Jenny writes: I work with some fun and interesting people. John Chrastka is one of them, and not just because he’s willing to ham it up in service of ALA. John stars in the latest AL Focus video, a guide to Annual Conference for new attendees. Be sure to watch until the very end. Your ALA Annual Conference & You This is great stuff!
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Via Skagirlie: See the Video Here.
NICE! http://shelfcheck.blogspot.com/2008/04/shelf-check-213.html
http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2008/04/sutton-leading.html Phil Bradley explains that he’s doing his work at a public library in the UK for a while. Currently, the library is renovating the space where he used to sit, so he’s sitting in a different place for the day: (emphasis mine) About 13.00 a librarian comes up to me and says ‘You have to move. You’re not allowed to use your own laptop here.‘ I asked why and she said that it’s because they don’t have the room, and people were complaining about lack of space. Which would be fair enough except that there has clearly been enough […]
transparent reference desk and large screeen monitor Originally uploaded by lauren_pressley Thanks Lauren!
Via the Clio Institute Blog: An article from Fast Company magazine (which I would add to the list of magazines NOT related to libraries we should be reading!) has an article called The Beauty of Simplicity. The jist? Making technology simple so folks use it! ” If the equation T (technology) + E (ease of use) = $ can be proven, the time may be right for the voice of the technologically challenged who can’t operate their remotes to be heard.” Read the Clio post and the article… good stuff to think about!
Association for Library and Information Science Education January 19, 2006 San Antonio, Texas Preliminary results of the LIS Bloggers’ survey and future directions for research.
http://www.plan.lib.fl.us/WSDescription.cfm?WSID=20515 As new technologies become available, how do we effectively plan in libraries? How do we plan to optimize staff, money, and time? How do we determine what’s important? This interactive workshop presented by Michael Stephens, author of the Tame the Web Blog and contributor to ALA’s TechSource Blog, will offer insights for planning, projects, and detail the hot technologies libraries are grappling with today. I’m looking forward to a few days in Florida in January! Hope to see you there!
Ontario Library Association Superconference Frida, February 3, 2006 3:45-5:00 Publishing; Blogging; Communication THE BLOG PEOPLE: LIBRARIANS GENERATING CONTENT AND COMMUNICATION Michael Stephens, Special Projects Librarian Concerning itself with recent research concerning blogs, librarians and libraries, this session focuses on this powerful content management tool. We’ll examine successful library initiatives, librarians who blog and the thriving community of practice created in this virtual environment. Get a big picture view of biblioblogosphere.
Ontario Library Association Superconference Friday February 2, 2006 9:05-10:20 Technology and Education; Library Schools; Career Issues TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION: ARE LIBRARY SCHOOLS DOING AN ADEQUATE JOB? Mary Cavanagh, SmartLibrary Project Coordinator, Doctoral candidate in Information Science; Jenny Levine, Internet Development Specialist; Michael Stephens of Tame the Web, Doctoral candidate in Information Science How are new MLS graduates getting the technology background needed for real life applications in libraries? Are they learning on the job or are library schools adequately preparing students? The latest Canadian study “The Future of Human Resources in Canadian Libraries”, known colloquially as the 8Rs study, lists […]