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This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Library 2.0 interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:51:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6874 State: Illinois Subject: Full-time Librarian Position available at Malcolm X College Library (2 Positions) Location: Malcolm X College (Chicago, IL) Employee Type: Full Time Faculty Department: Office of Instruction Union Status: Local 1600 Hours: May include evening and weekend hours Salary: Minimum $45,612: Commensurate with Education and Experiences Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Closing Date: Friday, April 30, 2010 (until filled) For more information, please refer to the link below. http://projects.ccc.edu/JobList/ViewJob.aspx?jobid=1259 Submitted on 2010-02-04 (Source: SLIS Careers Feed) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:02 +0100 816419 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Portable_ooVoo_v2-2-0-62 Portable ooVoo v2.2.0.62. Portable ooVoo v2.2.0.62 ooVoo, an innovator in the way people communicate online, today announced the launch of a Mac vers (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:39 +0100 816272 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/US7p0vXI8OE/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } LIS768 Student Project at Canadian SL site, originally uploaded by mstephens7. So happy to see one of last semester’s LIS768 Projects highlighted at the Canadian Association for School Libraries. http://caslnetwork.ning.com/video/lis-768-privacy-presentation (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:49:26 +0100 816107 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Professional_ASP-NET_2-0_XML__ebooks_library Publisher: Wrox Language: English ISBN: 0764596772 Paperback: 566 pages Data: January 18, 2006 Format: PDF Description: * The foundation for most We (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:00:34 +0100 815990 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Law_Librarian_Blog_WordPress_for_Library_2-0_Save_the_Date_for_--- ALA TechSource is presenting WordPress for Library 2.0 and Beyond, a webinar with Joshua Dodson and Laura Slavin, librarians at Lincoln Memorial Univ (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:44 +0100 815770 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/WcdO0QHXrPY/ while I follow your eloquent points.., originally uploaded by leeleblanc. Congrats to TTW Contributor Lee LeBlanc on his graduation! WooHoo! (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:52:28 +0100 815516 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=DigiCMB_Web_2-0_Lunch_meeting_AMC_Library_Team Web 2.0 Lunch meeting AMC Library Team. The presentation is partly in Dutch, but it shows "The Order of Things" as they have developed themselves fo (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:34 +0100 815310 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/blYYu5IOgEk/wordpress-for-library-20-save-the-date-for-feb-10-webinar.html LLB and some 40-plus other Law Professor Blogs Network destinations are hosted by TypePad and TypePad, after far too much unnecessary pain to paying subscribers, has migrated to a new platform that offers works most of the time and offers... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 815349 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Gibson_Library_2-0_What_I39m_looking_forward_to_in_the_new_library--- Gibson Library 2.0. Coming Soon: The James I. Gibson Library is moving to a brand new building! Read on to learn about the library's history, buildi (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:38 +0100 814931 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Library_2-0_and_Jaron_Lanier_and_You I interviewed Jaron Lanier for Library Journal between Holidaytime and New Years. An excerpt of the interview is now in print and also available on L (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:21 +0100 814947 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/77z6vkUZNB8/ I have a new post at ALA Techsource about attending EDUCAUSE Learning Initiatives last month: http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2010/01/finding-my-tribe-at-educause.html Keynoter John Palfrey, co-author of Born Digital, gave a thoughtful presentation on his work studying Digital Natives. The revelation that the room should have been filled with librarians as well as faculty and IT staff came when Palfrey acknowledged the issue of information overload facing the natives as well as all of us and noted that the wealth of information out there now available to young people via mobile device presents a key challenge for librarians: “In a world of information overload, who are your guides? Who are the people who help you find the most credible information when you need it?” Palfrey went on to say that librarians are in a perfect position to curate, collect resources and develop spaces for young people to find information and interact. I was the one who shouted “Amen” from the back by the power outlets. Beyond session content, this conference was one of the most connected and open events that I have ever attended. All of the keynotes and featured sessions were streamed live on the Web as they happened via Silverlight and then archived for free viewing at the EDUCAUSE site. The combination of speaker and slides in a Web browser window has made going back to view sessions I couldn’t attend most enjoyable. This content is free and readily accessible on the web. I’d like to see more of this in our library conferences–more streaming and recording and more FREE access. Go watch Palfrey’s session or one of the others listed below. It’s probably the closest to “being there” I’ve ever seen for capturing a conference. I’m still mining the presentations and slides at the EDUCAUSE site – my brain filled with what we could – and should – be doing for LIS students. ... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:52:44 +0100 814869 http://www.librarian.net/stax/3142/library-2-0-and-jaron-lanier-and-you/ I interviewed Jaron Lanier for Library Journal between Holidaytime and New Years. An excerpt of the interview is now in print and also available on Library Journal’s website: Jaron Lanier on the limits of Web 2.0, intellectual property, and libraries as a place of refuge. You can also read the unabridged interview with Jaron Lanier on my site. To me there’s clearly something missing in the formula that we’re developing for civilization. There’s something missing and I think that the library will naturally come to fill that gap. And making the library into some sort of alternate facebook access point is exactly the wrong way to achieve that. (Source: librarian.net) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:35:37 +0100 814806 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Online_Roundup_%AB_SLK_News Wednesday's Programs include: WordPress for Library 2.0 and Beyond Implementing Reliable Instant Messaging at Your Library Funding for Broadband: Ind (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:34 +0100 814778 http://www.lisnews.org/re_nothing_future_ctd Some of the commenters to Wayne Bivens-Tatum’s post “Nothing is the Future” seem to be under the odd impression that his post is an response to Library 2.0/101. It could be one till you get to the last paragraph of his post. I've used "mobile" just as one example. The same could be said of various service or organization models. You can plug in any term you want, and know that when anyone tells you that thing is "the future," they're wrong. And to be clear, my criticism isn't of any particular services or trends. If there's a new, popular way for librarians to communicate with or reach out to library users, by all means librarians should adopt it, or at least experiment with it. My criticism is the hype and the reductionism, and the implied claim that some librarians really know what the future holds, and that it just happens to be centered around whatever they happen to like at the moment. Maybe they're convincing themselves, but they're not convincing me. (Emphasis mine.) From the bolded text, Mr. Bivens-Tatum is addressing all forms of library future hyperbole. While Library 2.0/101 make an excellent target for such criticism, the logic presented also makes an excellent case for the librarians who are overly cautious and/or completely rejecting minor changes to the practice and profession (e.g. the people who make the overzealous argument that rejects any new service, program, event, material, web tool, or website based on their own biases without patron consideration or input). It’s a dangerous, dismissive, and ultimately untenable position to maintain in this information-communication revolution. It’s antithetical of the evolution of knowledge and ultimately critical of anyone working on better content delivery, regardless of their means and methods. If the zealotry of the web 2. ... