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So, what are the experiences we create in libraries and our communities? We know that the top reasons people use libraries are for community, learning, interaction, discovery and entertainment. All of these words describe a form of personal experience. We can find some of this in our list of top reference questions in public libraries. Careers & Employment Entertainment (print, audio, media) Family Health and Fitness Food & Drink Hobbies and Genealogy Home Improvements Parenting Personal Finance, tax & investing Reading choices Quick reference questions Spiritual needs Travel Each of these domains represents a wealth of questions and answers that […]
Reference Areas at CML, originally uploaded by mstephens7. ONE MORE from Columbus Metropolitan Library. The other thing that knocked me out was this reference area where the library staffer and patron would stand together on the same side and look up information. The desk as “fortress” was nowhere to be seen in this area. I spoke with Jack who told me that both staff and patrons like this new set up. NICE!
Faces of the Library Staff @ CML, originally uploaded by mstephens7. AND… Columbus Metropolitan Library has a print campaign that highlights the staff on fliers, guides, etc. I wish more of it was on the Web! (and photos of the users too…did I say that already? 🙂 ) Here’s the set of images from the visit.
One thing I really got a kick out of at Columbus Metropolitan Library is the use of staff pictures on the front page of tthe library’s Web site. Everyday, a new image and staff pick goes up in this space. I used screenshots in my talk, and urged them to take the logical next step: recruiting library patrons to do the same. I believe it was Helene who told me that when a book makes it to the “Read It” area on the web, the number of holds/requests jumps. Also, one staff member reported being recognized at Target as the […]
Via Linda Braun, I followed the links and found out that many of the characters on one of my favorite TV shows are on Twitter! File this under PR and Marketing 2.0: http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/25/twitter-blacklists-mad-men-characters-some-of-them/  Update: Twitter has responded back to me on the issue. Apparently it wasn’t a spam issue, but rather a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice that Twitter’s support team responded to, co-founder Biz Stone tells me. I guess AMC didn’t like others playing the roll of its Mad Men characters besides the actors who play them on TV. Expect some backlash against the network. Update 2: Blogger Ben Kessler […]
I am the guest columnist for RUSQ’s Accidental Technologist this summer. The very cool thing is the full text of the piece is up and online at the RUSQ blog. Please take a look and let me know what you think. I wrote this last January while the snow and wind were raging outside my window – I’m glad it doesn’t seem super dated by now. http://www.rusq.org/2008/08/18/taming-technolust/ Here are some of my favorite parts: A fact: new technologies will not save your library. New tech cannot be the center of your mission as an institution. I’m still taken aback when […]
I’m teaching two sections of LIS 768 this fall. We’ll be using Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service by Michael E. Casey and Laura C. Savastinuk as our text once again. I was pleased to find this review which sums up exactly why it’s such a useful book to promote critical thinking about change in libraries: According to the introduction, the book is aimed at helping librarians, administrators, support staff and students to gain a greater understanding of what Library 2.0 is. For me this was achieved. I initially expected that the book would focus mostly on Web 2.0 technologies in the Library […]
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APL staff as pirates in 2007, originally uploaded by Alexandrian Public Library. Always good to see library staff dressed as pirates!