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To share slides/videos/etc from past presentations (Michael’s and other people’s)

See You in Sturbridge!

Please say hi if you are attending the Massachusetts Library Association meeting! http://www.masslib.org/conference/2007Conference/index.htm Here’s our program: Friday at 1:45-3:00pm Blog’s Eye View: Three Industry Bloggers Talk About Library Trends Jessa Crispin, Jenny Levine, Michael Stephens Blogs have evolved well beyond the personal online journals that gave the dynamic web application its start. Now, many blogs report on specific areas of interest, books and libraries are no exception The best bloggers are actively reporting on the latest industry trends and innovations within their field, and the biblioblogosphere is spear-headed by a supergroup of several visionaries. Discover what this panel of widely-read […]

Upcoming Presentations

May 4, 2007. Massachusetts Library Association. Blog’s Eye View:Three Industry Bloggers Talk about Library Trends, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. May 7, 2007. Rural Libraries 2.0 Conference Keynote with Jenny Levine. Traverse City, Michigan. 🙂 May 17 & 18, 2007. Library 2.0. Mohawk Valley Library System, New York state. June 6 & 7 Social Software & Libraries Roadshow, Illinois State University, with Jenny Levine. June 12, 2007. Keynote: Library 2.0. Ohio Tech Connections 8, Dublin, Ohio. June 15, 2007. Keynote, Mississippi Library 2.0 Summit, Mississippi State University. ALA Annual 2007: June 22, 2007. Preconference: Reinvented Reference III: Emerging Technologies for Reference Service Keynote: […]

Netflix at Exeter

Jenny reports that Exter PL in Rhode Island is using Netflix: http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/04/22/exeter_public_library_does_netflix.html Take a look at the comments at the EPL post as well: http://131.109.225.131/exelib/2007/03/netflix-your-library.html Please let us know how it goes, Exeter library folk!

Great Conference Enhancements

http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/?p=266 From Amanda Etches-Johnson: I was at the IA Summit in Vegas back in March (my first one) and the conference planners did a lot of things that I would categorize as Good Conference Ideas. I started writing this post weeks ago (while I was still in Vegas, in fact) and, having just returned from CiL, where a lot of these ideas would have worked really well, I thought it was time to polish off this post and get it up here. So, here you go then, a photo essay of Good Conference Ideas (that are definitely worth stealing). Ideas […]

Social Connections

Social Connections Originally uploaded by mstephens7. Good Morning Charleston! Today (after a delayed flight from Florida last night…ugh) I am in Charleston, SC for the Charleston Public Library Staff day. They sent me a shirt to wear with the theme of the day: “Libraries Building Social Connections.” Get this: it’s in a state park and they told me to wear flip flops! More later!

Library 2.0 Summit at Mississippi State

Library 2.0 Summit at Mississippi State Originally uploaded by mstephens7. http://library.msstate.edu/mslibrarysummit/index.html This Summit is for everyone who wants libraries to matter in a web-savvy world. If your library is already using wikis, blogs, podcasting, folksonomies, social networking, or other Internet media, this Summit is for you. And if you’re not certain what some of those words mean, this summit will be invaluable! Is your library blogging, using Instant Messenger, promoting services through Flickr and Facebook, or using a customized OPAC complete with user reviews and electronic book bags? Or would you just like to learn the vocabulary, pick up practical […]