I have been so impressed with Justin Hoenke’s work over the past few years and his outstanding contributions to Tame the Web. His work has risen above and I am so excited he is making this move! In Justin’s work as Teen Librarian, he has delivered excellent, user-focused service, innovative programming, and opportunities for learning and growth for his constituents. I am sure will thrive at such an innovative library as Chattanooga and the opportunities for innovation and outreach will only grow exponentially! Justin has been the driving force behind his library directly engaging with the teen community in Portland. […]
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From the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/Librarians-Rally-Behind/137329/ Librarians Rally Behind Blogger Sued by Publisher Over Critical Comments Support for Mr. Askey isn’t limited to Canada. On Twitter, academics around the world are tweeting about the case using the hashtag #FreeDaleAskey, and Martha J. Reineke, a professor of religion at the University of Northern Iowa, created an online petition seeking an end to the lawsuit. It has drawn nearly 1,900 signatures since Friday from Britain, Canada, and the United States. “Signing is going well 24 hours a day, thanks to persons in Europe who sign while the North Americans sleep,” Ms. Reineke said. […]
AMAZING. Something about this seems so wrong. Dale Askey wrote a guest post for TTW after I met him at the Future of Academic Libraries Symposium. Take a look at this LJ piece for the details and follow the links: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/02/litigation/press-sues-librarian-over-negative-evaluation/ In 2010, Dale Askey was a tenured associate professor at Kansas State University (K-State) when he made a blog post about Edwin Mellen Press. Since removed from the blog, but available via the Internet Archive, the post called Mellen a “dubious publisher,” saying that the press occasionally publishes a worthy title and is not technically a vanity publisher, but that “much of what […]
Internet Librarian International 2013 – Call for Speakers Internet Librarian International is the innovation and technology conference for information professionals. The conference attracts hundreds of library and information professionals from around the world and focuses on the exchange of ideas and experience. Our focus this year: Smart Solutions to Real Challenges Internet Librarian International 2013 will take place at Olympia in London on 15 and 16 October (with pre-event workshops scheduled for 14 October). We invite participation from a wide range of professionals from all over the world to share success stories and lessons learned. How are you developing and delivering transformative […]
Park It!, a photo by Oak Park Public Library on Flickr. Monica Harris at Oak Park PL writes: “Its snowy and cold here in Chicago, so we’ve added a pop up park to our Idea Box space at the Oak Park Public Library this month – complete with solar powered fountain, park benches, and chirping bird songs. Take a look at the space.” Click through to see more photos!
Thanks to everyone who attended my talk today! Thanks to OSLA for inviting me to speak as part of their track at the OLA Superconference. OSLA Together for Learning Site: http://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/Together_for_Learning/Welcome/OLAWEB/OSLA/Together_for_Learning/Together_for_Learning.aspx Slides: for slides please Contact Michael Learning Everywhere article published in ASLA’a Access: http://tametheweb.com/2012/11/29/learning-everywhere-a-roadmap-article-from-access-australian-school-library-association-2012/
I was honored to present at ALISE 2013 with Kyle Jones. Here’s a link to our presentation: For slides please Contact Michael Session Abstract: Beautiful Connections: Questions in Distance Education Distance Education SIG Convener: Nora Bird, University of North Carolina at Greensboro The session will explore new research by three presenters on the connection opportunities that extend beyond the virtual classroom. Presenters will explore walled gardens, communities of practice, and ego- centric analysis of connectedness. Presenters: Michael Stephens, San Jose State University; Kyle Jones, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Jennifer Branch, Joanne de Groot, and Kandise Salerno, University of Alberta; […]
Sadly, cancelled flights and weather have grounded me until an early morning flight in twelve hours! I am sad to miss presenting tomorrow morning at the WISE Pedagogy Pre-conference Workshop at the Association for Library and Information Science Education Conference in Seattle. I told my colleagues I would share my slides here. I put together a quick slide deck highlighting some of my teaching practices and experiences, exploring some of the themes in my recent publications. Download the slides here: for slides please Contact Michael “Our Common Purpose” http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/06/opinion/michael-stephens/our-common-purpose-office-hours/ “Beyond the Walled Garden” http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol1/iss2/2/
A video by John Hollahan. Produced by the White Plains Library Foundation, with special thanks to Brian Kenney, Library Director, and the library patrons who participated in this project.
What keeps you up at night? I ask this question at some of my library conference presentations as a way to break the ice and get people sharing. The answers are usually in a similar vein: budgets, ebooks, and losing relevance. We might even call those answers the unholy trinity of librarian insomnia. Relevance seems to be the most troublesome for our profession as we find ourselves yet again doing all those things that begin with “re”: reimagining, reinvigorating, and renewing this, that, and the other. And just as librarians struggle with relevance, I sincerely hope those of us in […]