Nice flickr set from The Loud Librarian: what a neat idea to have a Summer Reading Program Luau and put folks in a dunk tank. And to use flickr to share the images! Well Done! TLL writes: “Saturday (once again the hottest day in all of creation) was our end of Summer Reading Program luau block party. It was hours of work, but everyone had a good time, and Becca got some really great photos from the event. My first task was to man the dunking booth while Jessy (our fearless YA librarian) took the fall over and over and […]
Yearly Archives: 2005
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Just saying: Here’s a nice post to the SJCPL Lifeline by our AV librarian. It speaks to me becuase it’s written in Julie’s voice. I know she hearts Cusack and it certainly comes through in the post. Just returning from the lake, I spent four hours in the car with The Cluetrain Manifesto and one of the pints is to speak in your own voice when participating in the Web. Well done Julie. Library bloggers – file this one under Notable Examples of Great Library Blogging!
http://socialsoftware.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000860052805/ I’m intrigued by the idea of clustering – associated tags for groups of like images, such as the Michigan Clusters here. It made me realize I need to pay attention to my tagging. If I want labrador retrievers and get to this page, I get to see all the variances in tags for those sweet yellow, black and chocolate hounds! One of the benefits of pointing folks to clusters of images is that they will find more images that might not have appeared with just one tage. Ponder then, how we might set up our catalogs with this method. […]
Just asking: David Warlick reports on podcasts in the classroom and I’m pondering how libraries can be an extension of this digital content creation thing. I do believe that a “Digital Creation Station” in a library’s Teen section might be a hit. Give them a Mac (or PC yeah yeah but Garageband is soooo cool!), a mic, some software and the chance to play! And don’t even let me hear you say “But what if they get loud?” or, heaven forbid, “what if they have FUN in the library making content to share with friends?” What would the optimal Digital […]
In my book, David King is at the top of the heap for all things related to the creation of user-centered, usable, friendly and, yes, HOT library web sites..here’s his review of AADL: http://daweed.blogspot.com/2005/07/review-of-ann-arbor-district-librarys.html He’s fair..and he points out some strengths and weaknesses… AND awards cups of coffee! Thanks David…
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA630776.html School Library Journal has a new editor. Brian Kenney, Library Journal’s executive editor, technology & web, has been promoted to editor-in-chief of School Library Journal, effective August 1. He succeeds Evan St. Lifer, who left in June to join Scholastic Library Publishing as VP and general manager. I have been so lucky to work with Brian these last few months. I have learned a lot from him about writing, libraries and the “big picture.” Brian gets libraries big time and he understands the place where libraries and technology meet! Best wishes… Oh, and: In 2004, he received a federal […]
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I’m back Up North for 6 days to read, write and plan my research for UNT. I’ll be back next week. 🙂
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.04/start.html?pg=2 Nice article at WIRED that validates the thinking going on right now about CDs and DVDs. What will our Audio Visual areas look like in the next 5-7 years when we are hurtling toward streaming versions of high-def movies and episodes of “Entourage?” How will we participate in what becomes a transcation between users at home and the vast network of content and community out there? Eventually, someone will build the sophisticated business plan and technology that will make getting hi-def movies online even easier. The possibilities are myriad. Users, for example, could log onto Amazon, shop for movies, […]
My empty inbox this am: That David Allen is so hot right now! I guess David and his GTD tipped while I was on leave… have you read it? Listened? Thanks to David King for turning me on to Allen and his book “Getting Things Done” back in June. Here are some cool links from our new Coordinator of Information Technology at SJCPL, Nancy Korpal, who totally gets this stuff: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68103,00.html http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,68110,00.html Advanced Workflow PDF: http://www.davidco.com/pdfs/gtd_workflow_advanced.pdf Cool E-Mail link (A Mac site but useful for all): http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/features/tipsinbox/index.php