I’m putting the finish touches on a Library 2.0 workshop I’ll be presenting tomorrow at Metropolitan Library System. I’m using Darlene’s definition in one section, and she expanded on her thinking about “radical trust” here: http://library.usask.ca/~fichter/blog_on_the_side/2006/04/web-2.html We can only build emergent systems if we have radical trust. With an emergent system, we build something without setting in stone what it will be or trying to control all that it will be. We allow and encourage participants to shape and sculpt and be co-creators of the system. We don’t have a million customers/users/patrons … we have a million participants and co-creators. […]
Yearly Archives: 2006
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It’s the last day of the last weekend of my Internet Fundamentals section. My students are sharing their Web projects! (Remember their Blogs?) These are fictional or “not official” mini-Web sites for a library or library service. Here are some of the projects: Archives Project: http://domin.dom.edu/students/chawapra/LIS753/FinalProject.html Fox River Grove Library: http://domin.dom.edu/students/roselaur/lis753/frglibrary.html Information Policy: http://domin.dom.edu/students/gornchris/753/infopolicy.html Resources for Gay Teens: http://domin.dom.edu/students/larsleah/LIS753/queerteenresources.htm Young Adults: http://domin.dom.edu/students/mackshen/LIS753Project/reelinginyoungadults.html Hayt Elementary Library: http://domin.dom.edu/students/jordamy/LIS753/main.html Gaming in Libraries: http://domin.dom.edu/students/barrashl/lis753/gaming.html ILL Page for a Library: http://domin.dom.edu/students/pollcarr/753/ILLhome.html Library programs Pages: http://domin.dom.edu/students/compemil/LIS753/programsallages.html Stone Book Reviews: http://domin.dom.edu/students/laskmark/lis753/main.html Andersen library: http://domin.dom.edu/students/rimikris/753/andersenwebsite.html Planning a Wedding resources at the Libraryhttp://domin.dom.edu/students/nilsstep/753/librarywedding.html
Wednesday, April 19, 2006. “Rev Up Your Online Services: Blogs, RSS, Wikis and other Dynamic and Low-cost Technologies” Workshop. Washington State Library Association Annual meeting. Tacoma, Washington. Friday, April 29, 2006. “Technology Planning” and “Wikis and Other Social Tools for Your Library” (with Jenny Levine). Texas Library Association Conference, Houston, Texas. Wednesday, May 10, 2006. SJCPL Staff Day. “Libraries Fit for the Future” with Jenny Levine. The Big Picture: Toward Library 2.0. Training, Technology, & Planning Monday, May 15, SELCO ,Tuesday, May 16, Willmar Public Library, Wednesday, May 17, Detroit Lakes Library, Thursday, May 18, Arrowhead Library System, Friday, May […]
Over at LibraryCrunch, Michael Casey has put up a survey. Please swing by: http://www.librarycrunch.com/2006/03/survey_libraries_librarians_an.html
Reading feeds of my favorite bibliobloggers and pondering how cool the community is! See more READ Posters: http://www.flickr.com/groups/readposters/pool/ And make your own!
Aaron just inspired me. All I’m saying is let’s look at our processes, policies, plans and technologies and make sure we are using the best tools for the best user-centered services. I leave for Kentucky at 6am! More from the road, if I can find wireless. Here’s the PDF of my Dead Technology Presentation from Wednesday Night.
We had a question at the PLA session: Are there libraries that have blogs for each individual branch. It was a great question and both Jenny and I couldn’t name a specific example. Thanks to Emily Posedel, Web Content Specialist in the Access Services & Training Division of the San Diego County Library, we have one! She writes to TTW: Thanks for all the examples on how we can redefine the function of an RSS feed on a library site. Related to the Q/A: Currently a few of our branches have teen blogs. I have them linked @ http://sdcl.org/TeenLounge_blogs.html Thanks […]
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2006/03/27/conference-20-ten-tips-for-extending-your-education-conference/ There’s loads of great conference posts and round ups from both CIL2006 and PLA2006, which are also the official tags! Take a moment in reading those to swing by Warlick’s piece on “Conference 2.0.” CIL certainly had many of those points covered, as did PLA. But there are some good ones to think about as well. Thought for next time? A podcast booth or quiet area where podcasters could stage a discussion, conference debrief, or just get some recording done.
I think IM in my public library is an example of the generation gap between staff members. We do not allow patrons to IM on library computers, and staff are not supposed to IM, either. However, many of the young professionals do have one or more IM programs downloaded onto their computers (inclduing the IT department), and we use IM at work. The staff that uses IM are more likely to want the IM and games ban dropped on public computers and want to start reference IM, a library blog, etc. So I see a direct correlation between librarians/library staff […]
What fun! We had a great crowd for the session being in the last slot of the conference! Links to our presentation: http://www.tametheweb.com/presentations/BlogsPLA06.pdf Our Six Things We Can Do Now: (Via the Librarian in Black) 1. Read weblogs and checkout what other libraries are doing. Keep tabs on new developments. Go to http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net. 2. Start your own “What’s New” blog at your library. Update it often and create an environment of dynamic content. Turn comments on. 3. Appoint a “trend reporter” at the library who watches what’s going on and reports back to staff. Form an Emerging Technology Committee. 4. […]