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:54:26 +0100 815394 http://lisnews.org/re_nothing_future_ctd Some of the commenters to Wayne Bivens-Tatum’s post “Nothing is the Future” seem to be under the odd impression that his post is an response to Library 2.0/101. It could be one till you get to the last paragraph of his post. I've used "mobile" just as one example. The same could be said of various service or organization models. You can plug in any term you want, and know that when anyone tells you that thing is "the future," they're wrong. And to be clear, my criticism isn't of any particular services or trends. If there's a new, popular way for librarians to communicate with or reach out to library users, by all means librarians should adopt it, or at least experiment with it. My criticism is the hype and the reductionism, and the implied claim that some librarians really know what the future holds, and that it just happens to be centered around whatever they happen to like at the moment. Maybe they're convincing themselves, but they're not convincing me. (Emphasis mine.) From the bolded text, Mr. Bivens-Tatum is addressing all forms of library future hyperbole. While Library 2.0/101 make an excellent target for such criticism, the logic presented also makes an excellent case for the librarians who are overly cautious and/or completely rejecting minor changes to the practice and profession (e.g. the people who make the overzealous argument that rejects any new service, program, event, material, web tool, or website based on their own biases without patron consideration or input). It’s a dangerous, dismissive, and ultimately untenable position to maintain in this information-communication revolution. It’s antithetical of the evolution of knowledge and ultimately critical of anyone working on better content delivery, regardless of their means and methods. If the zealotry of the web 2. ... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:54:26 +0100 814658 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=St-_Andrews_Regional_Library_February_2010_at_St-_Andrews Thomas Brevik on iPad - Thomas and I have worked together at Internet Librarian International 2008 and back in the day doing a podcast or two about (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:35 +0100 814433 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/02/interesting-books.html I've just quit smoking (or am trying to quit smoking). This has meant rather than going for a cigarette at breaks, I've started reading a lot more. I did read Groundswell. It focuses on how companies can take advantage of emerging social technologies. What a load of tosh. Felt like reading microwaved Clue Train manifesto but at 2 star Michelin restaurant price tag. If you've not read it, well done. I just felt Charlene Li was just trying to make money for Forrester's by underlining how good they are. The book was so bad I sold it on Amazon.Then I read Cyburbia by James Harkin. He says of that Cyburbia, in his interpretation, is the place to which we go when we spend huge swathes of our time hooked up to other people via a continuous loop of electronic information, and online social networks are only its most visible manifestation. This was a more enjoyable read for me. Looking at the impact of the network society are affecting us and how we interact. Worth a look.Then I just finished The Accidental Billionaires: Sex, Money, Betrayal and the Founding of Facebook. I really was not expecting much from this but its a good read, and feels more like a thriller. The author Ben Mezrich obviously seems to side with Eduardo Saverin than Mark Zuckerberg as the originators of facebook. This is not surprising as Eduardo gave him the most time in his researh for the novel. The author also does not have the greatest grasp of Facebook. At one stage he describes how open facebook is. Really? It doesn't even allow you to customise your page unlike Myspace. Its also open to data mining users profiles and is often seen as a walled garden.Apart from that its a good read. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 814635 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-books-on-my-amazon-radar.html A couple new geeky books I ordered from Amazon. First up is This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All. The author says of the book:-What is it like to be a librarian in a world of too much information? Constant change, exploding technology, shrinking budgets, growing numbers of the baffled...could there be a better spot than behind the librarians' desk to watch the digital age unfold? Check out the reviews on the Review page, and read the first chapter on Harper's Library Love Fest blog or download to the right.A review of the book can be found here.Another book I have ordered is Search Patterns by Peter Morville, who did the excellent Ambient Findability. The author says of it:-Search is among the most disruptive innovations of our time. It influences what we buy and where we go. It shapes how we learn and what we believe. This provocative and inspiring book explores design patterns that apply across the categories of web, e-commerce, enterprise, desktop, mobile, social, and real time search and discovery. Using colorful illustrations and examples, the authors bring modern information retrieval to life, covering such diverse topics as relevance ranking, faceted navigation, multi-touch, and mixed reality. Search Patterns challenges us to invent the future of discovery while serving as a practical guide to help us make search applications better today.Reviews can be found here. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 814634 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/2ZWt2QgT8eQ/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Boo – the new adult books are still under glass, originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:32:34 +0100 814404 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechsourceBlog/~3/USdY4oGUnJY/technology-essentials-2010-webjunction-online-conference.html In the wake of the 2010 Midwinter meeting, there's been a lot of talk about unconferences and online conferences. A rough economy and the inconvenience of long-distance travel, combined with the proliferation of Web 2.0, VoIP and other tools for instantaneous online communication have led to a significant increase in the popularity of online events. Our own Tom Peters has written quite a bit about this topic on the blog and in Smart Libraries Newsletter. WebJunction is right on top of this trend. They have been producing some excellent webinars for some time now, and with their Technology Essentials 2010 Online Conference, (presenter list and program descriptions are here) they've made the leap to hosting a full-fledged, online conference. The focus of this conference, according to WebJunction's page, is "practical and timely strategies for leveraging technology to help you in a wide range of library services and operations". The conference is taking place on February 9th and 10th. I had a chance to talk with WebJunction's Jennifer Peterson and Sharon Streams about how this conference came to be, and what WebJunction is hoping to accomplish. Dan Freeman: WebJunction has been doing Webinars and online learning programs for a while. How did the idea of doing a full-fledged online conference come about? Jennifer Peterson and Sharon Streams: We’ve seen a real spike in webinar attendance over the last year and recognized that in these times of tight budgets, libraries are looking for travel and cost-free ways to connect and to learn with colleagues. We’ve attended some other recent online conferences and decided to pilot the model for ourselves, leveraging our expertise in webinar production and tapping the wealth of experience in our community to gather expert presenters around the theme of Technology Essentials. ... