Nicole points to a TechSoup article: http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6016.cfm?rss=1 How to Use MySpace to Raise Awareness: Three nonprofit organizations share their experiences includes a hot seven point list that library folk might take to heart as they plan for their MySpace profiles. I love the proactive approach! Tips for Running a MySpace Campaign If you decide to launch a MySpace page for your organization, here are seven things you can do to increase your chances of success: On your MySpace page, ask friends to take specific actions such as “link to our Web site,” “subscribe to our e-newsletter,” “tell a friend about […]
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/16/time.you.tm/index.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html But look at 2006 through a different lens and you’ll see another story, one that isn’t about conflict or great men. It’s a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It’s about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people’s network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace. It’s about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes. The tool that makes this possible is the World Wide Web. Not the […]
Grades are Done! Originally uploaded by mstephens7. I’m at Panera Bread in River Forest, IL..I just finished grading the last of 24 eight page research papers. Topics ranged from collection development issues, the future of the school library, Patriot Act examinations all the way to discussions and reflection on Library 2.0. I wish there was a way to share some snippets of my students’ incredible writing and insights…maybe soon.. LIS 701 students – if you are reading – well done! You should be proud of yourselves. And thank you for an excellent experience teaching 701 for the first time!
Fascinating stuff! I called the post “Tag Cloud” but Davids Rothman and Pattern noted it’s a word cloud! Thanks for the heads up. http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/146/ Hot Stuff: http://161.112.232.18/hotstuff.php
“Spending too much energy on why we can’t change instead of changing what we can.” From yesterday’s retreat come the typed up flipchart notes from the L2 Barriers exercise and our brainstorming. Thanks to katia for typing them up! And thanks to the incredible Marshall Shore of Maricopa County Library for inviting me down and opening up the event to other library systems! How open..and participatory! 🙂 Barriers in the Library Negative signage (e.g. No cell phones) People have to come IN to the library to use it “Noise Police” Only one public phone (or worse, NO public phones in […]
Yesterday I spent four hours with 70 Arizona librarians at a workshop sponsored by the Maricopa County Library System. We talked Web 2.0, trends guiding technologies and the shift toward a collaborative and social networked society. It’s apropo that while catching up on my edubloggers, I discover this quote posted by Will Richardson from the new book Wikinomics: These changes, among others, are ushering us toward a world where knowledge, power, and productive capability will be more dispersed than at any time in our history—a world where value creation will be fast, fluid, and persistently disruptive. A world where only […]
So nice to see the Holiday wishes from library staff to their users (and the world) popping up on Flickr this week. I’m impressed with the creativity and the sense that many folks are involved, such as the group shot of the folks from Dok in Delft! Merry Christmas from DOK, public library Delft Originally uploaded by DOK Delft.
Barriers Originally uploaded by mstephens7. “Gaming opposed by youth service management.” I referred the group to Jenny’s LTR and “Got Game!”
Via the scorching hot Smart Mobs blog comes a link to a report concerning the attitudes of people who participate in online communities: http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2006/12/07/characterisitic….html They are: Fast followers More flexible Open communicators Aspire to greatness Looking for new, innovative ideas In short – your future leaders How are you encouraging these folks in your organization? Are there outlets, teams, projects and work groups that can make use of these attitudes while also acquainting them with your seasoned folk for knowledge transfer? Are you hyperlinked?
Ho Ho Ho Originally uploaded by mstephens7. This morning, I’m doing that thing I do: curl in bed with the laptop and catchup on my library feeds, news sites and my flickr streams before starting the day….when I see Chad Haefele has noted one of my recent pictures. I click through from the “recent Activity” page at Flickr and I’m wearing a Santa hat! More exploration leads to Jessamyn giving me a beard in a picture of Steve and I at the Apple Store! To top this Christmas Ho Ho Ho fun, Stephen Abram sends me a link to the […]