By Michael Casey & Michael Stephens We’re a far cry from the days when technology was solely the domain of the IT folks at the library. Now, much of what we do is linked to using, planning for, implementing, and evaluating all manner of technologies-from web site design/redesign and the rapidly growing trend of using social tools in the library all the way to finding out what hardware works best for the library and how to implement radio frequency identification (RFID). While teams and committees ponder decisions about how a technology will fit in, the big picture decisions also require […]
Monthly Archives: November 2007
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my Text Message reference flyer Originally uploaded by Joey Digits
Photo by Sarah Houghton-Jan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianinblack/2042615406/) Thanks HLA! I’ve never given a presentation in shorts and the Pineapple Shirt before! http://www.tametheweb.com/talks07/HLATenTechIdeasStephens.pdf
NO CELL PHONE USE IN THE LIBRARY! Originally uploaded by Travelin’ Librarian This one is signed “Library Director.” (Via Michael Sauers)
Don’t miss the compendium of links related to libraries and librarians parties: http://marylaine.com/party.html We all know that librarians are not the prototypical sensible-shoes-wearing little ladies with buns, but did you have any idea how much fun we can be? Here’s a collection of news stories I’ve assembled about some image-busting librarians and the imaginative parties, programs, competitions, and stunts they’ve staged for their communities. To get an idea of what I had to say in this presentation, see my column, “Party People,” http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib307.html.
Via the Facebook Blog and Nicole Engard: We noticed people wanted to connect with their favorite music, restaurants, and brands; but there was no good place for these types of affiliations to exist. Now, there is a place for them and you can become a fan of whatever pages you choose in order to interact with your passions in new ways. You can post reviews for a local restaurant, buy tickets to a new movie, or be the first to get a heads up about new promotions. Nicole asks the question: Does this include libraries? I know there was some […]
From Hey Jude: http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/the-six-secrets-of-success/ 1. Love your employees as well as your customers – this is essential for productivity. 2. Connect peers with purpose – this is how you give coherence and cohesiveness – We need direction plus flexibility from the centre. The secret glue of cohesion is peer interaction. 3. Bullying backfires – identifying ineffectiveness without being punitive or pejorative in your actions. 4. Learning is the work – be careful – PD is a good way to avoid change! It’s about professional learning not professional development. We shouldn’t learn outside and apply it. It’s the difference between prescription […]
I really enjoy student blogging – especially LIS students. From a blog by a Knowledge Management grad student comes this: http://kmiscommunication.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/crap-happens/ I find it interesting that after I write this post, I’m going to tag it the wordpress way, so hopefully someone else can pull my thoughts out of cyberspace. Again, Cory Doctorow, co-author of the Boing Boing blog, postulates that collectively we can achieve our goal: the “communication of information,” as I like to call it. In its simplest form, isn’t commuication all about getting information from the sender to the receiver without a bunch of noise? (Thank you […]
Via Stephen Abram: http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2007/10/top_10_strategi.html Social Software Mashup & Composite Apps Metadata Management Web Platform & WOA Real World Web Green IT Business Process Modeling Unified Communications Virtualization 2.0 Computing Fabric Read it all here: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=530109
Via David Warlick: http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2007/10/25/bringing-your-heart-with-you/ I especially liked it when he said, “you want your employees to bring their hearts with them to their jobs.” I think that this is especially important with teaching and learning. There is so much about teaching and learning that is about communication. And it seems to me that when communication has heart behind it, then it becomes especially sticky. Do you bring your heart to work? I honestly believe the best libraries will be those that have heart, creating environments, services and collections that encourage users’ hearts and bring us together. For example, I am […]