*open 7 days a week, 12 hours a day" Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian Jenny posts photos from her visit to the Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam. These Dutch libraries have a lot going on! Look closely folks. http://www.flickr.com/photos/shifted/sets/72157604217237190/
Yearly Archives: 2008
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Electronic Journal Forum : Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and the Hyperlinked Library Michael Stephens, Contributor and Maria Collins, Column Editor Stephens is Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Dominican University, River Forest, IL 60305, USA Collins is Assistant Head of Acquisitions, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh NC 27695, USA Available online 26 October 2007. Abstract Discussions surrounding the concepts of Web 2.0/Library 2.0 are increasing among the library community. This column outlines key principles behind Web 2.0 and provides a brief explanation of social tools, such as blogs, RSS feeds, podcasting, and wikis. The author also […]
Lots of discussion on the Twitter and at various blogs about SWIFT, a conference social networking platform. Don’t miss these posts and the comments too: Karen Schneider: http://freerangelibrarian.com/2008/03/21/moving-swiftly-on/ Jessamyn West: http://www.librarian.net/stax/2261/not-so-swift/ David Lee King: http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/14/not-using-swift-for-computers-in-libraries/ Personally, I don’t get why I would put my slides, blog posts, photos etc. anywhere but here at TTW. I also agree with Karen: I’d rather see wifi at the conferences long before a contracted, vendor-based solution for social networking. I know that the amazing folks attending CIL could have whipped up similar grass roots systems in a heartbeat. My vote will always go for […]
An SJCPL Librarian comments on the Mishawaka Ban: I work in the reference department at SJCPL and yes – we’re getting the overflow from Mishawaka now that MySpace and Facebook have been restricted. Our computers are basically full with a queue all of the time. I’ll share some thoughts… First, we have a limit of 2 persons per computer. We were hesitant to do that, but found that things were just getting too loud. We do still get complaints about the noise level and we try to keep the peace as much as we can. We don’t have our computers […]
"it starts at the library!!!" Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian Attention! Is your library fun? For all users?
3 days left to win a Wii! Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian Jenny and I are very happy to announce that we have a winner — a big congrats goes to: Naomi M. of Palatine, IL A big thank you goes out to everyone who donated to LISHost during this fundraiser. And to Mr. Blake Carver who continues to work so tirelessly for all of us.
Via the South Bend Tribune and a bunch of folks who emailed me: You can no longer use MySpace, Facebook or other “social networking sites” at Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library. Fights, lewd language and cars being blocked in the parking lot by teenagers are among the problems Director Dave Eisen said have plagued the downtown library lately. He told library board members that adults have complained about not feeling safe at the library. Eisen and his staff believe the teenagers are there to use MySpace, Facebook and other social sites. Oh boy. This is my hometown library. It saddens me that […]
Don’t miss our Dutch friends keynoting CIL 2008! http://www.infotoday.com/cil2008/day.asp?day=Tuesday Check out the article in this month’s CIL magazine.
an SMS message from the catalog Originally uploaded by misterbisson http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/12094/scriblio-feature-text-this-to-me
http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/newandnoteworthy/hitechwinner08.cfm Helene Blowers has been named the winner of the 2008 LITA/Library Hi Tech award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. Emerald and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, sponsor the award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in communicating to educate practitioners within the library field in library and information technology. It consists of $1,000 and a certificate of merit. Helene Blowers is the Director of Digital Strategy for the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, Ohio. Previous to her current position, she served as the Public Services Technology Director for […]