I am more aware of the role of academic libraries with students and faculty in my first year at Dominican. The Rebecca Crown Library serves our GSLIS students and the whole Dominican community of students, faculty and staff. I am fascinated to see how the library is used, what my students say about it and if they use it at all. Frankly, many GSLIS students use a closer-to-them library or their own library where they work. This year, I’ve toured a few academic libraries, given talks in them and discussed services with their librarians. It makes me happy to see […]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
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Via John Blyberg: http://www.blyberg.net/2007/03/19/didnt-i-just/ Tenuous WSJ Link: http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117391084682537392-qNtwMyrV5hF6_OvdZJdpIjRiplo_20080313.html Meanwhile, with most teens turning first and foremost to the Internet for schoolwork, students are arriving in college unable to navigate libraries. At Minnesota State University Moorhead, collection-management librarian Larry Schwartz finds himself explaining to students that books are shelved by call numbers. “There’s concern in Libraryland about how we should serve these people who grew up with computers,” he says. Matthew Kessler, a student I know at Western Michigan University, proudly avoids the school library. Given all the books and magazines it houses, “that place is a firetrap. I don’t go […]
Library Journal Movers & Shakers 2007 Originally uploaded by Michael Casey. Once again – congrats to all!
Rachel Singer Gordon is working on a book on alternative careers for librarians, andshe needs input from folks who have pursued nontraditional paths. Please see the survey questions posted at The Liminal Librarian, and feel free to distribute widely: http://www.lisjobs.com/liminal/2007/03/alternative-careers-survey.html
Great piece by Andrew Pace: http://blogs.ala.org/pace.php?title=all_sirsidynix_roads_lead_to_rome Golden Opportunity? SirsiDynix sounds sincere about its direction. I spoke to several principals, including Martin Taylor, John Dixon, Berit Nelson, and Tom Gates—they seem confident in this road to Rome. I am going to reserve the bulk of my judgment for a few months. But I also wonder how this might be playing out in Rome, Georgia. As many a blogger and library developer has said, the release of the open source Evergreen System by the Georgia PINES group has the potential to change the library automation landscape. “Salivating” was the word I used […]
2 shelves, 5 months, 40 books Originally uploaded by scampion. Steve from Pierce County Library used this Flickr photo to illustrate all the books he reviewed for the blog Mostly NF! This interactive photo is my way of celebrating the 40 books I’ve reviewed in the Mostly NF book blog on my library’s website these last five months. Gathering all the books again for a group shot seemed appropriate for the milestone. Click any book in the picture. I hope you have enjoyed reading ‘Mostly NF’ these last 5 months (and now listening to the podcasts!). I’ve always loved to […]
Forgive me folks for not highlighting another LJ Mover & Shaker whose path I’ve followed for awhile. Nicole Engard was also named a M&S this week. I have subscribed to Nicole’s outstanding blog “What I learned Today” since its inception. It does my heart good to see an LIS student and blogger honored by LJ! If you haven’t grabbed Nicole’s feed, please do so. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6423441.html Ever since she enabled internal communication and collaboration with these tools, Engard notes, “Staff who used to email or walk across the library to chat now do so on the intranet, providing an archive of […]
You have new Picture Mail! Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian. Seeing this photo in Jenny’s stream brought back many good memories and reminded me today is Teresa’s last day at ALA TechSource. Back in May, 2005, Jenny and I accepted an invitation from Teresa to dinner while visiting Providence, RI to do a NEASIST event. We’d never met. But something clicked that night and Tersea asked us to write for the Blog. I honestly believe my path in libraryland changed that evening. Since then, Teresa has edited my blog posts at TS and supported and encouraged me through the […]
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/news/forum/295064,pp-editorial-031407-s1.article From the Evanston Review: A freshman state senator has proposed a law that would ban access to social networking Web sites, such as MySpace, at libraries and public schools. Sen. Matt Murphy (R-27th) of Palatine, believes his legislation would make life safer for youths because it could prevent contact with potential sexual predators via computers at those sites. We do not doubt that Sen. Murphy is sincere in his desire to make life as safe as possible for the children of Illinois. Others like him see forums like MySpace that didn’t exist a decade ago and liken them to […]
CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 2007 Movers & Shakers, announced this week by Library Journal!! I am honored to say I’ve had the opportunity to talk to some of these folks about libraries, technology and change. Their perspectives and insights inspire me. I want my students to become “reflective practitioners” like the folks below as well as everyone on this year’s list. Go forth Movers & Shakers – change the world! Michael Casey: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6423425.html “I wouldn’t be in librarianship if I couldn’t combine so many of my passions,” explains Michael Casey, whose interests range from technology to photography. Casey’s major […]