I had a great time presenting for the group of community stakeholders – including the mayor – for Aurora Public Library. The talk surveyed the technology and innovation landscape for library services. The slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/AuroraLibTechTrends.pdf FoxValleyMom covered the event: http://www.foxvalleymom.com/2011/12/library-technology-expert-stephens-addresses-city-and-library-leaders/
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Great video from ACPL’s Sean Robinson.
I was honored to be asked to talk about library technologies and trends at Brookfield Public Library last week for their staff development day. Thanks to all who made the talk and lunch after such fun. The slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/BrookfieldTech2.pdf
Greetings from Aurora, Illinois. I am back in the Chicago area for my last two talks of the year. This afternoon I’m presenting an emerging technology trends overview for a group of community technology stakeholders that will be as siting the Aurora Public Library with technology planning for the future. Then, Friday morning I present at staff development day at Highland Park’s public library. It’s been a great year of travel and changes but it’s nice to have the approaching holiday break.
My new column is up at Library Journal: http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprint/currentissue/892499-403/lessons_from_learning_2.0_.csp In their recent book, A New Culture of Learning (CreateSpace, 2011), Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown explore similar concepts and the importance of continuous learning. The parallels to the original Learning 2.0 model are striking. The book is based on several assumptions about our new normal, for example, “The world is changing faster than ever and our skill sets have a shorter life,” and “Play is the basis for cultivating imagination and innovation.” Planning for ongoing organizational learning for staff may seem like just “one more thing” in our stressed environments, but […]
User experience (UX) thinking was born at information schools but hasn’t found a home in many libraries. Why not? The answer is simple. Many LIS programs haven’t integrated UX coursework into their curricula, and libraries suffer as a result. Granted, a few schools have incorporated UX elements to varying degrees. New York’s Pratt Institute SILS program, for example, offers a Cultural Informatics track with coursework devoted to “usability, human computer interaction, cultural heritage description and access and digital archives and libraries in global information environments.” Jen Waller, a grad of the iSchool at the University of Washington, reported via Twitter that […]
A big shout out to everyone attending the Arizona Library Association conference in Tucson and to the folks who participated in my workshop on technology planning on Monday. The slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/AzLATecnoPlanning.pdf Links for the presentation: Technoplans Vs Technolust at Library Journal 2004 Taming Technolust article at RUSQ: http://www.rusq.org/2008/08/18/taming-technolust/
I was honored to be invited to chat on this podcast: http://dquarium.com/bibliotech/bibliotech9 Download Audio Sponsor – gold and silver earrings. Bibliotech show #9 for Monday November 14, 2011 Welcome to the New Normal Hosts: Kayhan B., Erin Anderson and Doug Mirams Guests: Michael Stephens Topics: Dr. Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University and creator of Tame the Web, a well known library blog, discusses general trends with regards to libraries and technology, Library 2.0, the “New Normal” and much more.
Thanks to Jen Waller for sending this. This is inspiring! I’d welcome the chance to do some flash mob choreography in my robes. 🙂
http://www.gordostuff.com/2011/11/back-in-september-i-had-chance-to.html Gordon Snyder writes: Back in September I had the chance to interview Troy Swanson, an Associate Professor / Teaching and Learning Librarian at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL. In the interview we discussed a paper he published with Public Service Librarian Jeremy Green, also at Moraine Valley Community College. Here’s the abstract from that paper published at Elsevier’s ScienceDirect. In the Fall of 2009, the Moraine Valley Community College Library, using guidelines developed by Jakob Nielsen, conducted a usability study to determine how students were using the library Web site and to inform the redesign of the Web site. The authors found that […]