Michael has written for Public Libraries, Library Journal, and other library-related journals.
Publications
Books
Bradley, P. & Stephens, M. The Library Internet Trainer’s Toolkit (UK), 2002, Neal Schuman Publishers & British Library Association.
The Library Internet Trainer’s Toolkit, 2001, Neal Schuman Publishers Inc.
Book Chapters
“What’s Next?: Tracking Tech Trends,” Reference Reborn: Breathing New Life into Public Services Librarianship, edited by Diane Zabel, in press 2010. Libraries Unlimited.
Jones, K. & Stephens, M. “Friended, Tweeted, Posted: Social Sharing for Project and Knowledge Management,” Managing Knowledge in Projects, edited by Suliman Hawamdeh, Mike Koenig, and Taverekere Srikantaiah, in press 2010. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press.
“Web 2.0,” Information Tomorrow, edited by Rachel Singer Gordon, 2007. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today.
“Training and Promotion of Virtual Reference Services,” Virtual Reference on a Budget: Case Studies, edited by Terri Dalton & Michael Pullin, 2007. Columbus, OH: Linworth.
Library Technology Reports
“Web 2.0 for Libraries, Part 2: Trends & Technologies.” Library Technology Reports,
American Library Association, September/October 2007.
“Web 2.0 for Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software.” Library Technology Reports,
American Library Association, July/August 2006.
Weblogs
ALA TechSource Weblog, contributing author
http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/ (from 2005)
Tame the Web: Libraries & Technology, creator and primary author
http://www.tametheweb.com (from 2003)
Recurring Columns
Klerk, J. & Stephens, M. “Open Conversation, column in Digitale Bibliotheek (Dutch library magazine). Monthly 2009 – 2010.
Casey, M. & Stephens, M. “The Transparent Library,” column in Library Journal. Monthly 2007 – 2009.
Articles
“Omarm je stam,” (article & interview with Seth Godin) Digitale Bibliotheek, June, 2009.
“The Pragmatic Biblioblogger: Examining the Motivations and Observations of Early Adopter Librarian Bloggers” Internet Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 13, Issue 4, p311-345. [invited and refereed]
“Taming Technolust: Ten Steps for Planning in a 2.0 World,” Reference & User Services Quarterly, Summer 2008, Volume 47, Number 4.
Jones, M. A. & Stephens, M. (2008). “Welcome to Web 2.0: Rounding Up New Technologies,” Serials Librarian, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p185-193
“Sharpen These Skills for Librarian 2.0.” One-Person Library, January, 2008, Vol. 24 Issue 9.
“Web 2.0 & You,” American Libraries, December, 2007.
“Web 2.0, library 2.0, and the hyperlinked library,” Serials Review, December 2007. [invited and refereed]
“Building a Community: Create Your Own Social Network,” Computers in Libraries, Nov/Dec 2007.
“Embedding a Librarian in Your Web Site Using Meebo,” Computers in Libraries, Sep 2007.
“Five Technologies for Hospital Librarians.” The Journal of Hospital Librarianship 7(1). [invited and refereed]
“How to Get Your Wiki Working.” Library + Information Gazette, July 13-16, 2007.
“All About Podcasting.” Library Media Connection 25.5 (2007): 54-7.
“Into a New World of Librarianship: Sharpen These Skills for Library 2.0.” The One-
Person Library 24(1): 5.
“Creating a Librarian’s Info-Portal with Netvibes and RSS,” Computers in Libraries,
April 2007.
“Putting Wikis into Play,” Computers in Libraries, February 2007.
“Ten Rules for New Librarians.” Teacher Librarian, December 2006.
“The Read/Write School Library.” School Library Journal, December 2006.
“The Promise of Web 2.0.” American Libraries, October 2006.
“Getting Started with Flickr,” Computers in Libraries, October 2006.
Gordon, R. & Stephens, M. “Share and Share Alike.” Computers in Libraries, August,
2006.
“Into a New World of Librarianship,” OCLC NextSpace, Summer 2006
http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/3.htm.
“Libraries Building Communities” SirsiDynix UpStream, May 2006.
“Ten Tips for Tech Trainers,” Computers in Libraries, May 2006.
“FASTER IM,” Computers in Libraries, April 2006.
“Promoting Gaming Programs in Libraries,” Marketing Library Services, March-April
2006.
“Using Weblogs for Internal Communication,” Computers in Libraries, February 2006.
Gordon, R. & Stephens, M. “Tech Tips for Every Librarian: Welcome to Our World.”
Computers in Libraries, January 2006.
“Talking ‘Blogs.” Library Journal, 130 (16), p. 38 – 41.
“An Interview with the Feel-Good Librarian.” Library Journal, 130 (16) p. 41.
“The iPod Experiments” Library Journal Net Connect, 130, p. 24.
“Libraries get Podcasting.” Library Journal Net Connect, 130, p. 22-25.
Schmidt, A. & Stephens, M. “IM Me” Library Journal, 130 (6), p. 34-35.
“Technoplans vs. Technolust” Library Journal, 129 (18), p. 36-37.
“Here come the Trainers,” Public Libraries, July/August 2004, p. 214-216.
Reviews
“The Hyperlinked Society” in World Libraries, 17, (2),
http://www.worlib.org/vol17no2/stephens_v17n2.shtml
Editorial Responsibilities
IRSQ, Social Software Special Issue Editor, Winter 2007.
Reference & User Services Quarterly, Editorial Board Member (from 2006)
Internet Reference Services Quarterly (IRSQ), Editorial Board Member (from 2005)
Library Journal Net Connect, Contributing Editor (2005 – 2006)
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