University Libraries and LIS Lecture Series Commitee 2008, originally uploaded by i.minerva luvs Jackson Library. Thanks UNC Greensboro Library and LIS School. I had a great time! Posing with Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University. With a fountain in the background
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Libraries Rock!, originally uploaded by tscrobinson.
Hats off to Kyle Cook and all the folks who created Tenn Share Learn & Discover, a version of Learning 2.0 created on the Ning platform. Check it out: http://tennshare.ning.com/ The use of avatars and the presentation of the discovery modules just plain rocks. Well done!
palin, originally uploaded by Dave & Bry. School Library Journal: Library Blog Blasts Palin Librarians Against Palin
Happy cell phones, originally uploaded by tscrobinson. Nice artwork from Allen County’s Sean Robinson.
Jen Maney, Virtual Library Manager, at the Pima County Public Library wrote to say that her Emerging Tech team has kicked off a statewide Learning 2.0 program today called Baker’s Dozen: Learning 2.0 Arizona. They are using a wiki for the program – http://bakersdozenarizona.wetpaint.com/ Any library staff member in Arizona (any kind of library, including library school students!) can participate.
There’s an excellent new article from Sarah Houghton-Jan at Ariadne: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue56/houghton-jan/ All of it is golden, but here are some bits that resonated with me: Make an Inventory of Your Devices Not only do we need to consider the data, and the mechanism for their input, but the devices we use to access that data. I have a choice about accessing my work email; I can use any of three different computers or my smart phone. I have a choice about what device I use to talk to my parents; do I use my home phone or my smart phone? […]
I can tell a lot of work and thought went into this series of workshops: http://becoming20.pbwiki.com/ Well done Bobbi & Robin!
I really unplugged for Labor Day weekend, my last 3 days up north. But I was up early today to check out the new Darien Library Web site and the new version of SOPAC from John Blyberg. Kathryn Greenhill posted “Almost Christmas in Libraryland…Ho Ho Ho Mr Blyberg,” and she sums it up well: So, what does it do? It will provide a discovery (search and display) layer that is independent of the Library Management System. As long as there is a connector written, it can sit over any LMS. The look can be customised to fit any theme or […]
skyping wit a cool Prof, originally uploaded by [ iblee ]. Pondering IM/Skype office hours myself….