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http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2006/06/20/jenny_and_alas_excellent_adventure.html Congratulations to Jenny Levine on her new job at the American Library Association!! What an incredible thing: Jenny quotes the job description: “Knowledge of 2.0 technologies and concepts. Ability to work in a complex organizational environment. Strong communication ability (written and verbal). Comfort with rapid prototyping….” Who would have […]

Reinvention – Shifted Style!!!

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on June 20, 2006 by Michael Stephens

This little fact snuck it’s way this week onto Michael Casey’s About Page at Library Crunch: He’s also the Division Director of Technology Services for the Gwinnett County Public Library. WoooHoo! Congrats to Michael for moving up from Branch Manager to Division Director of Technology! I have been knocked out […]

Reinvention Yet Again! Congratulations Michael Casey

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on June 16, 2006 by Michael Stephens

Will Richardson posts about his ongoing reinvetion and points to some words by Stephen Downes, and as I feel the need to head Up North soon, his words resonate with me: I’m trying to find that place, you know, where I can have a meaningful life, where I can be […]

Reinvention & Seeking Balance

This entry was posted in Editorial Education and tagged Michael's Musings on April 6, 2006 by Michael Stephens

A little late, but: Congratulations Rochelle! http://rochellejustrochelle.typepad.com/copilot/2006/03/hello_wisconsin.html Follow

More Reinvention! Rochelle!!!

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on April 4, 2006 by Michael Stephens

http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=3885 McMaster will have a new University Librarian on July 1. Jeffrey Trzeciak will join McMaster from Wayne State University where he is associate dean of the library system. “This appointment is a coup for the University,” says provost, Ken Norrie. “Jeffrey not only brings a wealth of experience from […]

Reinvention Again! Congratulations Jeff Trzeciak (Updated)

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession Library 2.0/Web 2.0 on March 11, 2006 by Michael Stephens

Congratulations to Sarah – ourLibrarian in Black – who just got a new job! http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2006/03/walking_in_the_.html WoooHooo! Follow

LiB on Reinvention Too!

This entry was posted in Blogging and tagged Library Blogs Weblogs on March 2, 2006 by Michael Stephens

Will Richardson posted a few days about about reinventing himself — about quitting his job — and today I can announce the same thing. I’m stunned …really… This morning I was offered and accepted a full time tenure-track teaching position at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at […]

Reinvention

This entry was posted in Education Library 2.0/Web 2.0 Pursuing the PhD and tagged Pursuing the PhD on February 14, 2006 by Michael Stephens

Next week I’ll be taking part in the Salzburg Global Institute program Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture: http://www.salzburgglobal.org/current/sessions.cfm?IDSpecial_Event=2961 As key stewards of our culture and heritage, libraries and museums have traditionally enjoyed, and to a great extent still do enjoy, a unique role and special responsibility within societies around […]

Next Week: Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory ...

This entry was posted in Conferences & Presentations Information Professionals International Conferences Librarians, Libraries & the Profession Library 2.0/Web 2.0 Participatory Culture on October 10, 2011 by Michael Stephens

Reprinted with permission from John’s blog: http://johnmiedema.ca/2011/07/24/tedxlibrariansto-slow-reading/ Say the words, “slow reading”, and you will have a reader’s attention. In a time of information overload, we all feel pressure to read more quickly. Three years ago I performed a Google search on slow reading. I found studies on dyslexia and […]

Slow Reading: TEDxLibrariansTO Presentation by John Miedema

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession Technology and tagged E-Books on August 2, 2011 by Michael Stephens

I’m honored to be playing a role in this event. My talk is called “Transforming Library Science Education: Heretical Thoughts.” http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/articlereview/889511-457/the_future_of_the_academic.html.csp May 16–17, 2011 McMaster University Burlington – Ron Joyce Center Burlington, Ontario Universities today are facing unprecedented pressures fueled in part by technological advances, transformations in scholarly communications, evolving student […]

The Future of the Academic Library: A Symposium

This entry was posted in Conferences & Presentations on March 4, 2011 by Michael Stephens