University Libraries and LIS Lecture Series Commitee 2008, originally uploaded by i.minerva luvs Jackson Library. Thanks UNC Greensboro Library and LIS School. I had a great time! Posing with Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University. With a fountain in the background
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A Casual Conversation with Michael Stephens (OPAL) http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=3430 When: Friday, September 19, 2008 (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST) Where: Opal Auditorium (Web conference) RPLS Training Room (Web conference) Cost: Free The Casual Conversations series is designed to be up-close and personal from a respectable online distance. While there are many conferences (in-person, online, and in-world) where librarians can hear leaders in the field make formal presentations about interesting projects, there are few opportunities to hear these same leaders discuss informally what they currently are working on, their future plans and goals, the challenges and opportunities facing librarianship, their […]
Via SLJ’s Twitter: (everyone should subscribe to their tweets!) http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/05/palin_book_banning.html In December 1996, Emmons told her hometown newspaper, the Frontiersman, that Palin three times asked her — starting before she was sworn in — about possibly removing objectionable books from the library if the need arose. Emmons told the Frontiersman she flatly refused to consider any kind of censorship. Emmons, now Mary Ellen Baker, is on vacation from her current job in Fairbanks and did not return e-mail or telephone messages left for her Wednesday. When the matter came up for the second time in October 1996, during a City […]
Libraries Rock!, originally uploaded by tscrobinson.
Thanks to DLK for reminding me to post this: Check out the fall lineup of online courses and Tech Tuesday webinars for theEducation Institute: Online Courses: September 15 – October 9, 2008 – Time Management for Library Staff – Cheryl Stenstrom November 3 – 28, 2008 – Say It Right: Speaking Confidently and Effectively – Cheryl Stenstrom Technology Tuesday Series: September 23, 2008 – Cool Tools for Library Webmasters – Darlene Fichter and Frank Cervone October 7, 2008 – Fast and Easy Site Tune-ups – Jeff Wisniewski October 21, 2008 – The Secret to User-Centered Web Sites: Cheap, Easy & Effective Usability Techniques – Erica Reynolds November 18, 2008 – Designing the Digital […]
Judy Akalaitis, Business Librarian at the Seattle Public Library writes: Hi Michael! I’m trying to find out what public libraries have Firefox as an option on their public computers. It was suggested that I contact you, as your travels and work may have led you down this path. If you know iof any libraries or have any ideas or leads, I would love to hear about them. Thank you for your time and consideration. Good question! I would suggest this post: http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/05/08/using-firefox-on-our-public-computers If you have info or ideas about using Firefox in the public library, please email Judy Akalaitis at Judy.Akalaitis (at) spl.org […]
I start my first class tomorrow: LIS753 Internet Fundamentals & Design. We’re hosting all of our courses at http://classes.tametheweb.com/, via a WordPressMU installation. After considering and playing with Drupal, I was drawn back to WordPress and its ease of use and multiple blog possibilities. Watching the excellent WP-based work of Casey Bisson and Alan Levine helped me make my decision to stay with WP. My ultra-cool grad assistant Kyle Jones worked on making the classes site functional and pleasing to the eye. Thanks Kyle! We’re sticking with WordPress now and hope to add the officially released version of Buddypress in the […]
I’ve become fascinated with the idea and implementation of the Commons in academic libraries of late. It’s very much part of what I call The Hyperlinked Library. These past few months, I’ve wrote about the commons at ALA TechSource blog. Please take a look if you are interested. The Space Had to Say WOW: Indiana University South Bend Student-centered Digital Learning: Loyola University Keeping the Library Relevant: Georgia Tech
Hats off to Kyle Cook and all the folks who created Tenn Share Learn & Discover, a version of Learning 2.0 created on the Ning platform. Check it out: http://tennshare.ning.com/ The use of avatars and the presentation of the discovery modules just plain rocks. Well done!
palin, originally uploaded by Dave & Bry. School Library Journal: Library Blog Blasts Palin Librarians Against Palin