http://eideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com/2005/03/brain-of-blogger.html Two researchers/doctors present this intriguing post. I’d like to see more ciations and links to studies, as one commentor states, but this should be filed under “Food for Thought.” 1. Blogs can promote critical and analytical thinking. 2. Blogging can be a powerful promoter of creative, intuitive, and associational thinking. 3. Blogs promote analogical thinking. 4. Blogging is a powerful medium for increasing access and exposure to quality information. 5. Blogging combines the best of solitary reflection and social interaction. I can attest to the fact that writing here has helped my thought processes.
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“In many ways, I do view portable media players as a technology in search of a market,” said Van Baker, an analyst at industry research firm Gartner. “If I’m carrying music with me, chances are I want to carry something that’s a little smaller than a personal music player.” Informative piece on the next wave of media devices. It hints that Apple may be prepping a video iPod as well as highlighting the fact that we have all kinds of technology coming at us and folks are still trying to figure out what to do with it.
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/web-focus/ Here’s a nice article by Brian Kelly, who I will be presenting with (along with Aaron) at Internet Librarian International in London in October. Take a look. Here’s Brian’s line up at ILI2005 as well. I’m fascinated by the use of wikis to document/report/collaborate on projects. Last June at UNT, we started a wiki for our two cohorts writing group papers and the amount of work that was done within the pages was incredible. At SJCPL, we are beginning to experiment with staff authored wiki pages as part of our presence. Take away: you might want to put wikis […]
So long ago It’s a certain time It’s a certain place You touched my hand and you smiled All the way back you held out your hand…
Karen speaks the truth: “But the French have it right: taking a breather in August is a good idea. September will come, and with it the usual efforts. Folks..I have a semester to finish including a paper and a proposal to the IRB for a Web Survey we’ll discuss this fall, some presentations to draft and some pondering to do. I’ll be back before Labor Day..but for now, TTW is unplugged for awhile. Sit back…relax…breathe… see you soon!
Here’s the text of a chat I had a couple of days ago. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. This person was IMing from Europe. Cool Librarian in Europe: Hi want just to tell you I appreciate TTW a lot from here in ______ MS: greetings from the USA! CLIE: I particularly follow the IM for VR issue, we’re very very far from this in here. i am fascinated by it MS: IM & jybe could be very powerful CLIE: I try to promote IM when I teach students hox to use e-resources, but it’s not easy […]
Chad, making the move to his first big library job, posts this: http://www.hiddenpeanuts.com/archives/2005/08/09/peer-instruction/ I’ve had a slight change in my job description. Together with another new hire, I’ll be in charge of most of UAH’s student instruction efforts. So glad I took a course on it last semester! I admit to being a bit nervous: In some cases, I’ll only be a year and a bit older than the students I’m teaching. Has anyone else been in this situation? Any problems or success stories? I’d love to hear them. Chad – I must say this is a great position to […]
New option at flickr: my most interesting photos… http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/popular-interesting/ Here’s a page that explains “interestingness” There are lots of things that make a photo ‘interesting’ (or not) in the Flickr. Where the clickthroughs are coming from; who comments on it and when; who marks it as a favorite; its tags and many more things which are constantly changing. Interestingness changes over time, as more and more fantastic photos and stories are added to Flickr. I like that…we are telling our stories at flickr. Librarians..libraries…please ponder jumping into the flickr pool!
Above: Three examples of some HOT PL IM Pages..there are many others… take a look and be inspired! Hooray for Alexandrian PL — going live with IM reference on August 15. They’ve created an IM reference page similar to some other libraries — and one I believe SJCPL orginated (Thanks Maire!) What rocks my world is the progression here. More information about the service and how the library handles questions. Just a couple of things to note before you get started… Any screen names that send IMs containing obscene language or that are harassing will be blocked. We are unable […]
Anyone who reads TTW..please make room in your aggregator for FGL… http://feelgoodlibrarian.typepad.com/feelgood_librarian/2005/08/what_books_do.html We need to remember why we do what we do folks… just saying…