This is in the works for the library’s Sights & Sounds department! Direct IM capability to find out if music, movies or audiobooks are available. I’ll be training a bit with the staff before they go live. I was tickled to see we are on the right track when I saw Jenny’s post about Lansing Public Library and their multiple screen names. “Kelli wrote, ?Our library is on 2 levels, so we have separate screen names for different age groups. AskLPLAdult, AskLPLTeen, AskLPLYouth?(we’re on Yahoo & AOL).? She went on to note that a few weeks ago, they received IMs […]
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MacMerc reports: http://www.macmerc.com/news/archives/2189 Podscope: Welcome Podcasters! Podscope is the Internet’s first spoken-word search engine for audio and video podcasts. If you would like to extend the the audience of your podcast by making it searchable please provide us with an RSS link below. Hmmm… I would me more inclined to embrace podcasting completely if I could search for content.
Nice post at Weblogs in Higher Edcucation. Ken writes about discussing weblogs with a friend who sticks mainly with newspapers, journals, columnists, etc. I found myself saying that bloggers were performing a different function than columnists. Sure, once in awhile bloggers carry out a direct act of reporting or research that could just as well have been done by a journalist. I think bloggers are processing issues and facts, passing ideas around, turning them over and over, nudging them, extending their reach, recontextualizing them, and otherwise living with ideas and information and drawing them out into wider communities to test […]
Thanks everyone for the nice wishes as TTW turned 2! And THANKS to Karen for singing. It’s on my iPod playlist!
I’m intrigued by this: http://www.lisnews.com/article.pl?sid=05/04/08/0759222 Two more viewpoints on podcasting… I agree with points in both. Take a look.
Great day in Kokomo, I learned so much! I’ll post about it soon, but I’m tired now… Thanks to Sharon, Dan, Steve and Ida for a great day — and thanks to the folks who attended! Here’s a set at flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/sets/215227/ Here’s my PPT: Trends for 21st Century Libraries
I made GOOD TIME — with an hour to spare so I’m at Panera looking at my materials.
I am on my way to Kokomo, Indiana for the first of three workshops “Reinventing Libraries.” I’m co-presenting with Sharon and Dan Wiseman. http://www.incolsa.net/inside/specialworkshop.html#imispring05
http://www.librarian.net/stax/1215 “…we all know libraries are changing. The library workforce is changing and the nature of the job is changing. The more librarians know the lingo of the new tech world of fee-for-service models instead of you-bought-it-you-own-it models of yore, the better we will be able to advocate for our patrons to provide the best service for them and the best return for their investment in us. You don?t have to live on IM to understand why IM might be a good alternative to 24/7 ref. You don?t have to check your email 100 times a day to know why […]