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:25:07 +0100 815988 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/6d71EeJMl3Y/ Thomas and I have worked together at Internet Librarian International 2008 and back in the day doing a podcast or two about Library 2.0. He’s one of the good thinkers in LIS who I wish I had more of a chance to sit with and talk. Glad to see his take on the iPad this morning. http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/ipad-and-libraries-some-thoughts/ For libraries the iPad will have little immediate impact. What it probably will do, if it is a hit in the marketplace, is that it will fuel reader demand for e-books. I predict that it will be a slow development, but maybe too fast for many librarians. When the demand for e-books is for Nora Roberts latest romance novel, rather than some science fiction blockbuster or main stream popular science non-fiction, and the person wanting the e-book is the harassed mother with three kids running around her at the library desk, then e-books will have arrived in the library. This could happen if the iPad really hits it off with the public. For libraries there are two main challenges: 1. How do we get content from the library to the iPad and similar devices, and can libraries use iBook or the AppStore as a delivery method? I think there will be several opportunities, and that binding libraries to a cooperation with Apple to get in through the iBook store probably will be difficult and even counterproductive. There are at least two avenues to go, either create an international LibraryBook app (open source of course), that will work on any operating system, or cooperate with the creators of any of the open source apps that are out there to deliver books through them. Both avenues has their pros- and cons, but I believe that to secure a future for the library brand it would be a good idea to develop a special library app. 2. Will the iPad and iPad like devices  change the media habits of readers? Very likely. ... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:18:32 +0100 814005 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/ipad-and-libraries-some-thoughts/ OK, congratulations to all fellow Apple fanboys and girls The iPad looks good and I would love to get my hands on one. In fact on thursday I  got word from the ICT-department at work that they pre-ordered one for me. (I might have mentioned the upcoming device once or twice in the previous months and had a fairly long discussion with the head of ICT services that morning) Have I told you how great these guys are? Even if I look forward to getting my hands on the iPad, or “padda” (toad) as it is rapidly becoming known in Norway and Sweden, one of my first reactions to Steve Jobs presentation of the iPad was  that this is Apple´s gift to Google. It will take very little effort to top this. Just add a camera and flash support to a touch screen with the Android operating system and you have a iPad killer. On the purely technical/OS side of the device that is. What probably will sell the iPad is the ease of use for non-techies.  A lot of blogposts and twitter comments have called this the first true “everybody computer.”  They might have a point. My iPod touch is equally popular with my three-year-old, my ten-year-old and myself,  who all use it in many different ways. A larger device appeals to all of us. But like so many people I am more fascinated with the services embedded in the iPad than the hardware. iBooks and the iTunes-like book buying opportunities are what makes the iPad a  must have for me, more that the weight, screen, OS or other apps. It will certainly be interesting to see what new iPad apps that will come in the coming months. One thing I am sure of is that we will all be surprised by the diversity of apps and the uses to which the iPad will be put to. And another thing to watch out for is the plethora of iPad-like devices that will hit us like a tsunami in the coming year. ... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:26:19 +0100 815856 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=European_Union_project_-_invitation_for_Associate_Partners_--- We are looking for 2 types of Associate partners (in the downloadable document we describe the associate partner roles in depth): 1. Teachers of lang (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:32 +0100 814030 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/02/foursquare-for-libraries.html I had heard some months ago about Foursquare from an old colleague of mine. Wikipedia describes the service as:-Foursquare is a location-based social networking website, software for mobile devices, and game. Users "check-in" at venues using text messaging or a device specific application. They are then awarded points and sometimes "badges." You earn points for finding new places, tagging them and describing them. And if your the first there you can become mayor and win other titles. Anyway, I like Helene Blowers feel that :-It's been awhile since I've seen a new social technology emerge on scene that looked like it had that "explosion potential". The last real time for me was TwitterDavid King also has an interesting article on the use of Foursquare for libraries. Below are 5 ingenious idea's he has thought up:-1.Add your library as a place, or edit the entry if someone else has already added it. You can enter your street address (Google map is included, phone number, and your library’s Twitter name. 2.Add tags relevant to the library. For example, I have added the tags library, books, music, movies, and wifi to my library’s Foursquare entry. If you are in the area (Foursquare is a location-based service, so it knows where you are) and search for wifi – guess who’s at the top of the list? Yep – the library. 3.Add Tips and To Do lists. When you check in to a place, you have the option to add tips of things you can do there, and you can create To-Do lists of things you want to do there. For libraries, both are helpful – it’s a way to broadcast your services to Foursquare players. To Do lists are handy, because you can make the list and other players can add those To Do list items to their lists, too. When they do something on those lists, they gain points. Think of it as a fun way to get people doing stuff at your library! Just think – someone could gain points by getting a library card – how cool is that? 4. ... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 814636 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Electronic_Thesis_-_Library_science_-_Library_2-0 dear professionals any electronic thesis is available in library science subject pls give me the details. (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:00:32 +0100 813692 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library&diff=340923410&oldid=prev Removing deleted image ← Previous revision Revision as of 16:49, 30 January 2010 Line 86: Line 86: [[File:Newman Library 2.jpg|thumb|The William and Anita Newman Library, the library of [[Baruch College]] features multiple floors with Wi-Fi access and "studypods" (personal seating and an AC outlet for laptops, all for studying). Located in [[Manhattan, New York City]], [[United States]].]] [[File:Newman Library 2.jpg|thumb|The William and Anita Newman Library, the library of [[Baruch College]] features multiple floors with Wi-Fi access and "studypods" (personal seating and an AC outlet for laptops, all for studying). Located in [[Manhattan, New York City]], [[United States]].]] [[File:Old bookshelves.jpg|thumb|right|Smaller libraries can sometimes be found in private [[home]]s.]] [[File:Old bookshelves.jpg|thumb|right|Smaller libraries can sometimes be found in private [[home]]s.]] - [[File:Library West.jpg|thumb|right|A college library at the [[University of Florida]], [[United States]].]] + <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Library West.jpg|thumb|right|A college library at the [[University of Florida]], [[United States]].]] --> Libraries can be divided into categories by several methods: Libraries can be divided into categories by several methods: ;by the entity (institution, municipality, or corporate body) that supports or perpetuates them ;by the entity (institution, municipality, or corporate body) that supports or perpetuates them (Source: Library - Revision history) Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:49:59 +0100 813479 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Ideas_from_Innovations_in_Reference_Management_event_-_Library_2-0 I've just added a blog post about the use of Virtual Learning Environments, recommender/reference management services and open learning tools in Publ (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:00:30 +0100 813441 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Best_Public_Libraries_Websites_-_Library_2-0 Hello everyone, I was recently going through various public library websites, remarking to myself what I liked about this one and what I thought coul (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:00:23 +0100 813449 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2010/01/30/bloggers-wanted-to-cover-digital-commonwealth-conference-march-25/ The Digital Commonwealth is offering free registration for bloggers to cover the March 25 Conference: “Want to come free? DigiComm offers free registrations to three people who will blog the conference. Each blogger will cover the keynotes and one of three breakout tracks:” 1. Getting Started with Digital Commonwealth; Metadata 1; and the Role of Print Permanence 2. Bringing the Past to the Future; Get your Grant Here: and Reaching Your Patrons: Online Outreach 3. From Artifact to Digital; Fix It or Sleeve It?