http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/2008/10/31/why-did-they-search-that-i-wonder/ Karen writes: When the ALA website went live last month, it did so with an added feature: the custom Search Engine Results Page. There are three parts to this, “key matches,” the usual kind of search results, and some ranked results from “big” Google. I had the task of building the initial set of key matches in the final hours before we went live, when most of the pages would be in their intended places. Since then, there have been changes, and some topics really do need key matches. Time for a tune-up. So, we ran a report of […]
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From an LIS768 Class Discussion: About a year back, my library department (youth services) decided to maintain a weblog – mainly with the purpose of highlighting the collection, programs, and services, and displaying photos of kids using the library. We promote the blog by word of mouth (although, to be honest, this has method has fallen off since the blog’s early days), providing a link to the blog on the website, and displaying the addresss on some library materials. Well, almost a year later, the blog is fairly presentable and is updated somewhat frequently (between 4 and 10 times a month). The author is usually me […]
This is from Hall County Public Library in their November eNewsLetter. I believe in having a code of conduct, but some of these are so over the top I thought it was a joke at first. I’ll be using this in class next semester. I’ve bolded the ones that really made my brain ooze out my ears: From the Director Dear Patron, Have you ever walked in on a person bathing in a public restroom to tell them to get dressed? Have you ever called the police to help rescue a dog locked in an automobile on a hot summer […]
Promotional badges, originally uploaded by LIM Programmes @ Victoria. Brenda Chawner writes: This year we (the VUW Library and Information Management staff) have a limited number of promotional badges available for current students and graduates at the LIANZA conference – you can see what they’re like at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31689772@N07/2968120830/ They’re intended to help graduates and students recognise each other, and perhaps start some interesting conversations. Because we teach by distance, many students (and graduates) don’t recognise each other even though they may have had several classes together. This is the idea I came up with to help. It came in part from seeing people wearing long streamers […]
The Dean of Rosary College of Arts & Sciences just shared this journalism project with me: http://domininet.blogspot.com/ Nice! I discovered programs, insights and more that I didn’t even know about. Glad to see some more Dominican blogging going on!
My colleague Brenda Chawner is working on her PhD. Please take her survey if you’ve worked with OSS: If you use free/open library or information management software, then please consider completing this survey if you haven’t already done so. It is anonymous, and may take up to 20 minutes of your time. The survey is available at: http://surveys.sim.vuw.ac.nz/survey.aspx?surveyid=205 Brenda Chawner Senior Lecturer & LIM Programmes Director School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington
San Diego 10-2008 003, originally uploaded by CliffLandis.
LILRC Annual Conference 2008, originally uploaded by Long Island Library Resources Council. Last Friday, I was honored to present at the Long Island Library Resources Council Annual Conference. Thanks to everyone involved! I had a wonderful time – even with the water I spilled down the front of my trousers minutes before my talk! The presentation slides are here.
Nice article from Jefferson Graham about YouTube in the USAToday from last Friday: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-10-23-youtube-tv-episodes_N.htm The new YouTube, more popular than ever, has a different look. Much, but not all, unlicensed content is gone, replaced by approved material from such producers as CBS, HBO, Showtime, Sony Television and Lionsgate. Google-owned YouTube also has tossed aside its 10-minute-video limit rule. It is running full-length episodes of TV shows, starting with a test of three CBS-owned shows: Star Trek, MacGyver and Beverly Hills, 90210. The moves are a response to competition from sites offering full-length videos including Hulu, Veoh and blip.tv, which are gaining traction with […]
Library sign, originally uploaded by Silversprite. Silversprite writes: In Whitefish public library, Montana. Very appropriate for these times.