&tPosts I’ve noted for use in classes, presentations and future writing: Aggregator as Textbook by Will Richardson: I’ve been thinking more and more about my own use of RSS, and trying to reflect on the choices I make in my aggregator. Frankly, I am still amazed that so relatively few people (not just educators) have made RSS a part of their practice, but I wonder if it doesn’t have something to do with how disruptive a technology it is when you really think about it. It changes the traditional information structures in fundamental ways, and it forces us to be […]
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Bloggers of Library Garden Originally uploaded by janielianne One of my favorite blogs! Nice to see all those bibliobloggers together for a Flickr snap. read about it here: http://librarygarden.blogspot.com/2007/08/history-is-made.html
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From Brian Kenney’s editorial in SLJ this month: The message that has come through on blogs and discussion boards is loud and clear: we librarians know what’s best. Yes, before we build a branch we do our demographic research. If more families are moving into the neighborhood, we expand the children’s room. If local immigration patterns indicate a need, we purchase more Spanish or Chinese materials. But actually sit down with neighborhood residents and ask them what they want? I don’t think so. Keep Dewey or kill it? There are pros and cons to each approach, and what works in […]
UNT Doctoral Hooding Ceremony August 10, 2007 Originally uploaded by mstephens7
Politeness Allowed at Your Library Originally uploaded by Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault We’re trying a new campaign, taking down all of our “No” signs and replacing them with one that explains “We promise not to shush you if you promise to be considerate of your fellow library users.” Thanks to Stephen Abram for the heads up!
Stephens, Michael, Modeling the role of blogging in librarianship. Doctor of Philosophy (Information Science), August 2007, 187 pp., 47 tables, 6 figures, 134 references. This phenomenological study examines the motivations and experiences of librarians who author professionally-focused Weblogs. The researcher constructed a model of librarianship based on Wilson and Buckland. The results show a close fit between librarian bloggers and the ideals of the field as expressed by two primary library and information science philosophers. A Web survey generated 239 responses to demographic and open-ended questions. Using the results of the survey, the researcher analyzed demographic data and performed a […]
Southwest Harbor Public Library Originally uploaded by Michael Casey Please see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelcasey/1017200275/
Loldogs @ your Library Originally uploaded by circulating Circulating posts at Flickr: We R ur community beggin fer access These pets spent most all of one day this week attempting and achieving entrance to the library. Seems their owner was busy inside but returning periodically to give them water in little cups. Some customers paused outside and waited to enter. Some children inside hurried to open the doors to let the dogs come right on inside. They could be heard barking from the second floor on occasion and were retrieved promptly when they scurried into the library’s Local and Family […]