Yearly Archives: 2005

568 posts
TTW Ephemera

University of Michigan Library pilots IM service

Via Sherri I am tickled that they are piloting and being so up front: “During Fall semester 2005, Ask Us Now! will pilot a new enhanced real-time reference component using AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). If you do not have the AOL Instant Messenger installed on your computer, we recommend that you use the “classic” Ask Us Now! service. Help us evaluate instant messaging with AOL’s IM software! The University Library is conducting a pilot of IM for answering your library- and research-related questions.” I hope the students, staff and faculty use the service and the library reports out on their […]

Blogging

Steve Lawson on Blogs

http://library.coloradocollege.edu/cal2005/ My IL05 Bonjour IM buddy Steve Lawson, who writes “See Also” is doing a presentation at the Colorado Association of Libraries Conference. He writes about it here: http://library.coloradocollege.edu/steve/archives/2005/11/teach_an_old_bl_1.html This is an excellent use of a weblog with CSS enhancement as a presentation. Steve..my socks are offcially knocked off! Add Steve Lawson’s blog to your aggregator – it’s a good one!

Blogging

After the Rush Comes Service

Via Ken Smith at IUSB, my favorite hometown blogger! Ken points to an interview with David Kline, who just published a book called Blog! He pulls out this impressive quote. After bloggers master the fundamentals of this new medium, they will come to value belonging more than hearing themselves talk. Also, this sense of being a member of something bigger than themselves will drive them to shape their postings to be of service I truly believe librarians who blog professionally have a great sense of community, especially those who have avoided the ME ME ME mentality and looked toward the […]

TTW Ephemera

UPDATE: Two Indiana Librarians Weighs In on How Their Libraries are Doing!

I wrote about Indiana and the study that found we are tech poor in the state last week. Here’s a neat post from Winnie, where she mentions the study as well as her experiences at IL05. Note that even a small library can have success with tech and be ahead of the game! http://allthingsw.blogspot.com/2005/11/technology-librarians-and-indiana-how.html “Now, in general, I think that New Castle and Henry County are behind in the tech wave that?s been coming at us for the past few years. But, I do think that NCHCPL is doing a good job of staying on top. For instance, Google has […]

Web 2.0 & Library 2.0

Attn. Michael Casey! And Everyone Else

From the CPL Scholars in Residence Program, Day 1: At 9:50am in the Board Room at Chicago Public Library, one of the librarians noted: “So much is happening with Library 2.0…” And it wasn’t me, Jenny or Stephen! Thanks to LibraryCrunch for the inspiration! Please add Michael’s blog to your aggregator: a post like this is just one of his many gems!