Yearly Archives: 2008

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Reinvention: Matt Gullett Takes a Leap

Helene Blowers pointed to Matt Gullet’s post about moving to the great Northwest: Lastly, some may look at this move and say that is crazy, risky, stupid, etc. He is flying without a parachute or a net. Yes, I agree to some extent that doing this is a bit risky, but sometimes in life we need to do things a bit different by trusting and have some faith that things will work out. Library culture isn’t typically a place that handles risk well, but on the other hand that is the nature of a library (a stable place and space). […]

Michael and I scouted out the convention center yesterday

    Michael and I scouted out the convention center yesterday, originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian. Oh! I should have done this post first! Hello to all attending ALA2008. Please say hi if you see me out and about. I’ll be attending the Movers & Shakers lunch, the Scholarship Bash and the LIS Schools Reception. Jenny and I are presenting at the Empowerment conference Sunday morning – bright and early!

Virtual world libraries : Challenges & Strategies

    Introduction: Me., originally uploaded by Timothy Greig. http://timothygreig.com/archives/131 Timothy Grieg, who I’ve followed for a while as he worked on his Masters project, writes: Today I collaborated (virtually and in person) with three other Second Life educators to present a session on Libraries and Second Life at theTELSIG National Seminar which is being held in Palmerston North today and tomorrow. I was incredibly nervous, and we were all crossing our fingers and toes that there wouldn’t be technology hitches – but all in all – even though there was the odd hiccup, I think it went pretty well! Everyone […]

Don’t Miss ALA TechShots

http://www.flickr.com/groups/tech-shots/ Do you have a great shot of people using technology in your library? Add it to the pool! Photographs submitted to the pool will periodically be selected for inclusion on the American Library Association TechSource blog.  Photos depicting the use of digital technology in libraries are preferred, but archival photos of other technologies in libraries are also welcome. Be creative! Please tag your posts accordingly so that other flickr users can find your photos.   The pool will be swept periodically for photos that the Editors deem inappropriate to the pool. The incredible Cindi Trainor is running this wonderful addition to […]

Thinkering Spaces

hey, that’s me!, originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian. Don’t miss these posts from Jenny Levine: http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/06/17/thinkering-spaces-in-libraries.html http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/06/18/mashing-up-content-in-the-library-thinkering-spaces-ii.html http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/06/24/implementing-the-prototype-thinkering-spaces-iii.html BIG stuff.