Library wisdom to consider (reconsider?)

John Berry quotes Laura Cohen from her "Librarian's 2.0 manifesto" (the whole of which is at www.tinyurl.ybwq6s) as the centerpiece of his April 15 editorial in LJ:

• I will educate myself about the information culture of my users and look for ways to incorporate what I learn into library services.
• I will not be defensive about my library, but will look clearly at its situation and make an honest assessment about what can be accomplished.
• I will recognize that libraries change slowly, and will work with my colleagues to expedite our responsiveness to change.
• I will be courageous about proposing new services and new ways of providing services, even though some of my colleagues will be resistant.

... and let's think about the inverses of these statements: what does it look like when we don't educate ourselves, when we are defensive, when we don't respect honest assessment, when we aren't courageous.

This offers a pretty tough reality check, no?