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!
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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…
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA631184.html I’m a flutter over this quote folks: “We wanted our web site to be interactive with the public, and chose blogs as the major form of communication,” said Director Josie Parker. “The major point is to make the library transparent.” This comes from the AADL Director who is actively BLOGGING for the libraray and engaging the community in an ongoing dialogue. Humans are interacting here folks…not tech and not a faceless PR machine. Lordy but AADL is on the Cluetrain now. “They are even being used so that the public can talk with each other. The library is the […]
Take a look at this tech piece at USAToday: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-08-03-yahoo-music-search_x.htm?csp=34 Then take a look at the search page here: http://audio.search.yahoo.com/ I was able to locate some tracks I didn’t know were available – at Rhapsody, where I think I need to get a membership…! I also found some Fleetwood Mac tracks stored on a server for download… It looks as though this is a free for all: music services, podcasts, MP3 sharing sites. Let the debate and discussion begin!
Nice flickr set from The Loud Librarian: what a neat idea to have a Summer Reading Program Luau and put folks in a dunk tank. And to use flickr to share the images! Well Done! TLL writes: “Saturday (once again the hottest day in all of creation) was our end of Summer Reading Program luau block party. It was hours of work, but everyone had a good time, and Becca got some really great photos from the event. My first task was to man the dunking booth while Jessy (our fearless YA librarian) took the fall over and over and […]
Just saying: Here’s a nice post to the SJCPL Lifeline by our AV librarian. It speaks to me becuase it’s written in Julie’s voice. I know she hearts Cusack and it certainly comes through in the post. Just returning from the lake, I spent four hours in the car with The Cluetrain Manifesto and one of the pints is to speak in your own voice when participating in the Web. Well done Julie. Library bloggers – file this one under Notable Examples of Great Library Blogging!