Photo illustration of LaGrange Park Public Library’s Flickr profile Hi Michael, I’m a librarian at a large public library and I’m wondering if you can help me out. I’m trying to convince our staff to dive into the world of Flickr but a question has been brought up about #7 on Flick’s official terms of use. “Flickr is intended for personal use and is not a generic image hosting service. Professional or corporate uses of Flickr are prohibited.” I would naturally assume that this is referring to for-profit uses of Flickr, but I’m wondering if you have heard of any […]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
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http://www.gwinnettmagazine.com/bog2006.cfm#womanyear As the executive director of the Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL) for 15 years, Pinder operated with clear direction and a commitment to the belief that “a library should serve from cradle to grave.” During her tenure, the GCPL was named the 2000 Library of the Year by the Library Journal, instituting a host of customer-focused changes that made the Gwinnett library system one that leaders from other areas envy – and local patrons embrace and enjoy. Good for you, Jo Ann! Good luck on your run for ALA Treasurer as well! You’ve got my vote. Here’s what Jessamyn […]
Be aware of Digital Native’s POV. In “Digital ‘Natives’ Invade the Workplace,” one of Lee Rainie’s realities for Digital Natives is “They are multi-taskers often living in a state of “continuous partial attention” and that means the boundary between work and leisure is quite permeable.” This is something managers and adminstrators should take to heart. http://pewresearch.org/obdeck/?ObDeckID=70 The Realities: Reality 1 — They are video gamers and that gives them different expectations about how to learn, work, and pursue careers. Reality 2 –They are technologically literate, but that does not necessarily make them media literate. Reality 3 — They are content […]
Some library jobs of note: WanderingEyre posts about another cool job description: How is that for a job title? The Emergent Technologies Librarian is a new job open at the Eastern Michigan University Library. This would be a wonderful position for someone who wanted to get their hands in the thick of Library 2.0. From the posting: The Eastern Michigan University Library seeks a proactive, creative, service-oriented individual to play a key role on its Information Services Team. The Emergent Technologies Librarian will serve as an explorer of and advocate for the use of emergent technologies to support online learning […]
Ahhh..another numbered list….at Occam’s Razor: http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/10/top-ten-blogging-tips-insights-from-a-novice-blogger.html From a novice blogger…some fascinating advice: Tips / Insights Summary: Nobody cares about you, they care about what you can do for them Have a personality, reflect your core beliefs, be honest, have fun Blogging is a very serious time commitment Pick a subject matter you are passionate about and that you are good at Respect the intelligence of your audience Blogs need constant promotion, participation and evangelism Being “digg’ed” is great exposure but traffic builds gradually over time, one person at a time Have goals, whatever you want them to be Be nice, […]
Nicole points to a TechSoup article: http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6016.cfm?rss=1 How to Use MySpace to Raise Awareness: Three nonprofit organizations share their experiences includes a hot seven point list that library folk might take to heart as they plan for their MySpace profiles. I love the proactive approach! Tips for Running a MySpace Campaign If you decide to launch a MySpace page for your organization, here are seven things you can do to increase your chances of success: On your MySpace page, ask friends to take specific actions such as “link to our Web site,” “subscribe to our e-newsletter,” “tell a friend about […]
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/16/time.you.tm/index.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html But look at 2006 through a different lens and you’ll see another story, one that isn’t about conflict or great men. It’s a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It’s about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people’s network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace. It’s about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes. The tool that makes this possible is the World Wide Web. Not the […]
Grades are Done! Originally uploaded by mstephens7. I’m at Panera Bread in River Forest, IL..I just finished grading the last of 24 eight page research papers. Topics ranged from collection development issues, the future of the school library, Patriot Act examinations all the way to discussions and reflection on Library 2.0. I wish there was a way to share some snippets of my students’ incredible writing and insights…maybe soon.. LIS 701 students – if you are reading – well done! You should be proud of yourselves. And thank you for an excellent experience teaching 701 for the first time!
Fascinating stuff! I called the post “Tag Cloud” but Davids Rothman and Pattern noted it’s a word cloud! Thanks for the heads up. http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/146/ Hot Stuff: http://161.112.232.18/hotstuff.php
“Spending too much energy on why we can’t change instead of changing what we can.” From yesterday’s retreat come the typed up flipchart notes from the L2 Barriers exercise and our brainstorming. Thanks to katia for typing them up! And thanks to the incredible Marshall Shore of Maricopa County Library for inviting me down and opening up the event to other library systems! How open..and participatory! 🙂 Barriers in the Library Negative signage (e.g. No cell phones) People have to come IN to the library to use it “Noise Police” Only one public phone (or worse, NO public phones in […]