http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118340075827155554.html Fascinating article that features Jessamyn West, Sarah Houghton-Jan, Karen Schneider and Michael Casey and other librarians weighing in on Maricopa County’s Perry Branch Library that opened without using Dewey to organize the collection. I heart this: “We may want people to spend hours learning our arcane systems, but the reality is they’re going to default to the path of least resistance,” PubLib’s Ms. Schneider said. “We need to be in that path.” Oh yes we do! But it’s what’s missing from the library that has drawn the most attention: Perry abandoned the Dewey Decimal Classification System for its books, […]
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Dear Director – Is your door actually open? How are you talking with all levels of your staff? Are they involved, included, and interested? What’s your idea of transparency in your organization? Today’s library director can facilitate transparency by building openness within the organization and using the power of communication to reach out to the community. Open organizations, where staff and public feel free (and safe) to contribute new ideas and suggestions and to play a role in their implementation and evaluation, will win more long-term proponents than closed organizations that hide failures and weaknesses. Full Text
Charles Bone 1998-2007 Originally uploaded by mstephens7
The Shifted Librarian Originally uploaded by Meg Canada Most cool. I get my iPhone SUNDAY!
Potter party, Valencia Library, Tucson, AZ, July 11, 2007 Originally uploaded by madampince NICE! The lucky folks at this library must have had some fun! Happy Potter Party!
http://librarygarden.blogspot.com/2007/07/congrats-to-amy.html An announcement from Connie Paul, Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative: Amy Kearns, will begin as (CJRLC)Program Coordinator on July 30, 2007! Currently the head of reference for the Paterson PL, Amy is a blogger, a trainer, a techie, and a library enthusiast. She has been very active in the Highlands RLC… She is eager to get to know our members (she knows many of you already), and we are delighted to welcome her. Rock On Amy!
Michael & Brian Originally uploaded by mstephens7 I was glad to meet Brian Mathews at ALA. I am impressed with his work bringing the library to his users at Georgia Tech. We got a chance to email recently — Brian provided some insight into his work for my Library Technology Report. Don’t miss this post: http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/the_ubiquitous_librarian/2007/07/making-a-good-f.html This type of group provides academic librarians with an opportunity to “know thy user” but is also a chance to make a good first impression. I’ve started posting answers or responding directly to individuals on topics such as safety on campus and around Atlanta, […]
July 18, 2007. The Hyperlinked Library. Missouri Library Network Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri. September 14, 2007. Introduction to Library 2.0 and Best Practices for Social Software in Libraries. Health Sciences Libraries of Minnesota October 5, 2007, Featured Speaker, Nevada Library Association, Carson City, Nevada October 10, 2007. Keynote, Illinois Library Association, Springfield, Illinois October 29-31, 2007, Internet Librarian, Monterey, California. November 2, 2007. Schaumburg Public Library Staff In Service Day, Schaumburg, Illinois. November 10-11, 2007. Hawaii Library Association, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Kauai.
http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=4806 University librarian Jeff Trzeciak has been appointed to the EDUCAUSE Advisory Committee on Teaching and Learning (ACTL), which consists of professionals who have extensive experience using innovative technology to create new learning environments. Trzeciak is the only librarian and the only representative from a Canadian institution on the committee. Rock on, Jeff!
DOKmobile and the DOK goodiebag Originally uploaded by DOK Delft Branding the library minibus and goodie bag. DOK Delft really does some snazzy stuff!