Sunday morning I spent three hours with a neat group of librarians from all over the world discussing how to successfully implement weblogs into the library setting. We had a lively discussion and the group came up with some brilliant ideas. Many of them already had some blog experience as well as a few were working with wikis! URLs Visited Handout Blog Bibliography Sample Style Guide from SJCPL Evaluating LIS weblogs & a worksheet to use when evaluating other library blogs. A brief PPT file of blog features used as a handout (With special thanks to Darlene Fichter for this […]
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Rob Coers and I met for the first time last year at ILI 2004. What amazed me is how similar our training back grounds are: training public librarians for many years, etc. From that meeting, we began chatting and decided to propose a session on technology training for 2005 and presented “Twenty Technology Training Tips for Trainers” yesterday. I was excited about the idea of two trainers from different parts of the world coming together to share experiences and insights. What an incredible session it was! With most planning and discussion carried out via IM and other tools, we had […]
My presentation: Tools.pdf Aaron is talking about flickr!! Here are the photos uploaded with the “ili2005” tag! Aaron’s Presentation Brian is speaking: “E-Mail Must Die!”
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This morning I’m speaking at the District 1 meeting of the Indiana Library Federation. I love to meet with Indiana Librarians and I’m especially happy because these folks are from my “hometown” — District 1 includes all of my county and the counties across northern Indiana. Here’s the talk, a new version of “Optimizing Tech” today: PPT File as 6 slides per page Bibliography
Greetings! I’ll be off to England tomorrow. Internet librarian International begins Sunday October 9th with workshops and then the conference takes place over Monday and Tuesday. We’ll be in residence at the Millennium Copthorne Tara Hotel. I am looking forward to a few things: Presenting with Aaron and Brian Kelly on Digital Tools Presenting with my chum Rob from the Netherlands on Tech Training Rubbing some international librarians’ elbows at various lunches, dinners and meet-and-greets. Note that there will be “Dine Arounds” and Aaron and I are hosting a “Technology in Libraries” Thai dinner on Monday. Sign Up here. Then, […]
I was tickled to be on the docket for the Indiana Library Federation Reference Division meeting last Friday with Jessamyn West and some most cool Indiana Librarians. Thanks to Kerry, Scott, Evan and everyone who helped make it such a wonderful experience! Here’s Scott’s take on the day too! In the drama of the day I didn’t really get to blog, but Marydee Ojala did! Here are some of her posts: Jessamyn in Indiana: http://www.onlineinsider.net/2005/09/jessamyn-west-in-indiana.html Hot New Communication Tools for Reference: http://www.onlineinsider.net/2005/09/hot-new-communication-tools-for.html This is where it got interesting. Flickr seemed to engage the audience. I clicked, tagged, noted and uploaded […]
Sunday, October 9, 2005 Workshop 2 – The Blogger’s Toolkit 10:00 – 13:00 Michael Stephens, Special Projects Librarian, St. Joseph County Public Library (USA) Learn what libraries and librarians can do with weblogs and explore the potential for using this exciting new communications tool for reaching patrons and clients and collaborating inside your organisation. Workshop attendees will examine library blog taxonomy, learn how to implement blogs in organisations and how to decide which software to choose for a blog. The fast-paced workshop will cover practical training tips and the ethics of blogging, as well as RSS, podcasts and photoblogging. If […]
In just a few weeks, I head to Internet Librarian International in London! Transcending Boundaries: Information Technologies & Strategies for the 21st Century is shaping up to be chock full of useful sessions! Aaron and I will be speaking about Digital Tools, Rob Coers and I will speak about Technology Training and Aaron is doing a HOT gadget talk! Here’s some updated info from the organisers: Internet Librarian International 2005 Transcending Boundaries: Information Technologies & Strategies for the 21st Century 10-11 October 2005 ? Copthorne Tara Hotel, London The countdown is on for this year’s Internet Librarian International. Only 5 […]
Library Presentations Effective Use of Search Engines – Indiana Library Federation April 1997 Ready Reference on the WWW Indiana Library Federation District 2, September 1997 Search Engine Savvy – Indiana Library Federation April 1998 Training Library Staff for Net Results – Indiana Library Federation April 1998 Developing a WWW-Based Reference Resource – Indiana Library Federation April 1999 Methods for Training Library Staff – Indiana Library Federation April 1999 Developing a WWW-Based Reference Resource – Indiana Library Federation District 2, October 1999 Developing a WWW-Based Reference Resource – Indiana Library Federation District 1 October 1999 The Nuts & Bolts of SJCPL’s […]