/ Metadata II “Interested? Email  cnoah at cmrls.org. Please use DigiComm blogger as the subject line. Include your name, position, institution and your blog’s URL. Indicate whether you’d prefer track 1, 2, or 3.” For more info on the conference: http://www.nmrls.org/digitalcommonwealth/2010conference/ Posted by Rich (Source: J's Scratchpad) Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:30:16 +0100 813384 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2010/01/30/acrl-ne-itig-digicamp-wheaton-college-friday-march-19-2010/ Mark your calendars for Friday, March 19th and join us for this free 1/2 day unConference focused on library technology @ Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. How does ITIG’s DigiCamp work? If you are interested in hearing about other library’s use of technology, or if you wish to share innovative or interesting things that are happening at YOUR library, just show up and share! DigiCamp will feature a community-driven format where each session is designed and delivered by you! This format fosters spontaneous sharing, therefore, no PowerPoints allowed! Even the topics chosen for each session will be chosen by you! Is DigiCamp right for me? DigiCamp is designed for all technology levels, so come one, come all! Bookmark this page and check back to see who is coming and topics under discussion! https://sites.google.com/site/itigdigicamp/ Where: Wheaton College Library. Norton, Massachusetts When: Friday, March 19th. Registration starts @ 9am. Lightning round sessions begin @ 9:30am till 12:30pm How much? Absolutely free! That’s right, zip, zero, nada! How do I register? https://sites.google.com/site/itigdigicamp/home/registration Registration Deadline: Registration ends on Friday, Feb 19th so register early! Posted by Rich (Source: J's Scratchpad) Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:14:27 +0100 813385 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library&diff=340798064&oldid=prev Public libraries: Removed "reading room" link (led to this page) ← Previous revision Revision as of 22:30, 29 January 2010 Line 129: Line 129: 1876 is a well known year in the history of librarianship in the United States. The [[American Library Association]] was formed, as well as ''The American Library Journal'', [[Melvil Dewey]] published his decimal based system of classification, and the United States Bureau of Education published its report, "Public libraries in the United States of America; their history, condition, and management." During the post-Civil War years, there was a rise in the establishment of public libraries, a movement led chiefly by newly formed [[women's club]]s. They contributed their own collections of books, conducted lengthy fundraising campaigns for buildings, and lobbied within their communities for financial support for libraries, as well as with legislatures and the [[Carnegie Library]] Endowment founded in the 20th century.<ref>Paula D. Watson, “Founding Mothers: The Contribution of Women’s Organizations to Public Library Development in the United States”, ''Library Quarterly'', Vol. 64, Issue 3, 1994, p.236</ref> They led the establishment of 75-80 percent of the libraries in communities across the country.<ref>Teva Scheer, “The “Praxis” Side of the Equation: Club Women and American Public Administration”, ''Administrative Theory & Praxis'', Vol. 24, Issue 3, 2002, p.525</ref> The American Library Association continues to play a major role in libraries to this day, and Dewey's classification system, although under heavy criticism of late, still remains the prevailing method of classifing used in the United States. 1876 is a well known year in the history of librarianship in the United States. ... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:30:50 +0100 813480 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Gibson_Library_2-0_What_the_new_library_means_to_me--- Gibson Library 2.0. Coming Soon: The James I. Gibson Library is moving to a brand new building! Read on to learn about the library's history, buildi (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:00:40 +0100 812984 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2010/01/friday-finds.html this week for you: raw urls ;)(no, well, yes, but raw urls to cool stuff.)http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/01/24/bigger-libraries-are-not-better-if-they-are-closed/neither would be more libraries...jessamyn at boingboing (1 week only)http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/24/welcome-guestblogger.htmlipad lust:http://www.apple.com/ipad/and ipad conshttp://i.gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipadand ipad opinionshttp://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/01/29/get-real-geeks-the-ipad-is-the-apple-for-mum-not-you/and last, because I feel for you my friends:http://closedstacks.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/tax-season-who-needs-it/oh and yes, the smartest thing I read so far this year:"Books should only be catalogued once. Currently the public purse pays for having the same book catalogued over and over again..." -- Jens Vigen, Head of the CERN Library, who just made their entire catalog dataset available to anyone.any comments? anyone?technorati tags:library-20, library2.0, library 2.0, libraries, policies, customers (Source: rambleonsylvie) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 813438 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Hostoke-com_-_Web_2-0_Expo_NY_Gary_Vaynerchuk_Wine_Library_--- Web 2.0 Expo NY: Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library), Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape. Posted by admin on Thursday, January 28th (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:34 +0100 812631 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davidleeking/~3/OXn7MYmuLro/ I don’t attempt to predict stuff very often, but I think this one’s safe – I think Apple’s new iPad is most definitely a game changer. Why? Because it combines so many things into one handy, easy-to-use device. Just watching the video about the iPad and poking around on the website a bit, you find out all that the iPad will supposedly do, including: web browsing email photo viewing watch videos (even YouTube videos) listen to music (it has iTunes built in) buy and read ebooks a cool map note taking a calendar Contacts list iWork (Apple’s answer to Microsoft Office) is rebuilt for the iPad, so you have word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software The App Store works here, too, which opens up 140,000 apps that all do different things And of course, it’s multi-touch. So instead of having to use a mouse or keyboard shortcuts to operate the thing … you just touch the screen. I’m just amazed that Apple seemingly rolled up a Microsoft Surface, a tablet PC, a video player, a netbook, an iPod, and an ebook reader, and came out with something light, cool, and truly unique. Except maybe the name – sorry Apple, but the iPad is a silly name. Apple could turn this thing into a student’s best friend. Instead of carrying a heavy backpack around, students could use the iPad to carry all their textbooks (assuming Apple partners with textbook companies), any multimedia they need to watch, their word processor to write papers (or they could just use Google Docs via a wifi connection), multiple ways to take notes, communicate to classmates and teachers via email/IM/Facebook/Skype/etc. And still have their favorite photos, their grand music collection, and a couple of fun games with them, too. How about for libraries? Think Reference Desk and roving reference here. It’s the same price as a netbook laptop. ... