Greetings from Willowbrook, Illinois! I’m here for Metropolitan Library System’s Patron Day: Who Are These People & What Do They Want? Transforming User Perceptions of Libraries Today, I’ll get to hear Stephen Abram, VP of Innovation at SirsiDynix, on his extensive research on “library user personas;” based on thousands of user profiles, this research creates “types” or “personas” that stand for specific characteristics, behaviors, and characteristics of library users; Alane Wilson, Senior Library Market Consultant, OCLC, on the significant findings in the recent OCLC report “Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources;” and Ed Vielmetti, creator of the SuperPatron blog and […]
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We had a little hiccup here at TTW and lost a handful of posts. They are back but comments may be gone! Thanks to Blake and Jessamyn for helping me out! Back to our regularly scheduled blogging…
At Panera again today: I used to call this the “Mobile Office” and it’s become just that as I write my research proposal and Library Technology Report. It’s almost like working again: I get here before 8am and stay all morning or sometimes into the afternoon. I am seeing folks — regulars, I guess — I used to chat with in the spring of 2003 when I started TTW. Jenny and I updated the Roadshow here last week because tomorrow we’re off to the Washington Library Association to present the Roadshow as a preconference workshop. I’m looking forward to meeting […]
It’s the last day of the last weekend of my Internet Fundamentals section. My students are sharing their Web projects! (Remember their Blogs?) These are fictional or “not official” mini-Web sites for a library or library service. Here are some of the projects: Archives Project: http://domin.dom.edu/students/chawapra/LIS753/FinalProject.html Fox River Grove Library: http://domin.dom.edu/students/roselaur/lis753/frglibrary.html Information Policy: http://domin.dom.edu/students/gornchris/753/infopolicy.html Resources for Gay Teens: http://domin.dom.edu/students/larsleah/LIS753/queerteenresources.htm Young Adults: http://domin.dom.edu/students/mackshen/LIS753Project/reelinginyoungadults.html Hayt Elementary Library: http://domin.dom.edu/students/jordamy/LIS753/main.html Gaming in Libraries: http://domin.dom.edu/students/barrashl/lis753/gaming.html ILL Page for a Library: http://domin.dom.edu/students/pollcarr/753/ILLhome.html Library programs Pages: http://domin.dom.edu/students/compemil/LIS753/programsallages.html Stone Book Reviews: http://domin.dom.edu/students/laskmark/lis753/main.html Andersen library: http://domin.dom.edu/students/rimikris/753/andersenwebsite.html Planning a Wedding resources at the Libraryhttp://domin.dom.edu/students/nilsstep/753/librarywedding.html
Over at LibraryCrunch, Michael Casey has put up a survey. Please swing by: http://www.librarycrunch.com/2006/03/survey_libraries_librarians_an.html
Aaron just inspired me. All I’m saying is let’s look at our processes, policies, plans and technologies and make sure we are using the best tools for the best user-centered services. I leave for Kentucky at 6am! More from the road, if I can find wireless. Here’s the PDF of my Dead Technology Presentation from Wednesday Night.
http://www.utdallas.edu/library/news/news.htm Well Done Mary Jo!
http://tinyurl.com/nd33u I’ve used the lii.org site for many years in public instruction, reference work and as an example of human-edited subject guides that ROCK! Take the survey and help the folks at LII with decisions about funding. (The survey is open until March 16, 2006)
Thanks to everyone who commented on the Reinvention post, sent e-mails and posted flickr pictures tagged just so! — it really touched me. I appreciate your thoughtfulness! I have 2.5 more days at work at SJCPL and then I’m off to the next chapter.
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/02/24/help-michael-stephens-find-a-new-catch-phrase/ I think I like “Overdue” so far to replace…um…err… HOT!