Hi, I’m the Feel-good Librarian and I’m honored to be your guest poster for today. I’m a faithful reader of TTW. Although my library doesn’t use all the technologies that are talked about here, TTW is my line to learning about them, thinking about how we COULD use them and using some of them myself. That said, anyone who reads my blog knows that for me, people are first. Customer service is my thing. Technology is cool because it takes the library where the patrons are. It improves customer service by giving us more interaction points. It gives patrons the […]
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My friend and colleague Sharon Wiseman shared this job description with me. Take a look: Manager, Information Services Do you know what the future of information services looks like? Come shape reference with us by leading a talented staff through the next evolution in customer-centered reference. We are looking for a fearless librarian/leader with passion, vision and commitment who knows how to think both inside and outside of the box. The position requires an MLS from an accredited school with a minimum of three years library experience including supervising, motivating, and guiding staff. Customer service experience highly desirable. Salary range […]
Exciting news in digital libraries! LIS graduate students at the University at Buffalo have rolled out another “real world” project! With Dr. June Abbas as project manager, students from the Spring 2007 Digital Libraries class formed 6 teams to create the Karpeles Digital Manuscript Library. This digital library – researched, designed, and implemented in just one semester – uses Greenstone digital library software to organize and display: “digital images and information on some of the many collections housed within the nine Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums located throughout the United States.” [1] The digital library pulls from the eclectic Disney, Maps, […]
Thanks Rural Libraries 2.0! Originally uploaded by mstephens7. Thanks to all the planners and attendees at the Rural Libraries 2.0 conference! We had a wonderful time – both at the conference and paddling in Spider Lake! Download the full presentation here! http://rlc2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/conference-activities.html http://theunlibrarian.net/blog/?p=52 And – while we were speaking, some folks in the audience built a ning network for the conference: http://rlc2007.ning.com/
Doctoral defense Originally uploaded by joycevalenza. http://joycevalenza.edublogs.org/2007/05/07/post-defense
Rural Libraries 2.0: Traverse City, MI Originally uploaded by mstephens7.
Massachusetts Library Association Blogging Panel Originally uploaded by mstephens7. Thanks to everyone at MLA!
2.0 Business Librarian Florida Gulf Coast University Originally uploaded by iblee on smugmug.com. WOW!
By Michael Casey & Michael Stephens Often times, it’s born at the desk. Staff members think of a new idea, and they want to share it with the decision-makers. They put together a presentation or proposal at the suggestion of their immediate supervisor and take it up to administration. But they receive a cold reception. Not only are they told, “No,” but they were “talked to” by the department head: “How could anyone think such an idea would work? Didn’t they realize that their idea had been tried five years earlier?” Other times it’s born at a rousing conference or […]
Good Morning! I didn’t realize how hard it would be to write this little post. After the successful defense of my proposal, I am taking a few weeks off to focus exclusively on writing the last two chapters of my dissertation. I want to defend it in June before the cutoff date for August graduation. This is a lofty goal — a handful of weeks. My data is collected and ready for ananylysis. The demographics and stats are done. My next step is a content analysis of over 1600 replies to the “Why do you blog?” survey! I need to […]