Dutch students protest via IM and text: http://www.smartmobs.com/2007/11/27/dutch-student-protests-organized-via-instant-messaging/ Dutch high school students have been “on strike” this week, protesting against extra school hours. Students spread word to join protests on Friday and Monday using online and mobile phone text messages. Meebo embedded in the library catalog: http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/11/30/fun-with-our-meebo-widget-and-the-library-catalog/ We added a Meebo widget to unsuccessful keyword searches in our library catalog. This way, when a customer searches our catalog and doesn’t find anything, they can contact us via IM and ask for help (we also display our phone number if they want to call). Hooray! This is exactly what we were […]
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After our discussion Monday night in lass of Beck and Wade’s “Got Game,” it was nice to see this at The Shifted Librarian: I think the social interactions and socialization that takes place around gaming are often overlooked as being something less valuable than when it happens around books. This is one of the reasons that (as with anything) you can’t truly understand the benefits of video games in libraries if you’ve never played them. It’s why I encourage regional organizations (like state libraries and consortia) to purchase a console in order for their member librarians to experience this. It’s […]
http://www.herzogbr.net/blog/?p=223 Brian Herzog writes: Earlier this year, my library uploaded to flickr a set of historical photographs taken around town in 1901. We thought it was a good way to make these library materials more accessible. I just noticed a comment on one of the photographs. A patron recognized another patron’s house, and forwarded him the link to our historical photograph. The second patron then uploaded a photograph of his house today to his flickr account, and linked the two together using comments. That’s great – that’s exactly how libraries can enrich their collections and communities. We didn’t really do […]
Last night in LIS701: Introduction to Library and Information Science, we discussed our five “context” books. Last semester we did this too. The books read this time were: Anderson, C. (2006). The Long Tail Beck, J., & Wade, M. (2004). Got Game: Ehrenreich, B. (2001). Nickel and Dimed Pink, D. (2005). A whole New Mind Weinberger, D. (2007). Everything is Miscellaneous We debriefed after two rounds of discussion and the class offered these challenges and traits: (Book titles are noted where applicable) Challenges for 21st Century Libraries • ability to meet niche markets that affect so much information (LT) • […]
These are Childrens Room computers! Originally uploaded by jblyberg
http://gslistoolbar.wordpress.com/ The third group developed a toolbar for the Dominican GSLIS! Students, faculty and staff can download and install the toolbar for instant access to LIS resources. I have officially melted into a puddle on the floor.
The second group designed a Ning network for a university library! http://l2university.ning.com/ They tried to get the ads removed but never heard back from the Ning folks. Take a look. I am impressed!
It’s group project night in LIS768! The first group just presented on “Library as Place.” Checkout the YouTube video that features a visit to the Harold Washington Library in Chicago! The students shot a little video but encountered security enforcing the “no video” policy. Instead, they present their experiences in a Talk Show format. More Links from the presentation: http://lizzybee1002.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/library-as-place-presentation/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/libraryspaces/
November 29, 2007: Southeast Library System / Eastern Library System Fall Colloquium: “On Librarian 2.0,” Cornhusker Marriott, Lincoln, Nebraska. December 7, 2007. Keynote, Florida Council of State University Libraries/College Center for Library Automation (CCLA) Executive Board/Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA) Board Meeting at Florida Gulf Coast University. December 14, 2007: Allen County Public Library, Staff Program: “The Hyperlinked Library” and Public Program: “Top Tech Trends,” Fort Wayne, Indiana. 2008: January 16, 2007: The Small Libraries Institute Online Conference, Winter 2008. “Connection, Collaboration, Community” Keynote. Australia: The Hyperlinked Library Sydney – Macquarie University Tuesday February 26th, 2008 9:30 am – […]
“Speak Up” is the new “Shhh..” Originally uploaded by scampion