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Stabi Film “make yourself at home” – Video from Stabi Hamburg

Well done!

Celebrate National Library Week 2012 with TADL

TADL is my home library here in northern Michigan. :-)

Thanks IU Libraries

This morning I presented at the IU Libraries staff institute day. It was very cool to visit the IU Campus in Bloomington after being away for so long. The talk was in the Whittenberger Auditorium, the same location where Union Board Films showed movies in the 80s. I served with the film group throughout my undergrad experience. Thanks to all who attended. I was especially glad to meet some recent IU SLIS graduates.

The slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/IUBloomington.pdf

LibGuides – 5 Years Later

LibGuides by mstephens7
LibGuides, a photo by mstephens7 on Flickr.

http://support.springshare.com/2012/05/03/springshare-gets-nostalgic-its-our-5-year-anniversary/

Nice to revisit the work Mick Jacobsen did back in 2007. Time and Technology fly!

Douglas County Libraries Digital Branch

Once upon a time…

Once upon a time... by Paul Hagon
Once upon a time…, a photo by Paul Hagon on Flickr.

Paul Hagon writes: “This is how you used to find things, people & places. A relic from a bygone era.”

Call for Papers: Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Internet Reference Services Quarterly (http://goo.gl/Q0np0) is now accepting manuscripts for the 2012/13 volume year.

Internet Reference Services Quarterly is a refereed journal that presents research and practical information about reference librarianship in the digital age. The journal offers studies and articles on technology and innovations related to the delivery of library user services, including reference, research consultation, instruction, information literacy, user design and usability, and electronic reference materials and sources.

Internet Reference Services Quarterly welcomes articles covering topics on the online, electronic and digital aspects and nature of library reference and information services, including reference practices, research consultations, reference sources and tools, professional librarianship, electronic communications, information literacy, instruction, online searching, training and education, managing reference services, evaluating information services and sources, software and technology, and user populations.

Internet Reference Services Quarterly receives all manuscripts electronically via the journal’s ScholarOne website:

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/WIRS.

The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2012. Please send questions to IRSQ editor Jason Sokoloff at sokolojk(at)jmu.edu.

For more information about Internet Reference Services Quarterly, including complete submission instructions, visit www.tandfonline.com/WIRS

Tech-Talks

Tech-Talks by Mesa County Libraries
Tech-Talks, a photo by Mesa County Libraries on Flickr.

Zukunftwerkstatt invites TTW Contributor Justin Hoenke to Bibliothekartag

Great news! In partnership with the Zukunftwerkstatt, TTW Contributor Justin Hoenke will be speaking at the 2012 Bibliothekartag!

http://justinthelibrarian.com/2012/05/01/bibliothekartag-in-hamburg-germany-may-20-25-2012/

You can find more information about the conference here:http://www.bibliothekartag2012.de/

I will be in Hamburg from May 21th to the 25th to attend and present at the conference.  During my time there, I will be presenting on the following topics:

  •  Help unveil the German/American Gaming Library/Museum/Archive League, which was developed in collaboration with Eli Neiburger and Christoph Deeg.
  • Present on the topic of gaming in libraries and share my experiences with implementing video game programs and collections with German librarians.
  • Participate in a workshop for librarians on how we can possibly  change the management structure of libraries in the future (for more information, please see these two posts: http://goo.gl/DI0cc and http://goo.gl/Cxpqv)
  • And finally, of course, enjoying some video games with librarians from Europe!
I was honored to be a founding member of the Zukunftwerkstatt in 2010 and am pleased the group is bringing Justin to Germany.

“It Gets Better” – Sacramento Public Library