There’s always some great content at the School Library Journal Web site. This video by Jeffrey Hastings, exploring the ASUS Eee PC 701 4G sub-notebook, is an extension of his published review. It expands visually on the review in a fun and informative manner. The possibilities for using video in this manner excite me: school and other librarians get even more information for decision making than just the printed review, the link can be shared (and blogged) easily, and the video format (music, shots, script) is a perfect prototype for doing your own reviews.
Yearly Archives: 2008
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StoryTubes is here! From New York to California, kids in Grades 1-6 are talking up their favorite books. You can too! Along with your parent or guardian, follow these simple steps: Make a 2-minute video about your favorite book; Upload the video to YouTube; and Come to this StoryTubes website and send in the link to your uploaded YouTube video using the online Contest Entry Form. Beginning April 1, your video becomes part of a national contest! Voting mania will then begin and happen each week in May! At the end of each week, one lucky contestant will win $500 in books. […]
lolbrarian Originally uploaded by librarygirl I am sorry I missed this program. http://whatiflibs.wetpaint.com/
I’ll be at CIL just less than 24 hours but I am looking forward to participating in the Innovation and Change Track, moderated by Helene Blowers. Please say Hi! Track E – Innovation & Change President’s Quarters (3rd Floor) Purposeful change and innovation are core to keeping current with the changing world. This series of sessions focuses on strategies and insights for dealing with innovation and change in your organization. Moderator: Helene Blowers, Director, Digital Strategy, Columbus Metropolitan Library Coffee Break — A Chance to Visit the Exhibits 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM Session E201 – Innovation Starts with “I” […]
Can you tell I’m catching up post-Australia? 30 Mobile Trends: http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html Stephen Abram offers 30 thoughts on mobile phones. This would make for a perfect discussion piece at your next staff meeting. Before you reprint that “No Cell Phone” sign for the door to your library, take a look. Social Media will Change your Business: http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/feb2008/db20080219_908252.htm First, a few numbers. There are some 9 million blogs out there, with 40,000 new ones popping up each day. Some discuss poetry, others constitutional law. And, yes, many are plain silly. “Mommy tells me it may rain today. Oh Yucky Dee Doo,” […]
Dominican GSLIS hosted a presentation a few weeks ago by Library Journal’s John Berry, as part of our Emerging Library Leaders series. John spoke about having a voice and participating in the profession. I thoroughly enjoyed his talk, even though it was one day after getting back from Australia. I captured a couple of his points through my jet lag: On becoming a well-rounded practitioner: Your professional development time will be more important than the time spent on your job. On writing/blogging: Don’t be afraid of controversy. On Blogging and putting yourself out there: For every error you make, you […]
http://www.library.pima.gov/audio/pla2008/PLA2008.mp3 Jen’s Slides: http://www.library.pima.gov/about/presentations/PLA2008.pdf John’s Slides:http://www.blyberg.net/downloads/PLA-032808.pdf My Slides: https://tametheweb.com/talks08/Web2.0StephensPLA.pdf
“Get over it,” Maney said about taking on some of those emerging tools and social media – “Experiment.” She also echoed some of the current thinking around exploration and learning. “Play,” she said. “It’s what your users are already doing.” What an excellent reason to start a Learning 2.0 program — something Maney noted her library and the State of Arizona were taking on! WooHoo! Read the whole post here. Listen to the presentations here.
Although brief, I had a great time at PLA. The folks I talked to were fired up about many of the sessions. I was also glad to see some old friends. I took a quick view of where we are in 2008 with the use of Web 2.0 in libraries. The cool thing I realized from listening to Jen and John was we were all really talking about people and planning, decisions and great opportunities. A lot of the discussion and questions focused on users and how the library offers access. I misquoted the ALA Code of Ethics in my […]
07_01_000049 Originally uploaded by Boston Public Library Jessmyn notes that Boston Public Library is on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/ Great stuff and useful evidence for deciding if Flickr fits your mission or goals for service.