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:24:12 +0100 813573 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2010/01/28/lyrasis-computers-in-libraries-2010-conference-group-discount/ Lyrasis is offering a 50 percent discount for the 25th Computers In Libraries Conference being held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington VA between April 12-14, 2010: LYRASIS invites members to attend this year’s Computers in Libraries Conference in Arlington, VA at a major discount. This year’s conference theme is “Information Fluency: Literacy for Life”. Register through LYRASIS and receive the special discount rate of $244 for the 3-day event (April 12 – 14, 2010). That’s a 50% discount! (No discount is available for the pre- or post-conference seminars or other workshops.) In addition, discount prices of $109 on the Internet@Schools East 2010 Conference and $244 for the combo of Internet@Schools East and Computers in Libraries general conference are also available. Registrations will be sent to Information Today on March 9th, so please have them to us prior to that date. Registrations received after March 8, 2010, will not qualify for the LYRASIS group discount. Please complete this registration form and fax it back to Kenna Juliani with your credit card information 508.597.1993. If writing a check, mail the form to Kenna Juliani with a check made out to INFORMATION TODAY, not LYRASIS. All checks written to LYRASIS will be returned upon receipt to sender. Payment from your subscription accounts is not possible for this event. LYRASIS ATTN: Kenna Juliani 153 Cordaville Road Suite 200 Southborough, MA 01772 Fax: 508.597.1993 For more info on the Lyrasis discount:  http://www.lyrasis.org/Classes-and-Event… For more info on the CIL Conference: http://www.infotoday.com/cil2010/default.asp Posted by Rich (Source: J's Scratchpad) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:03:41 +0100 812747 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Deborah_Rexon39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Deborah Rexon's Page on Library 2.0. ... Comment Wall. You need to be a member of Library 2.0 to add comments! Join this Ning Network. No comments y (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:37 +0100 812449 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/apple-ipad-to-take-on-kindlesony-reader.html As mentioned previously, Steve Jobs has released the long awaited Apple tablet, the iPad. It looks like a large Iphone to be honest. But the big news for libraries and book fans is the ibook application. Some are saying its the future of publishing.What I loved was Jobs saying the Amazon Kindle had done a good job, but Apple had Five of the largest publishers — Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Hachette. Oh, how like Steve Jobs to damn by faint praise. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 814637 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/UIelV9wxcYA/ A big shout out to the libraries in Canada that participated in my Education Institute talk today. I can’t believe how much we covered in one hour. Exploring trends shaping users information experiences and environments always fires me up. The trends I highlighted today include: Ubiquitous Social Tools Personal Learning Networks in the Cloud Spaces with Heart Immersive Learning & Play The Changing Path of Content Location Aware Information Environments Transliteracy Integrated Devices & Tablet Mania Building a Community of Users Learning & Teaching in Flux The slides are available here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/StephensTrends2010.pdf (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:23:38 +0100 812233 http://www.lisnews.org/13_ways_and_147_tools_help_your_library_save_money_technology 13 Ways (and 147 Tools) to Help Your Library Save Money on Technology This list has come out of a few different presentations I’ve given for public libraries recently, from Hawaii to Iowa. Take a look, see what you want to try, and let me know how it works. The list is not exhaustive, so I invite all of you to comment on this post and add your own favorite free web tools, software, and open source awesomeness. (Source: LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:11:40 +0100 813079 http://lisnews.org/13_ways_and_147_tools_help_your_library_save_money_technology 13 Ways (and 147 Tools) to Help Your Library Save Money on Technology This list has come out of a few different presentations I’ve given for public libraries recently, from Hawaii to Iowa. Take a look, see what you want to try, and let me know how it works. The list is not exhaustive, so I invite all of you to comment on this post and add your own favorite free web tools, software, and open source awesomeness. (Source: LISNews.org) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:11:40 +0100 812172 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Hood_and_Hat_A_Day_in_the_Life_of_a_Library_Karen_Keys_Queens_--- hood_and_hat: Brooklyn, NY, United States: Thirtyish librarian from the city that reads. I now live in the city that never sleeps. Who needs to sleep (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:00:35 +0100 812102 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davidleeking/~3/gbw_Imqc-cg/ Foursquare is a location-based game. From Foursquare’s website: “We’re all about helping you find new ways to explore the city. We’ll help you meet up with your friends and let you earn points and unlock badges for discovering new places, doing new things and meeting new people.” Basically, Foursquare works like last.fm or librarything, but instead of sharing music you’ve listened to or books you’ve read, you’re sharing places you’re visiting, and aggregating that list out to your friends. To play, install an app on your phone, via an iPhone or Android app (a Blackberry one is in the works). You can also use the mobile version of their website for other phones that have web access. Then go visit places … like a coffee shop, a restaurant … basically wherever it is that you go. Once there, “check in” with the app. Checking in gives you points and badges. If you visit a place more than anyone else, you become the “mayor” of that place (until your title is swiped by someone else). Friend people, and see your points tallied with everyone on your friends list. In the process, you can also create to-do lists and tips at each place you visit, and suggest things for your friends to try or do. Every time you do something, it can be shared with your Twitter and Facebook friends. So … how does this relate to libraries again? Well… here are some ideas for your library or organization on Foursquare: Add your library as a place, or edit the entry if someone else has already added it. You can enter your street address (Google map is included, phone number, and your library’s Twitter name. Add tags relevant to the library. For example, I have added the tags library, books, music, movies, and wifi to my library’s Foursquare entry. ... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:33:14 +0100 811915 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/ad6iQDL7kcc/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } TTW Submission, originally uploaded by mstephens7. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:21:49 +0100 811891 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LibrariansMatter/~3/PBAhINC39sA/ It’s Library Day in A Life Round 4, where a number of librarians document what their day was like. I did the first round on 29 July 2008, Meme: What’s a Librarian’s Day Like?. I’ve spent last week trying to find time to complete a post called “Whatever Happened to ….Me?”, where I reflect on why things have gone so quiet on this blog. The process reminded me of the blog post that I half wrote for Library Day in a Life Round 3 on 28 July 2009 – but didn’t publish because it seemed so banal. It was the day I resigned from my job at Murdoch University – and had a lot of to-ing and fro-ing and being a mum …dropping between writing/speaking commitments, motherly duties, meetings at the university, preparing for my new job, with some chicken husbandry thrown in. Makes a good backdrop if I ever finish the other blog post that I have in the pipeline… Here’s what I wrote then: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 28 July 2009 Again, I’m documenting an atypical day for librarydayinthelife (link) Today I resigned from my job as Emerging Technology Specialist at Murdoch University. It went something like this… 6:30am – Sound of duck quacking wakes me. Switch off iPhone alarm. Via comments on Twitter and Friendfeed, discover that presentation in Washington DC that included a video clip of me (and based around my post about why learning about emerging technology is part of every librarian’s job) went well – and the audience actually liked it. ... