Yearly Archives: 2006

717 posts

Comments in the Hennepin Library Catalog

Welcome to Library 2.0! I had breakfast today with some of the coolest librarians from Hennepin County Library and I nearly fell off my chair when I heard they had just rolled out patron comments in the catalog! With barcode or an e-mail, userrs can comment on their favorite materials. Hurrah for Hennepin! ILS vendors …watch this closely…these are features our users and librarians want!

Are Associations Innovation in a 2.0 World

Over at ALA L2, Michelle wonders if there are examples of associations innovating with 2.0 toold…if you have any examples, thoughts, or suggestions, comment here and I’ll make sure the folks working on that project get them! http://michellefrisque.alablog.org/blog/_archives/2006/5/16/1963185.html I have been looking at various association web sites trying to learn how other associations are using 2.0 technologies. Well so far I have not seen a systematic approach to how assocations are utilizing 2.0 technologies. Instead it seems like associations (at least the ones that I have looked at) are only begining to dabble in 2.0. They do not have a […]

Med Librarian (Updated)

Don’t miss: http://medlibrarian.net I met Mary and Darren at CIL and they had a lot of good things to say, so take a look at their blog! (but, why no comments?) OOPS! I misread the about page! Comments are open. Forgive me, med Librarians!