http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/index.php?p=118 There are libraries that are completely adverse to change and to technology, and there are libraries that are so tech-forward that they pass their patrons by. Neither of these approaches is a good idea. Ask your patrons what they want; what they?d like to see at the library. Base your decisions about what technologies to implement on where your patrons are (and where your staff is) ? not on what looks cool. Not every library should be implementing the same sort of technologies. It all should be based on your population?s needs. What a concise, eloquent statement. That’s what […]
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In lieu of looking back at 2004, I thought I’d look ahead at some things librarians need to be aware of as we move into the middle of the decade. These are the things I would want a knowledgeable, tech savvy staff to be aware of and consider for their libraries. In strategic planning, long range plan meetings and the like I would hope an “in the know” librarian at the table could speak about these things. These are culled from various blogs, presentations, discussions and pondering. For your consideration: User-Centered Technology Planning “Technology is a tool..it is only a […]
I have only read a bit, but I LOVE this! http://blog-bib.blogspot.com/ Take a look!
THANKS to Steven and all at PLA for making this a reality. I’m rejoicing today (and rejoicing for the cool new Apple products as well!) http://www.plablog.org/ I am interested to see how the PLA Blog plays out. I’ll be reading fellow bloggers!
Just recently a couple of friends have shared their flickr pages with me…adding me as a “contact.” I like this type of exchange… the sharing of images…and the fact that I get a glimpse into the lives of friends and colleagues! Here’s mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/ Friends (Updated) http://www.flickr.com/photos/planetneutral/ Mr. Greg Schwartz, fellow Hoosier http://www.flickr.com/photos/mamorico/ (Mike from work) http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/ (David King from KCPL) http://www.flickr.com/photos/45728937@N00/ (Rob Coers in the Netherlands!) http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamthebestartist/ (Jessamyn!)
Chapter one is the introduction Chapter two is the literature review Chapter three is the methodology Chapter Four is data collected and data analysis Chapter five is the conclusion and recommendations for further research. ?
I made it to Texas about three hours late for the start of class but all is well. This semester’s BIG class is SLIS 6910 with Dr. Sam Hastings and Shannon Peevey. The topic: Open Source Digital Library Tools! http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php We started with some lecture, software installation and basic command line practice. I am using my Mac for this class — running OS 10.3.7 — and guess what : I have all the tools built in to my system. I open the terminal mode and it is there! I was tickled. This semester we will code in Python, discuss issues […]
It was like we were talking across my desk! How cool. Folks…I’m home watching it snow..if anyone wants to test Skype, I’ll be logged in! mstephens7
Via Skagirlie, who works across from me and never ceases to find cool stuff about the wonderful web, social stuff and libraries…. http://www.fortune.com/fortune/technology/articles/0,15114,1011763-1,00.html
My Skype name is mstephens7. I have yet to experiment but I signed up.