I’m reading through Robin Hastings’ new Library Technology Report called “Collaboration 2.0.” This is one LTR not to miss! And don’t miss Dan Freeman’s interview with Robin at TechSource: http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2009/06/robin-hastings-discusses-collaborative-work.html Dan Freeman: So your topic for this issue is Collaboration 2.0. Can you define this concept for us? Robin Hastings: Collaboration 2.0 is the use of free, easy-to-use web 2.0 tools (think Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Google Docs, etc.) to make teams who may not be in the same city, state or country work together seamlessly. Since the philosophy behind the 2.0 tools is one of user-created content, almost all […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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I had a great time at the MOBIUS Conference in the Lake of the Ozarks region of Missouri. My keynote was Tuesday night, followed by a rocking Dessert and Beverage reception. It was a very nice event. Thanks to all who attended and to all who chatted with me at the conference and around the Tan-Tar-A Resort. The slides are here: https://tametheweb.com/hyperlinkedlibrary/HyperlinkedMOBIUS.pdf
Eden Prairie Library By the Numbers – Lobby Display, originally uploaded by edenprairielibrary. Emily Lloyd writes: Hi, Michael– My coworker Marni came up with a great idea for one of our lobby bulletin boards: a display called “Eden Prairie Library by the Numbers.” Illustrated with photos taken in the branch, it includes stats like how many returns the library checks in every day (roughly 4000), how many storytimes we offer per week (8), how many items were checked out from our location last year (1,333,427), how many years the library has been part of the community (35), etc. The display […]
When I read recently that I had been one of 200 potential candidates for an academic library position I came to the sad realization that, yes, this economy was going to affect my job search tremendously. As a recent graduate from Dominican University’s LIS program, I’ve been on the hunt for a few months and my techniques for searching have changed quite dramatically. I used to sample a few sites a couple times a week and browse through the listings in ACRL publications, but recently I’ve refined my attack to be much more effective. I’d like to share what I’ve […]
Via the Lone Wolf Librarian:
Librarian, Interupted writes: I think the first place I came across the idea was at Jenny Levine’s blog – see The Shifted Librarian: The Exeter Public Library Does Netflix . Here I am two years later still wondering how Netflix is working in libraries. Is it still working? Have the executives at Netflix shut everyone down? Did all the ‘naughty’ libraries get a copy of “There Will Be Blood” as recommended in that NEWSWEEK article? I really wanted to know. So, I decided to just go ahead and ask. I chose to check in on the Cook Memorial Library way up in Tamworth, NH from that article in Library […]
http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/kbosch/2008/09/21/national-park-trading-cards Recently my sixth grade students have been working on a research project about our National Parks. One of their project choices was making a National Park trading card based on their research using this site: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php I had a few directions written down for the students and they had no problems doing this without much assistance. After they created the card, they dragged it to their desktop. Then they doubleclicked on the image to open it full size and were able to print the card full size without all the other text on the website page. (We are on […]
Library Skunk Works: User Experience Design for the 21st Century Library View more Microsoft Word documents from John Blyberg. John Blyberg presents another incredible slide deck. Take a look!
MS: I just concluded a section of my favorite class to teach: LIS768 Library 2.0 and Social Networking Technologies. Centered around the concept of participatory service, the class encourages students to experiment, play, and think critically about improving services in a changing world. I close the session with some counsel to students as they head out into the job market. Make Issues Opportunities. Look at any of the issues impacting libraries right now, for example, the economy, new converged devices, and digital streaming and downloads. Then look at what innovative thinkers have done regarding such issues. Learn to be such change agents. […]
Preview: The Twitterverse v1.0 by @BrianSolis & @Jess3, originally uploaded by b_d_solis. The Twitterverse was created in the spirit of TheConversationPrism.com. This is a preview of the soon-to-be announced Twitterverse. Please let us know what we’re missing and if we need to reorganize the placement of apps. HINT: Click on all sizes for a larger view. (cc) www.briansolis.com + www.jess3.com.