Cheers to the many librarians who have joined the local and global conversation via blogs, wikis, Flickr, and other social networks. The expression of shared ideas, feedback, and solutions furthers the professional discourse. Jeers to IT departments that still hide behind “it’s not secure,” “we can’t support that,” and technology plans/decisions made without involving librarians or users. We’re ready for an open dialog about security, privacy, and what resources we can realistically spend. We understand how busy IT can be. We simply want the discussions to be more inclusive. Cheers to libraries like North Carolina State University (NCSU) for the […]
Monthly Archives: March 2008
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By Michael Casey & Michael Stephens We’ve been writing the Transparent Library for a year, so it’s time for some thumbs up and thumbs down. Cheers to the widespread librarians, library staff, administrators, trustees, and others from libraries small and large who have participated in localized versions of Helene Blowers’s Learning 2.0 program. As we write, the entire state of Minnesota is running the program for all interested parties, reinforcing the idea that inclusive, self-directed learning applied to emerging tools can bring people together and get them talking. Cheers to the State Library of South Carolina for its engaging, personalized […]
The Hyperlinked Library at Queensland State Library Originally uploaded by mstephens7 Thanks all! What a great way to finish the speaking tour!
With Warren after the Talk Originally uploaded by mstephens7 One of the highlights of the trip has been meeting Australian librarians who’ve emailed me or commented at TTW. One of the folks I met today in Brisbane was Warren Cheetham, who wrote to TTW back in 2005: http://www.tametheweb.com/2005/02/24/ipod-as-listening-station/
Dinner with Michael Stephens Originally uploaded by Constance Wiebrands A big thank you to all the library folk in the Perth area who came out to an amazing dinner organized by Kathryn Greenhill. Glad to meet you all!
Greetings from Uluru Originally uploaded by mstephens7 Riding Jack the camel at sunset, Uluru.
…are here: https://tametheweb.com/the-hyperlinked-library/
Great Group at the State Library of South Australia, Adelaide Originally uploaded by mstephens7 Thanks All!
Greetings from Adelaide Hello from South Australia. I am getting better – slowly, and I appreciate all the nice emails and Facebook notes. Yesterday was a gloriously sunny, warm day (sorry, folks at home 🙂 ), and what better place to enjoy it than a Wildlife preserve.
Don’t miss CindiTrainor’s newly revamped and newly retitled blog: Citegeist. She ponders some fascinating uses of Twitter and other tools for research in a recent post: Say I am doing research with colleagues and find an article that should be included in the literature review section, when we get around to writing our article. Building on the FoxyTunes model, I would need a browser extension that can read citation information from a number of citation management sites as widely varying as EndNote Web, RefWorks, Reference Manager, Zotero, del.icio.us, or even a locally-created database, as long as there were a […]