I still can’t check out a new book at my library…., originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian. The new director at Jenny’s home library emails to inform me that new books may be checked out as soon as they arrive on the New Books shelves. I’ve been using Jenny’s pics of these signs in my talks for a few years.
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Thanks to Kyle Jones for sharing this.
Just a quick musical moment that reminds me of how important kindness is to what we do.
Digital signage dashboard, originally uploaded by jblyberg.
Thanks to everyone at the Richland County Public Library for making my keynote at their Staff Education day so incredible! I enjoyed chatting with the staff and learning about the great work going on at RCPL. My slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/HyperlinkedInnovations.pdf
Many audio files, photos and video are available here: http://www.salzburgglobal.org/current/sessions.cfm?IDSpecial_Event=2961
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj58UEVRqYY Let the learning begin.
Thinking about the future has been very common for me in 2011. I’ve asked myself time and time again, “what is my place in libraries?” but I haven’t come to a final answer. I’ve had this feeling that I can’t be a teen librarian forever, but since it is the only position I’ve ever held I’ve had a hard time looking past it. Could I be an academic librarian? A self employed librarian? These ideas have come and gone, but no one answer has really stuck. Until recently… I started thinking about a possible future as a library director after […]
At DOK in October 2011, Erik Boekesteijn demonstrates an app the pulls in the library’s Flickr feed into the Surface table. Update: Erik Comments: If people are interested in having this app or any of the other apps we make in their library, they are welcome to contact us at info@doklab.nl
This is the text of my closing remarks from Internet Librarian International’s closing panel – our theme was “the new normal meets the new you.” The new normal: libraries have the potential be anywhere and everywhere, librarians can actively contribute to transformative social engagement. Our foundations are built on service and access. Sharing is key: Freeing data Encouraging participation Sharing Within our own personal learning networks. Civility & Kindness are key: Being nice to our users and each other. We need to be loud, be vocal and an advocate for what you believe is right – and wrap it with […]