Categories TTW Ephemera

I was just thinking this am whilst getting ready for work that I am a busy guy the next 2 weeks: workshops in Indiana, Connecticut and school in Texas. On the way to work, a good friend who works with me called to say one our SJCPL employees had died suddenly Monday night. It’s like a blow to the stomach, friends. It makes me realize how fragile everything is and how we shouldn’t get so caught up in buzz buzz business and “drama” in our workplaces. I just “shot the breeze” yesterday afternoon with this employee..and now he is gone. […]

Good stuff: http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/butler_wikiref/ Via a post from http://pfitzblog.royaltylinks.com/archives/2005/05/21/going-wiki/ 🙂

Via Frances, our SJCPL Staff Devlopment Librarian: http://librarymarketing.blogspot.com/2005/06/sandwich-with-side-of-knowledge.html This, my friends, is OUTREACH. This makes the librarian visible..the library visible…and provides a valuable service. I’d ponder this for sure if I was planning outreach services. From http://fulton.blogspot.com/ “On Saturday, June 4, Daveman will be at Panera Bread in Clay on Route 31 from 8:00 – 10:00 AM. Using their wireless network and my tablet PC, I’ll be answering any and all questions faster than you can spell focaccia. I can show you how to find articles from Consumer Reports and hundreds of other magazines for free. Enter the raffle for […]

Via an email from Jessamyn while I am unplugged and waiting for the internet install at the cottage: http://blog.stayfreemagazine.org/2005/05/remixing_moma.html Could folks record audio tours of libraries? I think so!

I begin six weeks leave of absence today from SJCPL! Wowza! I am hitting the road for ten days in Traverse City this afternoon…for some much needed unpluggedness and some prep time for a very busy stint in June: Reinventing Libraries workshop, workshops with the Purdue Library (blogs), the Darien, Connecticut Public Library (blogs & IM), the start of the summer session at UNT and ALA! I’ll be blogging after the Memoiall Day weekend! Enjoy the Weekend! Unplug! Best to you all

Check it out: http://www.hclib.org/extranet/ Glenn peterson pointed me to this site to check out his full PPT from IOLUG. What strikes me is this is an excellent example of presence and transparency! The page reads in part: “Welcome to Hennepin County Library’s extranet. Here we offer a sampling of resources from our staff intranet and public web site to the broader library community. We welcome your comments and suggestions.” How wonderful is it to share stuff on the system level with other libraries and librarians! Not only does this promote staff achievement but it promotes the library as an active […]

Wrap Up by Eric Lease Morgan: http://dewey.library.nd.edu/morgan/travel/iolug-2005/ Glenn Peterson’s PPT: http://www.hclib.org/extranet/IOLUG2005/IOLUG.pps

Via Alice at the Scan Blog: http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2005/05/economic-value-of-libraries.html For librarians who plan, ponder or just want to get a grip on the big picture, Stephen Abram writes about the value of libraries – Read this Now!

Wow! Via Stephen: http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/05/bill-drew-on-im-for-chat-reference.html Bill Drew has posted a chapter on IM in Libraries: http://babyboomerlibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/05/chat-reference-at-morrisville-state.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4661213 And Jobs reports iTunes will have built in podcast support! Apple CEO Steve Jobs told the assembled crowd at “D3: All Things Digital,” that Apple would add Podcasting support to its next version of iTunes (4.9), which is due within 60 days. Apple will also be launching a service that will allow users to upload Podcast content — Apple will then choose which content it will make available through iTunes, people at the event told MacCentral. Jobs also indicated that Apple had 70 percent market share for downloaded music.