A recent Pew reports gathers some new data and previous publications for a scan of the current state of “Web 2.0:” http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/189/source/rss/report_display.asp “Web 2.0” has become a catch-all buzzword that people use to describe a wide range of online activities and applications, some of which the Pew Internet & American Life Project has been tracking for years. As researchers, we instinctively reach for our spreadsheets to see if there is evidence to inform the hype about any online trend. This article provides a short history of the phrase, along with new traffic data from Hitwise to help frame the discussion. […]
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Planning for Now and Then, By Karen Coombs, LJ netConnect — October 15, 2006: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6375463.html The growth of the read/write web has also influenced strategic directions. New technologies enable anyone to create and publish content to the web. Initially, users mostly published text. However, digital cameras, video cameras, GarageBand, Flickr, YouTube, and a host of other software allow ordinary people to create a variety of content and post it to the web. This dramatically changes the types of software that libraries need to support their computing facilities. For example, the University of Minnesota has made web log software available to […]
PLCMC Technology Summit: Library 2.0 Originally uploaded by mstephens7. One of the best things I’ve seen play out this year in the realm of libraries and librarians trying out some of the new tools as well as picking up some new skills was the Learning 2.0 program at the Public Library of Charlotte Mecklenberg County. Sadly, Michael Casey can’t join us tomorrow for our public library futures track here in Monterey – but the mastermind behind Learning 2.0 is stepping in! See and hear Helene Blowers tomorrow morning at 10:15. And guess what! Like many of the sessions in our […]
Dr. Margaret Lincoln writes: REMC 12 Director Mike Oswalt shared an excellent PowerPoint on School 2.0 at http://techplan.edzone.net/TDM2006/DIDYOUKNOW.ppt that was recently shown at the Michigan Technology Directors Meeting on October 6. The original presentation at http://arapahoe.littletonpublicschools.net/media/EDocs/did_you_know.ppt was developed by Karl Fisch (a tech director from Colorado) and is quite powerful with the addition of background music. Both PowerPoint versions play automatically and take only 8 minutes * time well spent! Take a look! It’s fascinating.
A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from a librarian in Kentucky inviting me to breakfast during my stay in Louisville. I’m glad I said yes! McCracken PL (Paducah, KY) librarian Iris Garrott, who blogs at http://circulating.wordpress.com and library director Marie Liang treated me to breakfast and told me all about what they’ve been doing at their library. Using the works of Jim Collins, including his book Good to Great, these librarians reported their library was inspired to be great: great customer service, great interactions between staff, and great communication. I was impressed with something Marie told me: […]
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Another Useless Blog! Originally uploaded by Michael Casey. A little over a year ago, Michael Casey started Library Crunch… congrats on a year blogging Mr. Casey!
Library Camp East is tomorrow in Darien, CT! http://wiki.library2.net/index.php/Library_Camp_East_2006 I wish I could be there! I hope the day goes well and I’ll be watching for blog posts, Flickr pics and more! Have a great day everyone!
http://learningexpress.blogspot.com/2006/09/week-6-thing-15-library-20.html Lori Reed, training specialist for the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, ponders L2 and empowering staff. What else does Library 2.0 mean? Empowering not only patrons but staff. Our library provides the most outstanding customer service of any organization that I have ever seen. But do we provide the same service to internal customers? Not always. If our vision is to be the best library in America, we have to start by being the best staff. We need to support and encourage each other. We need to realize that yes we are all individuals and we make […]
http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/19/making-time-for-web-20/ David King posts about one of the phrases I hope to never hear in libraries again when it comes to social software: “We don’t have time for ____.” I’ve also heard it as “we don’t have time tio post to a blog” or “It adds another click…” David writes: Library administrators and managers need to lead this change in their organizations. One way they can do this is to provide time, equipment, and training in order to successfully implement these new tools into the library’s digital space. What does that mean, practically? Here are some examples: Time: Time to […]