On Friday, I asked a question: Made with snapper.net I wanted to see what type of response I might get putting it into the form above. Three events in three weeks lead to this post. This kind of synchronicity always makes my trendspotting radar go off. First, I met some great folks from Pasco Libraries in Florida when I spoke at the TBLC Annual Meeting. They shared with me a promotion for their Battle of the Bands event: the intial announcement was made via a 2D code. Not a flier, not a blog post, not a Facebook alert — but […]
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http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20081113 Did the authors read my tweets about yesterday’s program? 🙂
Via Andrew Finegan from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, comes another example of taking the library to the users. The books are read and passed on to others – great idea. Is anyone doing this in the States? http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/wheelbarrow_library_service.html The vehicle As it takes its cargo of books to sunbathers, paddlers and beach walkers, our all terrain wheelbarrow skims along the sand like a jet powered hovercraft . It is orange and is decked out with flags, bells and a horn. You won’t be able to miss it! What’s on offer Beach goers of all persuasions are invited to rummage through our barrow […]
MT 015, originally uploaded by Russ and Lori.
San Diego 10-2008 003, originally uploaded by CliffLandis.
Library sign, originally uploaded by Silversprite. Silversprite writes: In Whitefish public library, Montana. Very appropriate for these times.
No bicycles, originally uploaded by chawnerb.
Please Eat in the Library, originally uploaded by JenWaller. Jen writes: DOK has no rules, and good food is sold and eaten in the library! This area is super bright and cheery, and there were a lot of people reading here. Now that I look at this photo I realize I didn’t go to the back of this area (up the three steps in the background) and check out the comfy looking black and white chairs. I did check out the selection and great display of magazines and newspapers. Sigh. Adding this to “The Hyperlinked Library.”
I’ve become fascinated with the idea and implementation of the Commons in academic libraries of late. It’s very much part of what I call The Hyperlinked Library. These past few months, I’ve wrote about the commons at ALA TechSource blog. Please take a look if you are interested. The Space Had to Say WOW: Indiana University South Bend Student-centered Digital Learning: Loyola University Keeping the Library Relevant: Georgia Tech
Productivity workstations as far as the eye can see, originally uploaded by julieshen. julieshen writes: This is the Cal Poly Pomona University Library’s brand new productivity center. It’s located next to the Reference Desk (now called the Research Help Desk), which shares space with staff providing technical help, and part of our new learning commons. It’s not open for use yet, but once it’s ready the productivity workstations will have the normal Microsoft Office software suite along with a lot of other software, including GIS and SPSS. It’s part of theexpansion we’ve been going through for the past 2 years: www.csupomona.edu/~library/TheNextChapter/