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:19:03 +0100 812662 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Likno_Web_Button_Maker_2-0-144 Likno Web Button Maker 2.0.144. Likno Web Button Maker 2.0.144 | 8.8MBLikno Web Button Maker is a user-friendly software for creating eye-catching a (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:00:29 +0100 811725 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/jessamyn-west-on-boing-boing-for-1-week.html Jessamyn West is writing on Boing Boing for one week only. I look forward to reading a bibliblogosphere writer being on there. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 812281 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Elizabeth_Pugh39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Elizabeth Pugh's Page on Library 2.0. ... Your Facebook URL: http://facebook.com/libraryburlington. Comment Wall. You need to be a member of Library (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:00:30 +0100 811351 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/500-not-out-and-good-bad-and-ugly.html On the 2nd of may, 2006 I started this blog. Today is my 500th entry. Not bad going huh?Anyway, I'm going to look at the good, bad and ugly of my 500 entries. So this is me being self congratulatory.THE GOOD.Well, I suppose my favourite or best entry has to be my article comparing shelfari,librarything and gurulib. This piece was a favourite as a lot of people quoted it, Tim Spalding from librarything. That article stil gets me more hits and it was actually enjoyable.THE BADI suppose it really has to be when my brother passed away. There's not a moment goes by I don't miss him.THE UGLYI think for all those that have read (sorry, tried to read) this blog, it must be my grammar. Its enough to send all my readers to despair.Anyhow, thanks readers. Here's to the next 500. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 812282 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Library_Advocate_ALA_OITP_Successfully_Advocates_for_Stimulus_--- On Friday, 1/22, Carrie hosted a "GoToWebinar" presentation by John Windhausen and Robert Bocher on "Stimulus Funds: Round 2 -- Get Connected". See (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:00:34 +0100 811034 http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/the-art-of-old-books-publishers-bindings/ Publishers Bindings Online, 1825 – 1930: The Art of Books is a wonderful gallery of decorative bindings with supporting essays. The aim of this digital collection of decorative bindings, along with a comprehensive glossary and guide to the elements of these objects, is to strengthen the growing interest in and create broader awareness for the “common” object called the book. The digital galleries of bindings  reflect distinct eras, geographic locations, and single authors and titles. They are useful for learning about aspects of 19th- and early 20th-c. American history, life, and culture. You may just like to browse the Artistic Movements Galleries. Publishers bindings are an interesting way of exploring the advent of modern art and the impact on the artistic styles of the time on book design. Also includes historical galleries; literary galleries; teaching tools and lesson plans; research tools and bibliography resources. Worth a visit! Posted in Library 2.0, Reading & Literacy Tagged: book bindings, modern art (Source: heyjude) Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:51:14 +0100 811668 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/librarians-are-fish/ An article on information literacy in the norwegian science library blog ERR-BE made me think about how library workers and users percieve the information rich environment in a library or a library web-site with links to databases and services. The image of fish and divers came to me this morning. How does fish percieve the sea? They probably do not think much about water and the sea as such, they are a part of it and lives in it with insight and understanding of the rules and forces governing their environment, much like librarians percieve information and the library. Divers on the other hand are strangers in the sea. They need help to negotiate it, breathing apparatus (or just holding their breath for shorter stays), mask, protection etc. They are out of their normal environment, clumsy and bevildered by all the new impressions that are assaulting their senses. After a while, or with frequent dives, many divers become proficient in the sea and might even master it to such a degree that they are not far from the fish experience. Just like library users. To a new library user the library is a bevildering environment, they have difficulty navigating the physical library to find what they desire, they admire the librarians  for their seemingly effortless use and mastery of this very complex environment.  After a while many library users will become proficient in how to use the library to satisfy their needs, but without a full understanding of the underlying forces and rules that govern the library. So to better the experience of users, we need to think more like divers and less like fish:-) (Source: Librarian 1.5) Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:50:41 +0100 811133 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=VNR_LIBRARY_2-0_Study_abroad_scholarship_calendar VNR LIBRARY 2.0. Thursday, January 21, 2010. Study abroad scholarship calendar. Study abroad scholarship calendar for 2010-11 source of Sakshi Telug (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:00:32 +0100 810631 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2010/01/best-of-week.html fravorite links from the interwebs:aaron on the user experience5 things innovators do. (thanks bobbi newman)open source marketplace:PTFS acquire liblimeRober B Parker diesI am very sad. he was like a friend to me.so many say: "he's one of the reasons I do what I do." I am part of that group also.Just for fun: computer engineer barbie anyone?Richard turned me on to this, then LifeHacker features:Firefox portabletechnorati tags:library-20, library2.0, library 2.0, libraries, policies, customers (Source: rambleonsylvie) Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 811029 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Librarian&diff=339178302&oldid=prev Undid revision by Felix Folio Secundus (talk); addition causes sandwiching of text; use Commons & link ← Previous revision Revision as of 17:13, 21 January 2010 Line 39: Line 39: == Workplaces == == Workplaces ==   + [[Image:TTUSWlibrary.JPG|thumb|Southwest Collections / Special Collections Library at [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], a university in the United States]] [[Image:20070329 Newberry Library2.JPG|thumb|upright|Newberry Library, Chicago]] [[Image:20070329 Newberry Library2.JPG|thumb|upright|Newberry Library, Chicago]] [[Image:radcliffesciencelibrary.jpg|thumb|The Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford University]] [[Image:radcliffesciencelibrary.jpg|thumb|The Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford University]] [[Image:Brynmor Jones Library -Hull -2003.JPG|thumb|Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull]] [[Image:Brynmor Jones Library -Hull -2003.JPG|thumb|Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull]] - [[Image:QL_CentralLibrary_1935.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Old Central Library, Queens, New York]]   - [[Image:TTUSWlibrary.JPG|thumb|Southwest Collections / Special Collections Library at [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], a university in the United States]]   Basic categories of workplace settings for librarians are routinely classified around the world as: public, academic, school, and special. Some librarians will start and operate their own business. They often call themselves [[information broker]]s, research specialists, [[knowledge management]], [[competitive intelligence]] or independent information professionals. Below are the basic differences between the types of libraries. Basic categories of workplace settings for librarians are routinely classified around the world as: public, academic, school, and special. Some librarians will start and operate their own business. ... