Via the Facebook Blog and Nicole Engard: We noticed people wanted to connect with their favorite music, restaurants, and brands; but there was no good place for these types of affiliations to exist. Now, there is a place for them and you can become a fan of whatever pages you choose in order to interact with your passions in new ways. You can post reviews for a local restaurant, buy tickets to a new movie, or be the first to get a heads up about new promotions. Nicole asks the question: Does this include libraries? I know there was some […]
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From Hey Jude: http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/the-six-secrets-of-success/ 1. Love your employees as well as your customers – this is essential for productivity. 2. Connect peers with purpose – this is how you give coherence and cohesiveness – We need direction plus flexibility from the centre. The secret glue of cohesion is peer interaction. 3. Bullying backfires – identifying ineffectiveness without being punitive or pejorative in your actions. 4. Learning is the work – be careful – PD is a good way to avoid change! It’s about professional learning not professional development. We shouldn’t learn outside and apply it. It’s the difference between prescription […]
I really enjoy student blogging – especially LIS students. From a blog by a Knowledge Management grad student comes this: http://kmiscommunication.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/crap-happens/ I find it interesting that after I write this post, I’m going to tag it the wordpress way, so hopefully someone else can pull my thoughts out of cyberspace. Again, Cory Doctorow, co-author of the Boing Boing blog, postulates that collectively we can achieve our goal: the “communication of information,” as I like to call it. In its simplest form, isn’t commuication all about getting information from the sender to the receiver without a bunch of noise? (Thank you […]
Via Stephen Abram: http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2007/10/top_10_strategi.html Social Software Mashup & Composite Apps Metadata Management Web Platform & WOA Real World Web Green IT Business Process Modeling Unified Communications Virtualization 2.0 Computing Fabric Read it all here: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=530109
Via David Warlick: http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2007/10/25/bringing-your-heart-with-you/ I especially liked it when he said, “you want your employees to bring their hearts with them to their jobs.” I think that this is especially important with teaching and learning. There is so much about teaching and learning that is about communication. And it seems to me that when communication has heart behind it, then it becomes especially sticky. Do you bring your heart to work? I honestly believe the best libraries will be those that have heart, creating environments, services and collections that encourage users’ hearts and bring us together. For example, I am […]
I was pleased to see this post at 43 Folders: http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/05/resolve-conflict-quickly-four-agreements It reminded me that my SJCPL mentor shared the four agreements with me years ago. The four agreements can not only help resolve conflict, but can add to productivity and general well-being. 1. Be impeccable with your word. Words have immeasurable power, so use them with care. Say only what you mean, and remember your opinion isn’t fact. Silence is better than saying something you’ll regret. 2. Don’t take anything personally. Here I’ll quote the book, “Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.” […]
I am at the Schaumburg Township District Library Staff Day today for their staff institute. As I walked in, I saw this poster on the staff bulletin board. Wowza! So to Helene: I saw this and once again realized what a HUGE impact you’ve had on learning in libraries in the last 15 months. 🙂 Thank you! Learning 2.0 changed libraries!
Hey Jude writes at http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/let-me-tell-you-about-ning-and-the-new-bonus/ Steve Hargadon writes about the new look Ning! – and how current education users can request to have advertising removed. As a member of the FlatClassroom Project, Classroom 2.0, The Global Education Collaborative, Library 2.0, NextGen Teachers, School 2.0, Stop Cyberbullying, Edublogger World, and lots more. I’m not active really, just drop by sometimes – unless the group is project-based such as The Horizon Project and the Flat Classroom Project. I especially like the way we can use Ning! to introduce groups of new teachers to the world of robust social networking – sharing information, […]
At Internet Librarian 2007 Liz Lawley said, “You have to figure out what the problem is first before you come up with a solution.” She was referring to the use of Second Life as a method of social interaction with users; however her statement rings true for the general concept of Library 2.0. Energy focused on implementing new tools and programs is wasted if we don’t know what our users really want. Without knowing that, we create more work for ourselves with hit or miss initiatives. In the past two years much of the discussion of Library 2.0 has been […]
Have you seen these jobs open at the Public Library of Charlotte Mecklenburg County? http://plcmc.org/About_Us/jobs.asp POSITION TITLE: Director of Community Engagement & Development LOCATION: Main Library STARTING SALARY: $78,972-$101,000 DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Director of Community Engagement & Development is a key position on a new, senior-level executive team and is responsible for developing and directing the overall strategy and vision for the Community Engagement department of PLCMC. It provides oversight and management of Community Engagement functional areas including: Fundraising & Development, Volunteer Coordination, Customer Satisfaction Assurance, Festivals & Exhibits including Novello, and Library Partnerships. This person is responsible for […]