Brian Kenney weighs in on the recent bloggers article in the March issue of American Libraries: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6430153.htmlM I don’t envy Leonard Kniffel’s job at all. AL has a huge array of issues to cover and serves many different constituencies, all of whom, I bet, are screaming for more ink. And I cringe at the idea of someone performing a similar analysis of SLJ’s content (yes, we are way overdue on a feature about middle schools). But the truth is, in AL, libraries mean public libraries, youth is code for children’s and young adult services, and students refer to college students. […]
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One of my students shared this URL with our class: http://www.lapl.org/ya/. Take a look. It’s engaging and entertaining. I like the iPod earbuds and cell phone with images graphics. Dig a little deeper for discussion, book reviews and links out to some refreshingly frank and useful sites. A few more clicks led me too http://games.lapl.org/ — maybe I’ve missed coverage of this but it was new to me. In the tradition of The DaVinci Code, it’s a library adventure game! Here’s a shot: Well done LAPL!
Here we go. This email just went out to the folks at UNT. Michael Stephens – Dissertation proposal defense “Who are the Blog People? Librarians and their Motivations for Authoring Weblogs” Monday, April 16, 2007 10 a.m. ISB 218 First, I defend. If successful, I will then write the data analysis of the “Blog People” qualitative data — 238 responses fron the Biblioblogosphere. Wish me luck. 🙂 Update: Sorry folks, I didn’t make it very clear. I will be defending the proposal via teleconference. I will be in a conference room at Dominican with my notes, proposal, bottles of water, […]
100 Million iPods Sold Originally uploaded by mstephens7. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/09ipod.html http://playlistmag.com/news/2007/04/09/ipodanalysis/index.php
100 Million iPods Sold Originally uploaded by mstephens7. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/09ipod.html http://playlistmag.com/news/2007/04/09/ipodanalysis/index.php
We’re Doing a Signing in Texas! Originally uploaded by mstephens7. Jenny and I are presenting “Library 2.0: User-Centric Technologies and Environments” Thursday morning at the Texas Library Association from 10:15am until 11:50. Afterward, ALA TechSource has asked us to swing by the booth (Booth # 2741) and sign copies of our Library Technology Reports. I signed at ALA MidWinter and it was fun meeting the folks who stopped by. If you are attending TxLA, please stop by and say HI. Web 2.0 & Libraries Gaming & Libraries AND I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the […]
MedLine, circa 1978 Originally uploaded by Johnjron1. “Computers help librarians provide information.” Don’t miss John Ronald’s set of “Librariana.” He emailed me a note yesterday pointing to the set and this image of early MedLine access. We’ve come a long way.
$.50 per 15min for Internet access Originally uploaded by Travelin’ Librarian. Read the fine print. I am really wondering what has prompted this library to offer access for .50 for 15 minutes with no CD, USB or “Excel, Adobe…” etc. Follow the other links as well. Can someone fill me in? I’ll be using this in class when we discuss access and “library as place.”
My heart is breaking that I will miss Ellyssa Kroski’s presentation at CIL on Monday, April 16th. THIS IS ONE NOT TO MISS! http://infotangle.blogsome.com/2007/04/02/information-design-for-the-new-web/ Information design for the Web has changed. People are changing the way that they consume online information, as well as their expectations about its delivery. The social nature of the Web brings with it an expectation of interaction with information and modern Web design is reflecting that. There are now alternate forms of navigation including the ability to browse by user, tag clouds, tabbed navigation etc. Advances in technology along with these shifts in user expectations […]
April 3, 2007. Web 2.0 & Libraries. National-Louis/Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois. April 12, 2007. Library 2.0 with Jenny Levine. Texas Library Association. San Antonio, Texas. April 19, 2007. Rethinking Resource Sharing, Keynote. Big Ten Conference Center, Park Ridge, Illinois April 26, 2007. Southwest Florida Library Network Technology Day. Toward Library 2.0. Naples, Florida. April 27, 2007. Charleston Public Library Staff Day, Charleston, SC. May 4, 2007. Massachusetts Library Association. Blog’s Eye View:Three Industry Bloggers Talk about Library Trends, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. May 7, 2007. Rural Libraries 2.0 Conference Keynote with Jenny Levine. Traverse City, Michigan. 🙂 May 17 & 18, 2007. […]