George and Joan, Thinking Out Loud about Confluences

In this edition of Thinking Out Loud, George and Joan discuss a couple of pieces of information that they have recently encountered. The first item is an article from The New Yorker about Clayton Christensen’s explorations into why big businesses fail. The other is the announcement of a new service from ProQuest called Udini. This new service provides consumer access to ProQuest’s huge database of articles.

So what’s the connection between these things and libraries? Listen and find out! Mentioned in this podcast:

• Udini
  When Giants Fail: What Business Has Learned from Clayton Christensen, The New Yorker, May 14, 2012.