Please note I am still looking for proposals for the Public Libraries and Technology Track at IL 2005! Internet Librarian 2005: Shifting Worlds Monterey, CA October 24-6, 2005?? ***note the new dates! www.infotoday.com/IL2005 Call for Speakers It has been 10 years since the last major technological sea change when the Web rocked our world.? Not just the information world, but also those worlds at the very roots of our lives? the places and spaces where we work, learn and play.? All indications point to very dramatic and dynamic changes in the coming year.? Consider the recent announcements by Google that […]
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This weekend at Science Alive! we’ll be distributing a bookmark promoting out IM Reference service..and then the librarians will be visiting schools, etc to give them out. I am interested to see if the stats jump! Want to see the full bookmark – download it here (883k)
I am organizing a track for Internet Librarian 2005, October 24-26, dedicated to implementing some of the top technology trends in public libraries. My emphasis: practical applications and useful ideas that attendees can take home and USE in their small or medium-sized public libraries (or boost what some of the BIG libraries are doing). Are you a public librarian and implementing RFID? WiFi? A PL Blog with RSS? A Tech Training program that ROCKS? Let me know — Comment here! Shoot me an e-mail (mstephens7 (at) mac.com) or comment here and we’ll talk. The Submissions page is here. FEEL FREE […]
Could some public library folk who are circulating MP3 players or working with companies like Recorded Books send me an e-mail… I have a couple of questions… mstephens7 (at) mac.com
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/20/evil.twins/index.html?section=cnn_tech
The call for speakers is up! http://www.infotoday.com/il2005/ How are libraries and librarians changing to meet the needs of users in 2005? Got something to say? Want a great place and a wonderful crowd to say it to? Ponder a submission for Internet Librarian 2005! I’m still fired up from last November!
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!)
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
My Skype name is mstephens7. I have yet to experiment but I signed up.