No one should have to deal with a situation like this – folks, it’s 2005 — there are are tools we can use to communicate, to learn, to exchange information, to improve workflow… Michael – I have information to share – but please do not use my name or identify my organization. My organization absolutely does not allow IM. In fact – I needed it for a training class and had to petition my boss, the head of IT, and others for permission. I got permission to use it for a specific amount of time – the duration of the […]
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David King concludes a post (in response to Greg who responded to me) with: It’s up to us librarians to figure out what our content is, and how to provide our customers the ability to aggregate that content. This speaks volumes. Sure – let’s spend $10,000 on a new database, invest loads of hours of Web designer time in a new Teen page, start staffing a VR desk 40 hours a week, add bells & whistles to our Web-based catalogs, etc. Do all of the these things – BUT have a plan to get your content out to your users! […]
I’ve been looking for podcast bits out in the blogosphere as i shape these thoughts. I came across these in my travels: At Blisspix: http://blisspix.net/index.php?p=29 “As I?ve commented to a couple of people and lists now, broadcasting/podcasting is fun, but it can be lonely and time-consuming to produce content. I found it quicker to produce live-to air in the studio, because I wasn?t going back and fixing mistakes, and all the equipment was set up (so I could play grabs, a record, a CD, a minidisc and conduct a phone interview all at the same time if I really wanted). […]
Wildfire! I tell you! Wildfire! http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4521427 (Audio after 6pm)
Grace commented about her library’s Toolbar: Hi! Thanks for posting about us. To answer your questions – right now we’ve got a press release out to the Houston Chronicle and I’m developing a bookmark for the branches. I’ve thought about doing a poster, but we’ll see. Having it on the website alone seems to be doing pretty well – we had 478 downloads in February. We haven’t done any training for the staff or public. Ironically, the staff computers don’t yet have a toolbar. Rather than pushing the toolbar designed for the public to the staff computers, we’re in the […]
http://www.oblog.nl/ Speaking of the UK response to our ALA president’s words… Check in with our colleagues in the Netherlands as well… Rob is posting about Gormangate. (I promise I won’t beat this issue anymore!)
Nice little weblog found its way to NetNewsWire this am: http://technogeekery.blogspot.com/2005/02/michael-gorman-on-blogging.html Note UK Blogger Phil Bradley’s post who I got to meet last year in London. He edited my book for the UK back in the day. I was interested to read his perspective.
No one is born knowing everything Ya gotta learn sometime I know lots about library techie stuff, but not everyone is like me I don’t know much about other areas of librarianship.. but someone else does. Read his post here and don’t miss the last paragraph! This is perfect LIS blogging, friends!
I cannot get enough of flickr, even though I am home today watching the snowstorm and a little under the weather. I heart the feed of London images I subscribed too. I heart participating in the Feet Perspective Group. I heart the interaction and finding out where something is via commenting and choosing favorites. Check it out…
Well done Greg & Karen! I am loathe to link just to the LJ piece… other suggestions?