Take a look a report of Joyce Valenza’s piece about OSS and schools. Joyce and I are in school together. Her work for school libraries and internet skills blows me away! http://www.digitaldivide.net/news/view.php?HeadlineID=525 The terms open source and free software are associated with the same revolution. Folks who use the term free software use it philosophically to emphasize the importance of freedom from reliance on one vendor, freedom to see the source, freedom from complicated licensing, freedom from forced upgrades, freedom associated with greater software reliability, and the free support of the online community. A great dialogue is under way, with […]
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Chad has posted final thoughts… Nice to meet you Chad!
After 3 workshops, two presentations and going to a bunch of great sessions as well as hanging with amd meeting some very cool library folk ..I’m home with my boys. And I’m exhausted. I’ll be posting notes and thoughts tomorrow. I hope all CIL 2005 attendees, bloggers, presenters, vendors and organizers are home safe and sound!
We are doing a live demonstration of Weblogging for Organizations!!
PowerPoint (PDF) (6.6 MB!) Evaluating LIS Weblogs (PDF) Types of LIS Weblogs Bibliography
I had the honor of meeting Will Richardson Thursday! Here’s his post about his travels and teaching: http://www.weblogg-ed.com/2005/03/18#a3267
Implications of Podcasting in Library Land In the first two days of CIL, I heard the term “podcasting” in a few sessions, including the “Dead Tech” session. I guess, then, that “podcasting” is sooooo hot right now. With that, I thinkl we need to put some thought into what might happen as libraries jump on the syndicated audio (and video bandwagon). I’m all for adding media to a library’s presence, but I also see the need to plan and ponder how the creation of audio content might impact our work: Have a visiting author? Will guest speakers sign off on […]
Via Rochelle at LISNews (Blake, you rule!): Librarians’ words to Ponder The keepers of old-school information, librarians, are gathering in Washington this week at a conference titled “Computers in Libraries.” The chatter on panels and in receptions about the Internet, and the several live blogs covering the event, clearly show that librarians are anything but introverted and low-tech, as stereotypes would have it. Cliff Lynch, executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information, keynoted the meeting with this provocative comment: “When everyone can own a computer and enjoy a fast connection, then everyone can become a broadcaster and publisher.” I […]
Here’s my presentation: Tech Planning in Libraries We had a snafu yesterday in my presentation. The PPT slides in the proceedings were put in the Workshop section — because I also taught a workshop with a similar name this week. Sorry for the confusion. AND: Here’s the book I spoke about: How Libraries And Librarians Help: A Guide To Identifying User-Centered Outcomes Amazon link
Andrea posted some great tips…and I was reminded of these: http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000128.html