Make your own READ poster!, originally uploaded by webchicken. Okay…I will have to resist the urge to “Blog This” when more READ posters pop up… I really enjoy seeing the faces of the profession. đ
Daily Archives: August 7, 2008
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Not For Children, originally uploaded by herzogbr. Brian Herzog writes: These are the signs next to the button that automatically opens the Libraryâs front doors, to provide easy entrance to people who have trouble opening the door. As the comment mentioned, it of course is a great play thing for children. I donât know how effective our signs are, but I have a feeling that the big arrow is probably irresistible to kids – even those who canât read. But I think signs, in general, are band-aids, and a real solution (or the real problem) lies in the very design. […]
From Spider Lake, just three of the books I devoured this summer. Thanks ALA! Please make your own and put it on Flickr. I can’t wait to see everyone’s choices… Via Jenny: One of the fun projects Iâve gotten to shepherd at work is now available for you to play with – the READ Mini Poster Generator. Itâs just like the generators on fdâs Flickr Toys because it was created by John Watson, Mr. fd himself. Choose from one of four templates and just click the button to upload a picture from your hard drive. (One hint – leave some room above your […]
http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=105
Via ALA Direct: Libraries’ Video Games are Teen Magnet “Gaming is storytelling for teenagers,” said Julie Scordato, a teen-services specialist for Columbus’ libraries. “You get to mingle, play and talk, and you get to really know them. Then when you suggest a book, they listen.” The American Library Association considers Columbus’ system one of the top innovators in electronic amusement and has invited Scordato to join a panel to develop guidelines on how best to use video games in libraries. The association also plans to study how video games affect literacy and problem-solving skills, using a $1 million grant from […]
Via Open Access News: New partners for Flickr Commons The George Eastman House and the Bibliothèque de Toulouse have joined Flickr Commons and will provide OA to some of their images there. (Thanks to Boing Boing.) The Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian is also providing access to part of its collection on Flickr, though not as part of Flickr’s The Commons project. The images are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license (images in the Commons are in the public domain). (Thanks to Patrick Peccatte.)
When a library customer comes into our building and makes use of our resources and services, we extend to that user a shield of privacy so long as they agree not to violate our policies or the law. The protective shield of privacy can only be pierced when the individual violates the contract regarding use. If we, the library, witness the violation then it is incumbent upon us to take proper and appropriate action. However, if an outside agency, such as the FBI, comes to us and claims that a law was broken and that we need to turn over […]
2008.05.16.0014c, originally uploaded by Douglas County History Research Center. Caught these pictures today in Flickr and immediately emailed to get the okay to “Blog This.” I also asked about how these great photos came about. Cecily North, Assistant Archivist at the Douglas County Libraries wrote right back: Douglas County libraries holds a district-wide staff day every other year and on their off years each branch has a staff day. The branch the History Research Center is located in, in Castle Rock, decided to go with a theme of pirates this year. The center is a district-wide function even though we […]
Brian Mathews writes: Yes, it is CeLIBration time again. Our annual welcome event for freshmen the Saturday before the Fall semester starts. Past CeLIBrations I have to be honest– I wasnât really feeling it this year. Donât get be wrong, weâve had some great events over the years, but with the wedding and book deadline in September, my heart wasnât into it. But then I looked at the line up and we have a lot of cool games. This might actually be our best one yet. I am totally in now. Dodgeball Tournament Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament (there are actually leagues: video) […]
hot001, originally uploaded by Dave & Bry. Dave Pattern writes: âŚso, from all of this painstaking research we can clearly see that librarian bloggers love to talk about books! đ http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/109981/biblioblogosphere http://www.daveyp.com/blog/archives/337