Public Libraries: King County Library System Sorts 12,572 Books in One Hour to Become 2015 National Library Sorting Champion
From The Seattle Times:
The King County Library System has been crowned 2015 National Library Sorting Champion, defeating the New York Public Library with an official count of 12,572 books sorted by the KCLS team in one hour to New York’s 12,371.
In winning Tuesday, KCLS both gets its revenge for a defeat in last year’s competition and regains its spot as the overall head-to-head champion, leading the series 3-2.
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See Also: NY Times: “New York and Seattle Public Libraries Compete in Book-Sorting Battle” (November 6, 2015)
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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