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Library Revolution ponders “one point that kept coming up at Computers in Libraries is the importance of not asking for feedback unless you actually intend on doing something with it.” http://libraryrevolution.com/2008/04/15/feedback-followthrough-and-rick-astley/ When you ask your staff, users, and colleagues for feedback, are you prepared to do something with that feedback? Do […]
“I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling” – Doing ...
1 This kind librarian agreed to let me publish this email in response to our talk at CIL2008: Dear Michael: I attended the presentation about transparency given by you and Michael Casey at CIL2008, and I wanted to share a comment I had directly with you. As you talked about transparency, […]
TTW Mailbox: “Take Responsibility”
8 One of my goals for the summer is to get a handle on Drupal. I’d like to incorporate it into LIS753 Internet Fundamentals and Design at Dominican. I’d like to assign workgroups the task of creating a library Web site with the OSS app. How’s the learning curve folks? I […]
Drupal and Libraries
2 My time at CIL was short so I didn’t attend much, including the feedback session for Swift. I am glad to get caught up via some excellent blogging: Ryan Deschamps: http://otherlibrarian.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/no-tell-me-what-you-really-think/ I think ITI got user needs right for the conference. My needs? Top of the line speakers, organized sessions […]
More Feedback on Swift and Otter Group at CIL
Ruth at Utopian Library reports on CIL: http://www.utopianlibrary.com/?page_id=319 The common message at this year’s conference, at least from where I sat in each room, is this: The library has a story to tell. The story is about community. It’s not about the library. The community and the library can engage […]
CIL’s Common Message
1 Don’t miss Nancy Dowd’s shared presentation from CIL2008: http://www.slideshare.net/ndowd/giving-your-marketing-a-second-life/ I was very happy to meet Nancy in person after our talk. I really appreciate what she does and her take on marketing in libraries. Her thoughts on transparency and the Old School are spot on and should be discussed. Have […]
The Old School & Transparency
3 I was honored to present yesterday at CIL2008 with Michael Casey. We had not been on the same speaking ticket since 2006 when we helped launch Helene Blower’s Learning 2.0 program at PLCMC. The CIL presentation was in tandem and titled “Transparency, Planning & Change: See-Through Libraries,” created in part from […]
Transparency, Planning & Change: See-Through Libraries
3 gaming guitarhero1 | Originally uploaded by baldgeekinmd Just got back last night from 24 hours at CIL2008. The Gaming Night was the talk of the conference. Take a look at the photos tagged CIL2008gaming: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/cil2008gaming/
Computers in Libraries Gaming Night
Rikhei Harris offers some outstanding commentary on ITI aligning with SWIFT for CIL: http://llyfrgellydd.info/?p=40 I frequently use Creative Commons licenses for my work, and such, I grant many of the rights outlined above to anyone who can use my works. However, I am very hesitant to grant rights to commercial […]