Yearly Archives: 2007

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Podcasts & Podcasting

First Monday Podcasts

First Monday Podcasts Originally uploaded by mstephens7 http://firstmonday.org/ First Monday is launching podcasts in August: Starting in August 2007, First Monday Podcasts will bring you the people and events behind the interesting and novel ideas related to the history, current use, and future of the Internet. Preview: http://www.firstmonday.org/podcasts/First%20Monday%20teaser.mp3

Advocacy

Letting Go of the Culture of Perfect

I’m home from ALA and trying to decompress. One thread of conversation at this conference was the notion that letting go of the “everything must be perfect” mindset might lead to more innovation and improvement in libraries. I think all the sessions I attended or presented included a mention of play and experience. Karen Coombs at our RUSA preconference said: “Question everything! And don’t worry about making mistakes..” in relation to planning, creating and implementing technology in libraries — and finding the time to do those things. Are we so caught up — like that unnamed librarian someone told me […]

Library Organizations

The Death of Ideas

PAR-TIC-I-PA-TION, or 37 pieces of library flair (also a 365days shot) Originally uploaded by cindiann Read this: http://alreadygone.blogspot.com/2007/06/par-tic-i-pa-tion-or-37-pieces-of.html I am a “next generation” librarian, librarian 2.0 (1.5!), “young librarian,” whatever you want to call me, and I recently made the choice to get involved in ALA. I am currently attending the annual conference and having to make hard choices about what programming to attend and what to research later. Rather than continuing to believe that it’s hard to get involved, I chose to show up and agitate–ask people how to get onto committees, talk to those around me who are […]