Don’t miss “Stranger Than We Know” by Jason Griffey in the new LJ: (emphasis mine for HOTness) http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6599046.html So how do librarians interact with this level of mobile, always on, information space? The most important thing we can do is to ensure that when the technology matures, we are ready to deliver content to it. Our role as information portals will not decline—it will simply shift focus from books on shelves and computers on desks to on-time mobile delivery of both holdings and services. Reference will be communitywide and no longer limited to either location (reference desk) or to service […]
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I love the idea of this kind of facilty available to faculty via the library: http://library.elmhurst.edu/pages/technology_information/faculty_lab/ Faculty Technology Lab The Faculty Technology Lab is located in Room 108 of the Library, behind the Reference Desk on the main floor. It is intended to support the academic endeavors of the faculty by providing access to specialized equipment and software. In addition, the Library Technology Assistant can assist faculty with scanning, optical character recognition, DVD & CD burning and much more. If you have any questions, or would like to make an appointment, please call the Reference Desk at 630-617-3173 or the […]
The first wave of Context Book Reports are coming in via the LIS768ers up in Minnesota. I have policy of not pointing to individual student work during the semester, but if you are curious about what students thought of various books take a look: http://classes.tametheweb.com/768news/2008/09/13/roster-of-lis768-csc-blogs/ Thanks to the authors who replied to student emails for more information: Andrew Keen, the authors of the Cluetrain Manifesto, etc. This blows me away.
While I was away, he successfully defended his dissertation “The Transformative Library: A Narrative Inquiry into the Outcomes of Information Use.” Well done, Dr. Kenney!
Fly High with a Book, originally uploaded by curtis rogers. Nice! Please see: http://curtisrogers.blogspot.com/2008/10/fly-high-with-book.html
While I was in London, many of my esteemed colleagues were in Singapore for the Bridging Worlds conference. Kathryn Greenhill posted her take aways: http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2008/10/20/what-i-took-home-from-bridging-worlds/ We need to share – our data and our co-operative efforts. Standards – data storage, web application, metadata – are vitally important to our work. We need to know what applies in our area and work to ensure they are developed sensibly and used well. 3. The GLAM sector – Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums – is converging. Libraries play an essential role in preserving, collating and providing access to these collections. 4. We can […]
Totally heart this, originally uploaded by hblowers. …writes Helene Blowers: http://www.librarybytes.com/2008/10/quite-honestly.html Mosiac created @ Big Huge Labs from photos of University City Regional Library’s Family Portrait Day (photographer Ian Nguyen, PLCMC) I know, I’ve mentioned this before on LB, but it’s so good I have to highlight it again!
Jetlagged here but back from an incredible time in London for Internet Librarian International. While the fun in Monterey continues, I’m in Illinois prepping for the next few things and excited about this post from Hey Jude: http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/were-living-in-a-conversation/ After using Twitter for IDEA2008 and ILI2008, these thoughts for conference microblogging, etc are spot on: How do you feel about the undirected use of laptops during conference presentations? It is essential to have the freedom to search links, explore ideas and interact with concepts being presented at a conference. I choose my options as to when to listen and stare at […]
Congrats to Jill on her new position as a Professor of Practice at Syracuse: http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2008/10/ch-ch-changes-or-changes-in-attitude.html While I have been influencing my “community” through writing, speaking and project work, I have decided to do something that allows me to influence the next generation of information professionals even more. In January, I’ll be joining the School of Information Studies(iSchool) at Syracuse University (SU). Some of you may know that I have been associated with SU since 2001. This year, I decided that teaching full-time would move me towards my goal of influencing the industry more, and SU decided that adding me to their faculty would […]
The rules of marketing have changed. Do libraries know that? Corporate PR-types used to control the message. Sitting behind a desk, they’d write a carefully crafted press release and then send it off to newspapers and upload it to their web site. The attention the company got might barely justify the salary of the PR professional. Today’s world is fundamentally different. Neither news nor brand identity are controlled through press releases or carefully choreographed newspaper articles. Brands are molded and shaped by the audience—and the audience is everyone. People talk. And people listen. Social tools, social media, and social engagement […]