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Twinkle: More on Localization

I’ve been testing Twinkle… it too does things with the localization features of the iPhone 2.0 software. I’ve discovered Twitter folk near me in Mishawaka…but sadly Spider Lake is devoid of Twitterers right now.

This is fun, a little silly, but also a serious: what will localization do for us in the coming years? [...]

Give this Library the Money – A Director’s Letter to Patrons

Adrian Mixson, Library Director at Hall County Library System weighs in on an article about recent library trends in Governing via the library’s e-link newsletter:

http://www.hallcountylibrary.org/elink/elink_jul08.htm

Dear Patron,

I subscribe to Governing magazine electronically and usually read it shortly after the monthly is released. If you are not familiar with the magazine, it is probably [...]

MobileMe & the Cloud

I was a little disappointed with the Apple news today. I was honestly expecting a 32gb iPhone. I like the idea of 3G, but right now Mishawaka and Traverse City are not part of ATT’s 3G areas.

I am very interested, however, in the Apps for iPhone and MobileMe. MobileMe is the [...]

“The Dark Side” : The Wisdom of Rating Your Neighbors

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/05/17/news/walker051708.txt

Walker’s latest venture seems a mixture of those two. It’s an online forum called RottenNeighbor.com, and it allows residents of a neighborhood to complain about the noise, dogs, midnight habits or lawn-mowing antics of the folks next door. Launched last summer, the site was first based entirely out of Walker’s UTC apartment until a [...]

The Transparent Library: Embracing Service to Teens

MS: Comments on my blog ranged from the forward-thinking, right-up-Ranganathan’s alley and the “Anonymous” who said, “Of course that crap should be banned” to the thoughtful critique and commentary of Ian McKinney from cutting-edge Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN. He reminds us the problem was specific kids, not technology. Indeed, I worry the [...]

Those Pesky Teens & Gaming

Ryan Deschamps writes:

Public Libraries use gaming to attract teens

That’s not precisely true. If we have public computers, the teens are already there — gaming. Gaming programs are an attempt to channel the gaming energy into a community building experience. It’s noisy; it’s not books; it’s probably more fun than your average taxpayer would [...]

Jessamyn West on Social Networking & Mishawaka

http://www.librarian.net/stax/2266/why-should-libraries-be-socially-networking/

The reason I think it’s important to show good examples and best paractices is because we’re still dealing with libraries like Mishawaka Library which thinks that blocking social software sites in their library because they can’t manage unruly teens is some sort of solution to a problem. I’m not saying there aren’t problems surrounding public computer [...]

Brian Kenney on Core Competencies

Did you know ALA was publishing the “Core Competencies of Librarianship?” Brian Kenney writes:

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6545430.html

Although the guidelines were presented at a public meeting, I don’t think this document is widely available, but you could try searching ala.org. The document is predictably conservative—in the sense of preserving what exists—and covers what you’d imagine: the foundation [...]

Anonymous (The Almighty Mishawaka Bans Social Software 12″ Mix)

I have posts coming for each of the excellent group projects in my LIS768 class. But please take a listen to this remixed take on Anonymous’ comments about Mishawaka Library Banning Social Software.

http://yourlibrary.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-04-06T10_40_08-07_00

Just one example of the creativity my class demonstrated.

Read more about it here: http://wrmarsolek.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/garageband-superstar/ Tweet

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Solo trip to see HRC in Mishawaka Originally uploaded by Litandmore

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