View CAVAL Research, ASLA & QPLA Trip 2009 in a larger map I can’t believe we leave for Australia in less than a month! The research project is shaping up nicely as we comb through all the data and start analysis. Here’s a bit of what I’ll be doing: October 2, 2009: Australian School Library Association Biennial Conference, Dr Laurel Anne Clyde Memorial Keynote Address: Engage, explore, celebrate: The Hyperlinked School Library,” Perth, Western Australia October 11, 2009: Keynote, Queensland Public Library Association Conference, Townsville, Queensland. October 11, 2009: Panel Discussion: “Challenges and Opportunities in Using Technology in Public Libraries” with Warren Cheetham, Coordinator, Information and Digital Services, […]
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I had a great time with the folks at IFLA and attending via the Web conferencing system. Thanks for a great round of questions.
Tuesday I spent the day with some great school librarians from the Houston ISD. I keynoted their all day inservice with “The Hyperlinked School Library: Explore, Engage, Encourage” and did two sessions on Tech Trends and a Q&A clsing session. It was a great day! There’s nothing like that Texas hospitality! Download the slides here: Hyperlinked School Library: http://tametheweb.com/talks09/HyperlinkedSchoolLibHouston.pdf Tech & Trends: http://tametheweb.com/talks09/TechTrendsHouston.pdf
Learning 2.0: 23 Things Survey FindingsView more presentations from hblowers.Helene writes: In going through some old posts still in draft, I realized that I had never shared the findings of the Learning 2.0: 23 Things survey that I had conducted last summer specifically with coordinators of other programs. In conducting the survey I had hoped to find out what was the program’s success related to several factors, specifically use of incentives and presence of active management participation. Once the results were compiled, I found the findings interesting. I hope you will agree. Here is a short slidedeck providing a high […]
Sent to me via Karen Burns in Iowa, this presentation speaks to one of my prominent themes here at TTW. The signs we put up in our libraries convey a message to users. Some, riddled with NO and other negative language just don’t feel right for library spaces. How can we demonstrate empathy with our signs? How can we encourage people? Take a look!
WML Book Drop, originally uploaded by vacekrae.
signage, originally uploaded by cindiann.
Shifting Blame, originally uploaded by JenWaller.
I follow news about Gwinnett closely because of all of the interesting and strange things their board has done. It’s a perfect example for teaching. Take a look at the newest news: http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-to-close-dacula-113500.html At a specially called meeting Tuesday evening, the Library Board of Trustees voted to take the step in the face of budget cuts mandated by the County Commission. The vote was 3-1. Already this week, Gwinnett residents have seen the library system take the unusual step of closing Sundays and Mondays and reducing hours the rest of the week. In a heated discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, District […]