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Integrating Staff Personal Social Media Presence into Library Web Site = Human Touch

I’m updating some slides and prepping for spring classes today. I was pleased to find this wonderful staff directory page for the Todd Library at Waubonsee Community College:

https://library.waubonsee.edu/staff/

Not only do I get a photo of the staff member, I also get access to their social media presence as well. Frankly, I’d like [...]

Portland Public Teen Library: 2010 Year In Review

Portland Public Teen Library: 2010 Year In Review on Prezi

I’ve been thinking a lot about transparency this year.  It might have to do with  the term becoming a buzz word of some sorts, or maybe because the ongoing discussion concerning Wikileaks in news media.  A huge part of me, however, thinks that I [...]

Networked Teacher Diagram – Update

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Nice!

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Use Libraries and Learn Stuff

(Higher quality) Use Libraries and Learn Stuff, originally uploaded by GeoShore.

For more please see :

http://use-libraries-and-learn-stuff.blogspot.com/2010/10/use-libraries-and-learn-stuff.html

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The Transparent Library Director

I’m not a library director.  Heck, who knows if I’ll ever be a library director.  But spend some time working in a public library and you’ll see a common theme: most employees and the public have no clue what a library director does.  There’s this belief that the library director is some person way high [...]

How do I deal with negative people, asked a friend….

I said:

It’s very easy to dismiss people who don’t share our views. It’s harder to find common ground. Even harder is saying “I can learn from you.”

QR codes at the beginning of each chapter of the book I’m reading

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Via Jenny Levine

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As a result of Learning 2.0/23 Things…

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For more, please visit

http://research.tametheweb.com/

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Sign Exiting Library

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Thanks Michael C! That made me smile.

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Pier 1

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