I am on my way to Kokomo, Indiana for the first of three workshops “Reinventing Libraries.” I’m co-presenting with Sharon and Dan Wiseman. http://www.incolsa.net/inside/specialworkshop.html#imispring05
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http://www.librarian.net/stax/1215 “…we all know libraries are changing. The library workforce is changing and the nature of the job is changing. The more librarians know the lingo of the new tech world of fee-for-service models instead of you-bought-it-you-own-it models of yore, the better we will be able to advocate for our patrons to provide the best service for them and the best return for their investment in us. You don?t have to live on IM to understand why IM might be a good alternative to 24/7 ref. You don?t have to check your email 100 times a day to know why […]
Is it my connection via Comcast or what? I cannot get to flickr! I am having photo withdrawl….
I spent some time last night updating my main pages. Take a look. There may be some weirdness as I work out the glitches. I used Rapidweaver for Mac.
Schmidt & Stephens 2005: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA512192
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/154/report_display.asp Once again, Pew jumps right into the Hot Tech fray. Download the report, read it and ponder how you might server your users with audio content. Wouldn’t you like your library to be included on the iPods and other players in your town? The Wikipedia entry on podcasting distinguishes this medium from traditional internet radio because it allows consumers increased flexibility in listening to audio content and because delivery of podcasts can be automated. Before podcasting, internet radio listeners had to tune in to scheduled programs or retroactively search for individual broadcasts to download. Podcasts offer the unique feature […]
Today is the two year anniversary of Tame the Web. Inspired to start blogging by Steven Cohen in March 2003, TTW went live via the iBlog software on April 1, 2003 from the Panera Bread in Mishawaka, Indiana via my laptop. Here’s that first incarnation. And here are ten things I’ve learned in 2 years of being a Blogging Librarian: Ethics and Guidelines Count Ask Karen, she gets it more than any LIS Blogger I know. Not only are we writing and thinking about libraries but we are promoting ourselves, our jobs and the profession. Next time I bump into […]
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http://gpclibraryradio.blogspot.com/ The audio blog from Georgia Perimeter College Libraries that david free has been working on. WOW: two libraries of note launching audio casts so close together… The world spins folks. Is your library ready?
http://walt.lishost.org/ (Via IM w/Steven)