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:13:51 +0100 811341 http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/mobile-medline-plus/ So why haven’t more libraries adopted mobile tools? asks Eric Rumsey as he considers the advantages of mobile friendly design on iTouch/iPhone or like devices. I agree -  we do need to get on the mobile wagon as quickly as we can. There are many popular mobile compatible sites these days, and blogs are well-optimised on the mobile too. WordPress is a great platform for achieving an integrated look in relation to this, and the mobile-based management tools for WordPress is also impressive. So it was most interesting to read  Mobile Medline:Plus: A Great Example for Libraries. The mobile version of MedlinePlus that was released by the American National Library of Medicine last week is an elegant example of  libraries making their sites mobile-friendly. Eric gives a good run-down of  MedlinePlus on the mobile. Eric is on Twitter @ericrumsey I confess – I access a lot of things via my iPhone instead of on a regular computer. The portability and immediacy of access is irresistibly convenient.  Whether this is a good thing or not is vaguely irrelevant – the mobile is embedded in youth behaviours. Anyone got a good example of this kind of application in schools or school libraries? Better get our blogs and information services mobile minded soon! Posted in Innovation & Creativity, Learning 2.0, Library 2.0, mobile devices Tagged: MedlinePlus (Source: heyjude) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:09:33 +0100 811669 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Librarian&diff=339128273&oldid=prev Workplaces: image ← Previous revision Revision as of 10:28, 21 January 2010 Line 39: Line 39: == Workplaces == == Workplaces == - [[Image:TTUSWlibrary.JPG|thumb|Southwest Collections / Special Collections Library at [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], a university in the United States]]   [[Image:20070329 Newberry Library2.JPG|thumb|upright|Newberry Library, Chicago]] [[Image:20070329 Newberry Library2.JPG|thumb|upright|Newberry Library, Chicago]] [[Image:radcliffesciencelibrary.jpg|thumb|The Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford University]] [[Image:radcliffesciencelibrary.jpg|thumb|The Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford University]] [[Image:Brynmor Jones Library -Hull -2003.JPG|thumb|Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull]] [[Image:Brynmor Jones Library -Hull -2003.JPG|thumb|Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull]]   + [[Image:QL_CentralLibrary_1935.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Old Central Library, Queens, New York]]   + [[Image:TTUSWlibrary.JPG|thumb|Southwest Collections / Special Collections Library at [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], a university in the United States]] Basic categories of workplace settings for librarians are routinely classified around the world as: public, academic, school, and special. Some librarians will start and operate their own business. They often call themselves [[information broker]]s, research specialists, [[knowledge management]], [[competitive intelligence]] or independent information professionals. Below are the basic differences between the types of libraries. Basic categories of workplace settings for librarians are routinely classified around the world as: public, academic, school, and special. Some librarians will start and operate their own business. ... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:28:59 +0100 811342 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Gibson_Library_2-0_Your_library_at_home Gibson Library 2.0. Coming Soon: The James I. Gibson Library is moving to a brand new building! Read on to learn about the library's history, buildi (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:35 +0100 810441 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/0i4Y34McEKk/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Emerging Leaders, originally uploaded by ALA – The American Library Association. ALA emerging leaders gather for a group photo at their 4th annual workshop. Around 100 attendees are being groomed to become early ALA leaders. I’m honored to be mentoring one of the groups! (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:08:12 +0100 810149 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Librarian&diff=339031957&oldid=prev Workplaces: Upright tag to image ← Previous revision Revision as of 21:42, 20 January 2010 Line 40: Line 40: == Workplaces == == Workplaces == [[Image:TTUSWlibrary.JPG|thumb|Southwest Collections / Special Collections Library at [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], a university in the United States]] [[Image:TTUSWlibrary.JPG|thumb|Southwest Collections / Special Collections Library at [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], a university in the United States]] - [[Image:20070329 Newberry Library2.JPG|thumb|right|Newberry Library, Chicago]] + [[Image:20070329 Newberry Library2.JPG|thumb|upright|Newberry Library, Chicago]] [[Image:radcliffesciencelibrary.jpg|thumb|The Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford University]] [[Image:radcliffesciencelibrary.jpg|thumb|The Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford University]] [[Image:Brynmor Jones Library -Hull -2003.JPG|thumb|Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull]] [[Image:Brynmor Jones Library -Hull -2003.JPG|thumb|Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull]] (Source: Librarian - Revision history) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:42:28 +0100 811343 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/W11je1T6UPw/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } "Why Do You Blog?" A survey of Early Adopting Librarian Bloggers, originally uploaded by mstephens7. One more… (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:32:03 +0100 810151 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/YvHT_7dbdig/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Measuring the Value & Effect of Learning 2.0 in Australian Libraries, originally uploaded by mstephens7. Wordle of some of the survey results I’m using in my talk at Educause Learning Initiatives today. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:31:09 +0100 810152 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Techno-Geek_Badger_Librarians_-_Library_2-0 Because us Badgers need a group, too! Tell us what cool stuff you're doing in WI... or even doing outside of WI that perhaps the rest of us could ste (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:00:39 +0100 810092 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/23yi7jQdVdw/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Oh my, originally uploaded by mstephens7. I’m at EDUCAUSE Learning Initiatives. Great sessions about technology in teaching today! (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:15:06 +0100 810076 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/library-advicacy-in-digital-age.html Woodsie girl and wikiman have been discussing how to create library advocacy and the dangers of the echo chamber. Woodsie girl says on her blog:-Following a conversation on Twitter this morning, me and thewikiman (@theREALwikiman) are trying to find out if anyone has any good ideas for overcoming the “echo chamber” effect in library advocacy. It’s easy to spend time preaching to the converted, but how do you reach people who don’t use the library, aren’t interested in what you have to say and don’t think you have anything to offer? Any thoughts, please tweet using the hashtag #echolib, or leave a comment here. We’ll be blogging anything interesting we find out.Well, I had an idea, which maybe good or most like not. I am presently reading Charlene Li's Book Groundswell. In it she discusses how Mini was sold in the USA, whilst Honda and Volkswagen were entering the market in the mid 2000s. This would have eaten into there market share as there product was older. Trudy Hardy, who was in charge of mini marketing wanted to increase or retain market share. So was she did was she listened to mini users, sent out items only they were allowed to recieve along with other idea's (read the book). Anyhow, what she did was she listened to her present users and made them feel unique. Uniqueness and listening are both highly important in any organisation business, but if we make our present users seem unique then there word of mouth will gain us patrons. Its not an original idea, but it's my thoughts on it. