are we there yet? Originally uploaded by crr29061. We made it after delays, rain, waiting for the fueling truck and mysterious paperwork that had to be correct so we could take off. Thanks to Dr. Curtis Rogers for picking us up, taking us for southern cooking and getting us to our hotel. Tomorrow: The Technology Institute!
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Rachel Singer Gordon is running a survey for folks who speak, sit on panels and present workshops: The Speaking Fees in Librarianship Survey is intended to give a rough idea of what speakers at library conferences and workshops tend to charge, and to give others an idea of what they might themselves ask for (or, that they can even ask!). Please see The Liminal Librarian for more details and comments. Please take the survey!
Here are some of the resources from my Library Technology Report: Dion Hinchcliffe’s Web 2.0 Blog: http://web2.wsj2.com/ Graeme Daniel’s Online Social Networking Bibliography and Sites: http://m.fasfind.com/wwwtools/m/2788.cfm?x=0&rid=2788 Stephen Abram on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 & Librarian 2.0: http://www.imakenews.com/sirsi/e_article000505688.cfm
Kate Sherrill, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana librarian, reports via e-mail that Evansville PL in southern Indiana is loaning Playaway players: “I had heard from a friend that EVPL was going to have these, and I see that they are available now..” http://www.evpl.org/digitalbooks/playaway.aspx She also send the link to the Playwaya Libraries page: http://www.playawaydigital.com/libraries/ I’ll be interested in hearing from librarians who have offered this device.
Phil Bradley reports at search Engine Watch: Hitwise is reporting that Flickr is the #1 photography site in the UK. This isn’t really a surprise at all – what’s more suprising is that it’s taken a while to get there, and how it’s got there. Flickr’s UK market share has increased 39%, Photobucket’s share decreased by 17% and Webshot’s remained flat. This is apparently due good SEO and searches for soft porn using the brand name and various terms you can work out for yourself. In some respects this is worthy of nothing more than a wry smile and shrug […]
marysville Originally uploaded by yarmando. Via Don Yarmon – Thanks Don! (I use this in almost every presentation I give!) Marysville Public Library, Ohio. These computers have a special rule set that lets game sites through the Internet content filter.
Can’t be Too Careful With Your Signs Originally uploaded by Alan Gray. No VOIP here! (Courtesy of Alan Gray) What story is this library telling about how they view technology?
Greetings Librarians! Don’t miss the ALL DAY PL track at this year’s Internet librarian conference in Monterey, California. And really, all librarians are welcome for these talks — there’ll be a lot to learn and take away. Here’s the track and list of presentations: This track focuses on planning, people, and participation. It explores the shift toward patron involvement, librarians building resources for collaboration and communication, and how public libraries (PLs) are changing to meet the needs of the plugged-in, socially networked user. Organized and moderated by Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian, & Michael Stephens, Dominican University. Library 2.0: Emerging […]
Alan Gray from Darien PL is blogging! This post caught my eye: http://www.darienlibrary.org/staffpages/gray/blog/archives/2006/08/siege_warfare.html Alan discusses the reference desk as a barrier or stronghold against patrons. he uses a photo illustration to show the reference area of his library as a fortress. He then notes that the NEW Darien Library will be different: What they’ve decided is that we are NOT going to have a desk or any kind of barrier, but that reference librarians will work in partnership with patrons at reference “pods.” Truly, we don’t have a clue what they are going to be like exactly (we have done […]
I’m glad to see my colleague Jeff Trzeciak blogging at http://ulatmac.wordpress.com/. Take a look at the blog and follow the links as well to the Transformation blog, an example of a group of librarians putting Library 2.0 thinking into practice via planning. Jeff sums a lot of it up in his first post: (bolding is mine) As partners in teaching, learning and research on our campuses, libraries are at the heart of today’s changes. Our challenge is to establish the University Library as an unparalleled service provider in an increasingly complex world of information and access. How do we prepare […]