I’m working on an article for CIL. I’d love to chat with anyone using internal blogs in new and exciting ways. Please e-mail me at: mstephens7 (at) mac.com THX!
Daily Archives: November 29, 2005
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Association for Library and Information Science Education January 19, 2006 San Antonio, Texas Preliminary results of the LIS Bloggers’ survey and future directions for research.
http://www.librarycrunch.com/2005/11/3_degrees_of_separation_librar.html Rochelle’s post gave me so much to think about (and it broke my heart a little too) but poster work must come first. In the meantime, Mr. Casey of LibraryCrunch totally gets it! Please read and comment!
http://www.plan.lib.fl.us/WSDescription.cfm?WSID=20515 As new technologies become available, how do we effectively plan in libraries? How do we plan to optimize staff, money, and time? How do we determine what’s important? This interactive workshop presented by Michael Stephens, author of the Tame the Web Blog and contributor to ALA’s TechSource Blog, will offer insights for planning, projects, and detail the hot technologies libraries are grappling with today. I’m looking forward to a few days in Florida in January! Hope to see you there!
Ontario Library Association Superconference Frida, February 3, 2006 3:45-5:00 Publishing; Blogging; Communication THE BLOG PEOPLE: LIBRARIANS GENERATING CONTENT AND COMMUNICATION Michael Stephens, Special Projects Librarian Concerning itself with recent research concerning blogs, librarians and libraries, this session focuses on this powerful content management tool. We’ll examine successful library initiatives, librarians who blog and the thriving community of practice created in this virtual environment. Get a big picture view of biblioblogosphere.
Ontario Library Association Superconference Friday February 2, 2006 9:05-10:20 Technology and Education; Library Schools; Career Issues TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION: ARE LIBRARY SCHOOLS DOING AN ADEQUATE JOB? Mary Cavanagh, SmartLibrary Project Coordinator, Doctoral candidate in Information Science; Jenny Levine, Internet Development Specialist; Michael Stephens of Tame the Web, Doctoral candidate in Information Science How are new MLS graduates getting the technology background needed for real life applications in libraries? Are they learning on the job or are library schools adequately preparing students? The latest Canadian study “The Future of Human Resources in Canadian Libraries”, known colloquially as the 8Rs study, lists […]