I’m currently finishing up an article for Reference & User Services Quarterly about Technoplanning in a Shiny, Social World. This post speaks to many of my thoughts about project managament in libraries with social tools: http://www.ddmcd.com/managing-technology/what-should-project-managers-know-about-social-media-and-soc.html Tools and expectations regarding the manner in which people in organizations communicate and collaborate are changing. I have to some extent addressed these issues in my “project management and blogging” research and consulting. The implications are broader than just blogging. While different groups and industries are accepting social media and social networking at very different rates, many organizations are also beginning to address how […]
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Don’t miss the first entry at Howard Rheingold’s new video blog. http://vlog.rheingold.com/index.php/site/video/a-reslice-of-life-online-part-one-introduction/ Rheingold updates via multimedia an article he wrote 20 years ago about participation in virtual communities. I used Rheingold’s work as part of the theory base for LIS768: Library 2.0 and Social Networking. I’ll be using this video to introduce the course this semester for sure.
Did last year’s “FASTER IM” article fire you up for on-the-cheap virtual reference? Have you launched your own instant messaging “ask a librarian” service and added it to your workflow? Are you ready for the next step? Then read on. And don’t worry, you can use these tips to start IM in your library now if you haven’t already. Last time we discussed IM (April 2006 CIL, “IM=FASTER Virtual Reference on the Cheap!”), I presented the FASTER model, for any type or size of library. This model addresses questions about implementation, workflow, and training: F is for going with the […]
This weekend marks the conclusion of one of my classes this semester at Dominican University’s GSLIS. Internet Fundamentals & Design traces the history of the Net, features some simple Web page coding, and covers a whole lot of Web 2.0 exploration, including group presentations on how to implement new technologies in libraries. Yes, group projects, the bane of college students everywhere, are part of the course as well. Heck, we work in groups in libraries, we might as well get folks used to it in library school. What’s struck me in the last few semesters I’ve been teaching is how […]
What Web page comes up when your staff members open their Web browsers on the service desk or at their own desks? Is it the library’s Web site? That’s a good choice, especially if you have constantly updating news on the front page of your library blog. Perhaps you have your catalog, a search engine, or a commercial news site? All are OK choices–but why not build your own info-portal for your staff with the best of all of these worlds? RSS (really simple syndication or rich site summary) allows us to put content from one place into another with […]
In our last night of LIS768: Library 2.0 and Social Networking Technologies, we used this post as a way to talk about the future: http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2007/09/questions-for-t.html I posted about it here back in September: David Armano ponders digital immigrants and digital natives. He offers up a list of questions for ad/PR agency executives, pondering what kind of answers he might get. I think these might figure well into an interview for that emerging technology librarian job — or, really, for any librarian job these days… 1. Do you read blogs. Which ones? 2. Do you have a personal blog? What’s it […]
Look What’s Hot! Originally uploaded by tscrobinson Last Friday, I did two presentations for the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. What a treat to work with this incredible Indiana library. I was treated so well – good hot tea before each talk, an incredible lunch where I learned a lot about how they do what they do so well, and a chance to sit down and talk about reading and libraries for one of their video productions. (and I had my picture taken with their Digital Collaborative!) The online initiatives they’ve done rock, such as: https://tametheweb.com/2007/09/conversation_acpl_director_jef.html https://tametheweb.com/2007/06/allen_county_public_library_20.html […]
Check out Steve Campion’s newest installment – yet another perfect resource for your Learning 2.0 endeavors! http://librarystream.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/learn-more-wikis/ If you gather a committee, write a draft document, and solicit feedback, you might receive scores of revisions in email and on paper. Compiling all those changes back into a single coherent document could be a long and tedious task. On the other hand, you could create a wiki. That would enable everyone to work on the same collaborative document and compile changes on the fly. A wiki is basically a read/write website open to anyone with permissions.
I’m having a great time with my new class this semester. LIS768: Library 2.0 and Social Networking Technologies is an overview of Web 2.0 tools and L2 thinking. I’m using the works of Michael Buckland, Howard Rheingold, Jesse Shera and others to frame what participatory service might mean for libraries in today. Another part of the course focuses on hands on practice and exploration. AND the coolest thing is I am learning with the students. Just a couple of weeks ago, LIS768’er Mick Jacobsen shared his work with LibGuides at Northeastern Illinois University. Check it out: http://libguides.neiu.edu/ This might be […]
019-B (Medium) Originally uploaded by theskokieten …for their “Ten Things” Learning Program.