http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/18/the-web-is-the-platform/ Another reason to offer multiple browser options! 🙂
Categories Web 2.0 & Library 2.0
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Joy Bevan writes: Hello, Michael! I am a long-time fan of TTW and thought my fellow readers would be interested in knowing about a newly-created Executive Leadership Team job posting here at the Columbus Metropolitan Library. This position will be responsible for the management of the website, will help direct and oversee our Virtual Branch, and will help guide all web services, among other things. I think it is a tremendous opportunity for someone who has a good vision for library web services! ClicktoseetheJob I apologize for not being able to nicely link to the listing; I hope all the […]
Brian Mathews offers this at Designing Better Libraries: There has been a lot of talk about libraries becoming more “user” centered, even back in 2000 I recall seeing user-centered or user-focused in several job postings. With the emergence of all the Web 2.0 magic, this term has become even more prominent. But are libraries really any different? Can patrons detect a difference? I think that those of us working in libraries have seen a change, but what about our users? Has any of our rhetoric translated into a noticeable change? Do they perceive us as being user-centered, or is it […]
I just submitted this to the IT Help Desk. I wanted to share it here to see if other folks have had a similar experience on various campuses. I want to make an even-keeled case for giving my LIS students access to another broswer on their student accounts – how did I do? What else could I say? I am especially happy that the toolbar group in LIS768 wants to make a toolbar that will help our students with their coursework. I can’t wait to blog about that! Hello! I am following up on some requests from my GSLIS students […]
From Wearing Scarves Year Round: (emphasis mine) Yesterday, I walked into the brick wall that was the realization that many of the projects I want to work on at the Northern-most library I might not get to work on. It’s frustrating because I thought I would be able to get a lot of things off the ground and I got excited and invested in that, and then it turned out that the library’s promises of being interested in making themselves more 2.0 and integrating social networking services into their world was not on the level. They do seem to want […]
On the benefits of virtual worlds: http://www.smartmobs.com/2007/10/06/real-hope-in-a-virtual-world/ On mapping Wikipedia: http://www.smartmobs.com/2007/10/07/wikipedia-mapping/ On Privacy 2.0 and allowing “opt in” services: http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2007/10/privacy-20.html
Don’t miss this article by Steve Hargardon in the new School Library Journal: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6484336.html Blogs, wikis, podcasting, social networks… it seems the entire world has gone 2.0 crazy. Among the followers are educators, who, in ever increasing numbers, are integrating these online, interactive tools into their classrooms and yes, even libraries. In these profiles, you’ll meet a few of these ordinary, in-the-trenches folks—just like you—who have taken the plunge, launching blogs, signing on to social networks, and stepping up to the podcast mic in order to create innovative learning opportunities that encourage collaboration as never before. While these innovators range […]
Article: Advocates Overcoming IT Resistance to Web 2.0 Web 2.0 tools are slowly making their way to corporate users, often under the wings of champions who must work to overcome IT resistance to blogs, wikis, online communities and the like. For example, Adam Carson said that Morgan Stanley’s IT organization at times presented obstacles to his efforts to introduce such technologies to workers at the New York-based financial services firm. Carson, an associate at Morgan Stanley, initiated the Web 2.0 effort there late last year by creating a network of 1,000 employees at LinkedIn Corp.’s professional networking site, LinkedIn.com. At […]
LeAnn Suchy, Reference & Information Literacy Librarian at the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University Clemens Library in St. Joseph, Minnesota writes: I was one of the people attending your speech at the MN Library 2.0 Summit in Roseville on the 14th of this month. I mentioned information about PBwiki and you asked me to write you a little blurb about it for your blog, so here is the information I know: PBwiki, an easy-to-use, free wiki program, wants to make presenting information about wikis even easier. If you’re giving a presentation about how to use PBwiki or wikis in […]
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/photos.cfm 1. It taps into the user-generated content trend. 2. It extends the presence of the library out into a thriving social space. 3. It demonstrates how to easily set up a photo sharing extension of the library – complete with a brief disclaimer. 4. It gets folks to think about what book they would want to pose with. 5. It seamlessly allows patrons to participate with the library in building a unique view of what the library is about. Thanks Hennepin!