EDITOR'S NOTES
Look to the Future While Honoring the Past
by Brandi Scardilli
The articles in this issue build on practices familiar to those in the library field but that are tailored to be forward-thinking. David Lee King (Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library) discusses AI tools you can integrate into your existing workflow to market your library. Intellectual freedom advocate Carolyn Foote explores how new library legislation is harming curation practices and what to do about it. In his column, Marshall Breeding shares a tool he created to help analyze bot traffic on his website, which he’s run since 1999. You’ll find these perspectives and more in the following pages.
No one knows what the future holds, and we got a stark reminder of that recently: I am introducing myself as CIL’s new editor during a very sad time. Dick Kaser, who was with ITI for 24 years, died on Sept. 13. We’re dedicating this issue to his memory.
From 2013 to 2018, Dick was my boss. I could go to him with any problem because I knew he would give actionable, no-nonsense advice. When he continued editing CIL after semi-retiring, we became colleagues, and he made what could have been an awkward transition seamless through his willingness to let me take charge and challenge myself in new ways. Although I no longer reported to him, he was always a supportive presence.
Dick was the kind of person whose eyes twinkled when he smiled. He had such a zest for life and was quick to laugh. He ended all of our meetings with “Nice talking to you,” and it was obvious he meant it. Dick was a great person, a great boss, and a great colleague—and I’ll miss him very much.
Sincerely,
 Brandi Scardilli,
Editor in Chief
bscardilli@infotoday.com
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