Daily Archives: September 12, 2007

Will Richardson has a nice post rounding up recent articles about schools, students and tech: http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/headlines-from-the-frontlines/ This caught my eye: …Seems the beligerent kids in San Diego schools are actually text messaging during class, admitting to cheating with their phones, and listening to iPods during lectures. Why is that? “Social […]

Those Pesky iPods: Technology and Schools

This entry was posted in Users and tagged Teens & Libraries on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens

Michael McGrorty had an interview: http://librarydust.typepad.com/library_dust/2007/09/down-in-the-bas.html During the interview I was asked the usual question, “As a new librarian, what would you do to determine the needs of your community of patrons?” My response was as it has always been: “I would do my best to make contact with a […]

On Interviews and the Shadow of City Hall

This entry was posted in Library 2.0/Web 2.0 on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens

IMG_0339 Originally uploaded by National Library of New Zealand More cards from New Zealand, via Tim Grieg: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationallibrarynz/sets/72157601707383805/ Wouldn’t this be a neat way to get user feedback? offer a physical and virtual card that simple says: “In 2017, my library will be…..” Choose the number of years out depending […]

The Centre of the Universe

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens

Library 2.0 Socks Originally uploaded by mstephens7 I owe a lot of folks a hearty THANK YOU for all sorts of assistance and kindness these past few months. One of those folks is Don Yarman, who attended one of my talks this summer in Ohio. I follow his blog and […]

Library 2.0 Socks

This entry was posted in Library 2.0/Web 2.0 on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens

Including: What an excellent teaching tool!

Tonight in LIS768: Blogs & RSS

This entry was posted in Blogging and tagged Content RSS on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens

Stephen Abram on marketing: I suspect that we’re not being assertive enough. Too many of us try to influence subtly. Too many of us are not direct enough. Too many of us only use a small range of the tools in the marketer’s toolkit. Many think people will notice the […]

Timid Marketing

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens

http://lblog.jalcorn.net/archives/954-Whats-Wrong-With-Recreation.html Another from the archives. Louise at Librarian’s Rant comments on the blocking of MySpace on public computers at Manatee Library: I guess my ultimate question is what is this policy intended to solve? If it’s a question of equitable time limits on public computers, there are other solutions. Is […]

What’s Wrong with Recreation

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens

I’m prepping reading lists for my Library 2.0 course, and I happened to come back to this by Brian Mathews: http://www.lisjobs.com/newsletter/archives/nov06bmathews.htm His points are all gems, including: Initiate change. We can’t always wait for others to do things; sometimes we have to make changes ourselves. If something is wrong, missing, […]

Those Pesky Silos

This entry was posted in Library 2.0/Web 2.0 on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens

I work on the web Originally uploaded by circulating Circulating adds an entry to iWoW: My day job is all about building relationships too now. I work on the web so that customers and team members may have a valuable personal experience with our services. I train and encourage and […]

I work on the web

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens

I work on the web Originally uploaded by webchicken Webchicken adds to the IWoW meme: More and more people can use the Web to get around, but I like empowering people with the tools to search and evaluate. I feel most proud when helping someone “get it” and overcome their […]

I work on the web

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on September 12, 2007 by Michael Stephens