PLCMC ImaginOn Originally uploaded by Michael Casey. Just one selection from the photos Michael Casey snapped on his recent tour of the Public Library of Charlotte Mecklenburg County.
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Timothy Grieg presents a short session on MMOs and Digital Libraries in one of his MLIS classes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothygreigdotcom/sets/72157594497271106/ “MMODLs, Traditional Digital Libraries, what can they both learn from Massively Multiplayer Online Games, World of Warcraft in particular. A short (5 minutes, with 10 minutes of discussion) presentation I gave in my MLIS Digital Libraries Class.”
http://www.blyberg.net/2007/01/21/aadlorg-goes-social/ Blyberg works his code magic on his catalog, Drupal and improves the social aspects of their Innovative Interfaces Inc catalog: So what is the SOPAC? It’s basically a set of social networking tools integrated into the AADL catalog. It gives users the ability to rate, review, comment-on, and tag items. The concept is nothing new, but the nature of our systems do not yield readily to this kind of retrofitting–something I plan to really start tackling in earnest, but that’s a topic for another post. If you’re wondering (and didn’t know already), AADL’s automation system is III which recently […]
Network Services Staff Avatars in Second Life Originally uploaded by Nebraska Library Commission. What a nice why to inspire curiosity about Second Life! Can you guess who is who? Wondering about libraries in Second Life. Visit the Info Island blog to find out more about library services in the virtual world. infoisland.org
http://tnl.net/blog/2007/01/05/running-the-numbers-on-second-life/ Fascinating discussion and analysis of SL stats. Read the comments too. And Reuters offers a listing of SL articles at: http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/category/second-life/ – Thanks to Jody at Hennepin County for sending that link.
Anatomy of a Flickr Photo Originally uploaded by lmpressl. Well done training resource. 🙂
Via The M Word Blog comes another example of libraries doing interesting things with video: We love stories at the library and have discovered a wonderful new way to tell them. Millions of others have discovered it too: YouTube. YouTube hosts videos from throughout the world…at no charge. I love stories too, especially those that share with users, staff and governing bodies how important libraries can be in the lives of users. And here’s the part I really like: At the library web site www.gailborden.info/videoextras.html, we are using YouTube to help us tell stories about the library and reading. And […]
Photo illustration of LaGrange Park Public Library’s Flickr profile Hi Michael, I’m a librarian at a large public library and I’m wondering if you can help me out. I’m trying to convince our staff to dive into the world of Flickr but a question has been brought up about #7 on Flick’s official terms of use. “Flickr is intended for personal use and is not a generic image hosting service. Professional or corporate uses of Flickr are prohibited.” I would naturally assume that this is referring to for-profit uses of Flickr, but I’m wondering if you have heard of any […]
Nicole points to a TechSoup article: http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6016.cfm?rss=1 How to Use MySpace to Raise Awareness: Three nonprofit organizations share their experiences includes a hot seven point list that library folk might take to heart as they plan for their MySpace profiles. I love the proactive approach! Tips for Running a MySpace Campaign If you decide to launch a MySpace page for your organization, here are seven things you can do to increase your chances of success: On your MySpace page, ask friends to take specific actions such as “link to our Web site,” “subscribe to our e-newsletter,” “tell a friend about […]
Ho Ho Ho Originally uploaded by mstephens7. This morning, I’m doing that thing I do: curl in bed with the laptop and catchup on my library feeds, news sites and my flickr streams before starting the day….when I see Chad Haefele has noted one of my recent pictures. I click through from the “recent Activity” page at Flickr and I’m wearing a Santa hat! More exploration leads to Jessamyn giving me a beard in a picture of Steve and I at the Apple Store! To top this Christmas Ho Ho Ho fun, Stephen Abram sends me a link to the […]