. Get ideas from other types of organizations (bookstores, etc.)
  6. Provide timely service.

5.  Exercise:
Reversing assumptions
We brainstormed a list of assumptions about the MIT Libraries or academic libraries in general.
We then went through the list and reversed each assumption.

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