Remember this from way back in 2006? I think it still holds true. Someone reminded of it at my talk in Saginaw and asked for a new copy. Download the PDF here: StephensWarning
Monthly Archives: October 2011
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TWIL #22: Michael Edson (Smithsonian Institution) from Jaap van de Geer on Vimeo.
Thanks to everyone who attended my talk up in Saginaw, Michigan this week. The slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/HyperlinkedLibrarySaginaw.pdf
Next week I’ll be taking part in the Salzburg Global Institute program Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture: http://www.salzburgglobal.org/current/sessions.cfm?IDSpecial_Event=2961 As key stewards of our culture and heritage, libraries and museums have traditionally enjoyed, and to a great extent still do enjoy, a unique role and special responsibility within societies around the world. But as economic disruptions and rapid technological innovation have brought about dramatic societal changes, libraries and museums, too, are being forced to revisit and rethink their own roles and responsibilities within these changing societies. The 21st century indeed poses perplexing challenges, but at the same time offers intriguing new opportunities for libraries […]
Someone shared these three simple rules for library service during the Q&A for my keynote at SCMLA11 last week. Kim Mears tweeted them.
Your Time Is Limited (Landscape), originally uploaded by andyi.
Dangerous ideas for libraries: ASLA 2011 View more documents from Mal Booth
As a companion to the article I have at InfoToday Europe, here’s a short list of some of the exemplary practice we’re pulling out of the Learning 2.0 research: (From Stephens, M., & Cheetham, W. (2011). The impact and effect of learning 2.0 programs in Australian academic libraries. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 17(1), 31-63. Allow staff time to work on the program and make it a firm commitment. Break down any barriers on the tools put in place by IT departments making sure access is possible from employee computers. Commit to an ongoing communication and learning strategy for staff […]
I am on the way back from a nice visit to Augusta, Georgia. Thanks to all the good folks in the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association. I enjoyed presenting the keynote yesterday morning and spending time with the delegates. Special thanks to Dr. Steven MacCall for his assistance with aligning the Hyperlinked Library with the focus of medical librarians. The slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/StephensHyperlinkedSCMLA.pdf
October 7, 2011 – Keynote, Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association Conference, Augusta, Georgia. October 12, 2011 – White Pine Library Cooperative Annual Meeting, Saginaw, Michigan. TTW Goes to Europe: October 19 – 23, 2011 – Panelist, Communication & Technologies, and Resource Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services/Salzburg Global Seminar “Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture,” Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg, Austria. October 24, 2011 – Information Environments & Technologies for a Hyperlinked World, presentation for Information Services & Information Management school at the University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, Netherlands. October 27 & 28, 2011 – Internet Librarian International, London, England. November 2 & 3, […]