http://www.followalibrary.blogspot.com/ Just like last year there will be a #followalibrary day on October First :-). This year we added a subject: #myfavoritebook. Libraries give access to many great books that people love to read and we want to know what your favorite one is. What do I have to do on October first? Make a tweet about your favorite book and add the hashtag #followalibrary. For instance: Share your greatest book inspirations with the rest of the world on October 1st 2011 on Twitter
Monthly Archives: September 2011
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Deadline: November 15, 2011 The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) seeks applicants for the position of editor or co-editors of Reference & User Services Quarterly (RUSQ). The term is for three years, with the possibility of renewal for a second term. The editor may not serve longer than six consecutive years. Scope of RUSQ: RUSQ, the official publication of RUSA, has been published for fifty years. RUSQ publishes a blend of practical and empirically based articles on issues that widely impact reference and public services librarians. Beginning with the Fall 2011 issue (volume 51, number 1), RUSQ will be […]
Working Like A Patron, originally uploaded by herzogbr. Don’t miss this: http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/09/27/work-like-a-patron-day-2011/
Thanks to all the librarians at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City for inviting me to visit the campus library for a tour and lunch on Front Street a few weeks ago. We had a great conversation – including a discussion about the library’s “graffiti wall” – seen above. Each month, a statement goes up that students can answer on sticky notes. The above is an answer to “This semester I will…” Thanks to Stephanie DeLano Davis, Librarian at NMC, for organizing the visit. Below is a shot of us after lunch:
The Hyperlinked Library: Emerging Trends, Emerging Tech Based on the Library 2.0 participatory service philosophy and enhanced by the writings of Buckland, Lankes et al, Weinberger and more, this class explores the Hyperlinked Library model and answers these questions: What emerging trends are changing library services? What does a connected world of continuous computing mean for 21st Century libraries? This class provides a roadmap toward becoming the Hyperlinked Library – transparent, participatory, playful, user-centered and human – while still grounded in our foundations and values. Upon completion of this class, students will be able to: Utilize models of user-centered service […]
This is the new class I’m designing for spring 2012 at SJSU SLIS: Transformative Learning and Technology Literacies All information professionals will most probably be called upon to create or present some form of instruction within the scope of their jobs. Within information environments, this class explores models such as Mezirow?s concept of transformative learning and the Learning 2.0/23 Things program as well as developing concepts such as transliteracy. Coursework answers thesequestions: How can we promote transformative learning via technology? What are exemplary practices for library staff and user learning programs? What emergent technologies are enhancing the way we learn? How can Personal Learning […]
Do not miss this post at In the Library with a Lead Pipe: http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2011/is-the-united-states-training-too-many-librarians-or-too-few-part-1/ Is the United States Training Too Many Librarians or Too Few? (Part 1) Some questions from the essay: Should library schools admit fewer students? Is the admissions process sufficiently selective? Are library school curricula and graduation requirements too similar or too distinct? Are they providing their students with the skills they need in order to get hired and do useful work? Should there be licensing exams for librarians? What data would we need to collect in order to come up with useful answers to these questions? […]
This video inspires me. Have you seen it?
Librarian promoted to evil magician by journalist, originally uploaded by Miromurr. Thomas Brevik writes: Article in the local newspaper Nordhordland. I dressed up as a magician (librarian of magic as I now call myself) to get press for our first role playing session with Dungeons & Dragons in the library.
Using this little slideshow to set the stage for my Participatory Service class this week. I use these slides before presenting the full length version of “The Hyperlinked Library.”