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“I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling” – Doing Something with Feedback

Library Revolution ponders “one point that kept coming up at Computers in Libraries is the importance of not asking for feedback unless you actually intend on doing something with it.”

http://libraryrevolution.com/2008/04/15/feedback-followthrough-and-rick-astley/

When you ask your staff, users, and colleagues for feedback, are you prepared to do something with that feedback? Do you have a mechanism in [...]

Photographers Beware??!!

 

Read this: http://yestoknow.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/free-use-photos/

Then this: http://yestoknow.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/free-use-photos-part-2-the-plot-thickens/

Tony Tallent writes:

This morning I received a call from the FBI. I’m not making this up. It was a follow-up from the photo-taking-spree I conducted during Computers in Libraries in DC.  I explained (again) why one would want to take photos of signs and buildings and such to use in presentations and [...]

More Feedback on Swift and Otter Group at CIL

My time at CIL was short so I didn’t attend much, including the feedback session for Swift. I am glad to get caught up via some excellent blogging:

Ryan Deschamps: http://otherlibrarian.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/no-tell-me-what-you-really-think/

I think ITI got user needs right for the conference. My needs? Top of the line speakers, organized sessions with paths to help me [...]

CIL’s Common Message

Ruth at Utopian Library reports on CIL:

http://www.utopianlibrary.com/?page_id=319

The common message at this year’s conference, at least from where I sat in each room, is this:

The library has a story to tell. The story is about community. It’s not about the library. The community and the library can engage and support each other through [...]

Facebook Presentation by Cliff Landis

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Run don’t walk to checkout this talk from CIL2008 about Facebook, libraries and the possibilities. I think my brain exploded a little when I read:

Library catalogs are social networks for ideas.

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The Old School & Transparency

Don’t miss Nancy Dowd’s shared presentation from CIL2008:

http://www.slideshare.net/ndowd/giving-your-marketing-a-second-life/

I was very happy to meet Nancy in person after our talk. I really appreciate what she does and her take on marketing in libraries. Her thoughts on transparency and the Old School are spot on and [...]

What are those Michaels up to?

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A personal shout out to my writing partner at LJ Mr. Michael Casey. We never get to see each other in person, so hanging out at CIL was pretty darn cool. Thanks to Cindi of the incredible photography skills as well for capturing [...]

Transparency, Planning & Change: See-Through Libraries

I was honored to present yesterday at CIL2008 with Michael Casey. We had not been on the same speaking ticket since 2006 when we helped launch Helene Blower’s Learning 2.0 program at PLCMC. The CIL presentation was in tandem and titled “Transparency, Planning & Change: See-Through Libraries,” created in part from our work on the Library [...]

ITI’s Transparency & SWIFT

Rikhei Harris offers some outstanding commentary on ITI aligning with SWIFT for CIL:

http://llyfrgellydd.info/?p=40

I frequently use Creative Commons licenses for my work, and such, I grant many of the rights outlined above to anyone who can use my works. However, I am very hesitant to grant rights to commercial entities – especially such extensive [...]