Yesterday I spent four hours with 70 Arizona librarians at a workshop sponsored by the Maricopa County Library System. We talked Web 2.0, trends guiding technologies and the shift toward a collaborative and social networked society. It’s apropo that while catching up on my edubloggers, I discover this quote posted by Will Richardson from the new book Wikinomics: These changes, among others, are ushering us toward a world where knowledge, power, and productive capability will be more dispersed than at any time in our history—a world where value creation will be fast, fluid, and persistently disruptive. A world where only […]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
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So nice to see the Holiday wishes from library staff to their users (and the world) popping up on Flickr this week. I’m impressed with the creativity and the sense that many folks are involved, such as the group shot of the folks from Dok in Delft! Merry Christmas from DOK, public library Delft Originally uploaded by DOK Delft.
Barriers Originally uploaded by mstephens7. “Gaming opposed by youth service management.” I referred the group to Jenny’s LTR and “Got Game!”
Via the scorching hot Smart Mobs blog comes a link to a report concerning the attitudes of people who participate in online communities: http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2006/12/07/characterisitic….html They are: Fast followers More flexible Open communicators Aspire to greatness Looking for new, innovative ideas In short – your future leaders How are you encouraging these folks in your organization? Are there outlets, teams, projects and work groups that can make use of these attitudes while also acquainting them with your seasoned folk for knowledge transfer? Are you hyperlinked?
Ho Ho Ho Originally uploaded by mstephens7. This morning, I’m doing that thing I do: curl in bed with the laptop and catchup on my library feeds, news sites and my flickr streams before starting the day….when I see Chad Haefele has noted one of my recent pictures. I click through from the “recent Activity” page at Flickr and I’m wearing a Santa hat! More exploration leads to Jessamyn giving me a beard in a picture of Steve and I at the Apple Store! To top this Christmas Ho Ho Ho fun, Stephen Abram sends me a link to the […]
Via David Warlick: http://www.edtechmag.com/k12/issues/november-december-2006/blog-rules.html Here’s the advice for independent teacher bloggers: DEALING WITH INDEPENDENTLY BLOGGING TEACHERS Urge teachers to blog and provide staff development. Produce a document that describes the legal implications of blogging and suggests proper and responsible practices. Deliver the message: “Don’t be stupid.” The proactive take is nice. Urge your teachers to blog but educate them about best practices, etc. Same can be said for a library’s independent blogging librarians.
Science Leadership Academy Sign Originally uploaded by willrich. Love it!
Via Stephen Abram: http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2006/12/teens_and_im.html This post includes facts from a new report from AOL on IM use (http://press.aol.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1138§ion_id=15) and then Stephen weighs in: More grist for the library mill. I recall seeing a 1956/57 article in the Wilson Library Bulletin advising libraries not to adopt telephone reference. From my travels this year, we seem to be split on piloting IM reference and resisting it. This seems to be a watershed issue in libraries and our relationship with our users. Several folks have informed me that their library IM trial yielded poor results. I asked how they marketed and promoted the […]
Check out this post about an exhibit in Second Life from The Alzheimer Society of Ontario, in partnership with the Second Life Library 2.0: http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/2006/12/public_affairs_.html Some of the most powerfully delivered experiences in Second Life are delivered simply. Although the brand builds of recent months are impressive, very few communicate. The temptation is to overwhelm our senses with the surroundings, demanding our pre-frontal lobes create the “being there” experience. Because we can do anything here, the temptation is to do it. Second Life presents opportunities to experience an issue – not just a space. Our brains are wired for simulation […]
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/2006_web_technology_trends.php Includes: Social networks RSS moving mainstream Video on the Web Overhype of the term Web 2.0 Take a look. This would be useful reading for a staff meeting discussion.