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 812283 http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/expresso-book-machine/ Xerox has entered the 21st Century publishing game, reaching a joint selling and marketing agreement with On Demand Books– the company that makes the amazing Espresso Book Machine that can churn out a book in a few minutes. There are only 21 stores and libraries that currently have the machines, but through this agreement, you can bet you’ll see more of them. On Demand hopes to get 80 machines in the world by the end of 2011. (via GalleyCat and @creativepenn) The Espresso Book Machine Posted in Library 2.0, Reading & Literacy, Students 2.0 Tagged: book publishing, On Demand Books, xerox (Source: heyjude) Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:38:10 +0100 811671 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=2010_and_beyond_my_life-long_learning_journey_continues_--- So that brings me back to this blog, being at three schools is fantastic, hectic and a never-ending journey for me as a Library tech. l love the libr (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:00:42 +0100 809774 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2010/01/19/mass-digital-commonwealth-conference-march-25-2010-college-of-the-holy-cross-worcester-mass/ The 4th annual Massachusetts Digital Commonwealth Conference is being held on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts between 9 am-4pm. The keynote speakers will be Roy Tennant of OCLC and Tom Clareson of LYRASIS. Conference Rates Before 2/25/2010 After 2/25/2010 Member registration $75 $95 Non-member registration $110 $130 Graduate Library Program – Full Time Students $75 $95 On-site registrations will not be accepted For more info: http://www.nmrls.org/digitalcommonwealth/2010conference/ #digicomm10 Posted by Rich (Source: J's Scratchpad) Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:53:27 +0100 809743 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/internet-world-2010-tickets-available.html Internet world 2010 are available for free at present. The show is at Earls Court from 27.04.10 to 29.04.10. Who exhibits can be seen here. Worth a visit at that price. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 809955 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Librarian&diff=338584608&oldid=prev Workplaces: image ← Previous revision Revision as of 17:43, 18 January 2010 Line 40: Line 40: == Workplaces == == Workplaces == [[Image:TTUSWlibrary.JPG|thumb|Southwest Collections / Special Collections Library at [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], a university in the United States]] [[Image:TTUSWlibrary.JPG|thumb|Southwest Collections / Special Collections Library at [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], a university in the United States]]   + [[Image:20070329 Newberry Library2.JPG|thumb|right|Newberry Library, Chicago]] [[Image:radcliffesciencelibrary.jpg|thumb|The Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford University]] [[Image:radcliffesciencelibrary.jpg|thumb|The Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford University]] [[Image:Brynmor Jones Library -Hull -2003.JPG|thumb|Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull]] [[Image:Brynmor Jones Library -Hull -2003.JPG|thumb|Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull]] (Source: Librarian - Revision history) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:43:06 +0100 811347 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Kim_Holmberg_-_Blog_Archive_-_From_Library_2-0_to_Library_3D Researcher Kim Holmberg is an expert in social media, webometrics, Web 2.0 and Library 2.0, and he was the first university teacher to use the virtu (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:00:35 +0100 809509 http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/horizon-report-read-it/ The annual Horizon Report has been released, and should be on the reading list of all teachers and librarians around the nation. The Horizon Report is a global effort ~ reflecting the essential global dimensions and impacts on learning of emerging technologies. For those who are new to the Horizon Report, since March 2002, under the banner of the Horizon Project, the New Media Consortium has held an ongoing series of conversations and dialogs with hundreds of technology professionals, campus technologists, faculty leaders from colleges and universities, and representatives of leading corporations from more than two dozen countries. In each of the past six years, these conversations have resulted in the publication each January of a report focused on emerging technologies relevant to higher education. Each time a report is undertaken, the NMC uses qualitative research methods to identify the technologies selected for inclusion in that report, beginning with a survey of the work of other organizations and a review of the literature with an eye to spotting interesting emerging technologies. What’s on the Horizon? Technologies to Watch One Year or Less: Mobile Computing One Year or Less: Open Content Two to Three Years: Electronic Books Two to Three Years: Simple Augmented Reality Four to Five Years: Gesture-Based Computing Four to Five Years: Visual Data Analysis Methodology Download the 2010 Horizon Report (316k PDF) Posted in Future Directions, Learning 2.0, Library 2.0, Professional Learning, Research, School Leadership Tagged: Horizon Report, NMC (Source: heyjude) Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:07:40 +0100 809742 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Law_Librarian_Blog_Library_2-0_Gang_Reviews_Last_Decade39s_--- The Library 2.0 Gang for this month's podcast, Carl Grant, Marshall Breeding and Frances Haugen, convened to review the game changing influences on l (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:00:32 +0100 809204 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/01/16/when-does-tim-spalding-sleep-the-new-services-keep-coming-from-librarything/ Wow, LibraryThing is on a roll of late with the introduction new services and Founder and Developer, Tim Spalding, must not be getting a lot of sleep these days. (-: Of course, Tim’s reduced hours hitting the pillow means new, cool and useful services for info pros and the public. In other words, his lack of sleep is our gain. On January 6th we posted about a new (and free) iPhone app named “Local Books.” It offers a bunch of features including information from a database of 51,000 libraries and bookstores from around the globe. If you’re looking for “bookish” events “Local Books” is essential. That announcement was almost two weeks ago. Today, at ALA Midwinter LibraryThing is “showing off” some new services. We can’t wait to use them (we’re not attending ALA In Boston). First, an “enhancement” for LibraryThing for Libraries (a library 2.0 online catalog for sale to libraries) named Shelf Browse. What’s It All About? Browse your library’s shelves visually, just as you would do in the physical library. Shelf Browse lets your patrons see where a book sits on your actual shelves, and what’s near it. It includes a “mini-browser” that sits on your detail pages, and a full-screen version, launched from the detail page. Awesome. Why? Although many OPAC’s allow browsing by call number allowing shelf browsing it’s to difficult for many users and to use it they would need to know about it in the first place. I have a feeling this is going to be much easier to use and therefore allow a bit of serendipity to hopefully make a users experience even more productive. Shelf Browse has been released. Next, LibraryThing is getting even more into mobile library business (remember, they have the iPhone app) with the release (Coming Soon, they are looking for beta testers) of Library Anywhere. ... Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:35:29 +0100 809185 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/BHzDMV9hbf0/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Mac Nation, originally uploaded by JustinLowery.com. Great Flickr shot I’m using in my ELI2010 talk. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:57:02 +0100 809179 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=WordPress_for_Library_2-0_and_Beyond__ALA_TechSource As part of our continuing partnership with WebJunction, ALA TechSource presents WordPress for Library 2.0 and Beyond, a Webinar with Joshua Dodson an (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:00:33 +0100 808902 http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/01/kevin-says-nlbs-mylibrary-facebook-app.html "Shiok", a colloquial term frequently uttered by Singaporeans, can mean "Great!" or "Excellent". Or possibly what Robin would say to Batman, "Holy 'Library 2.0', Batman!"My friend, Kevin, created this video review/ blog post of NLB's Facebook app called myLibrary - apps.facebook.com/nlbmylibraryLINKKevin wrote:What’s interesting about the app is that it integrates much of our typical library transactions right into Facebook.At first we might wonder, “What’s the big deal about a Facebook app? Can’t we already access the same services by going to the library’s web site?”True that, but more than just a matter of accessibility, it’s about being “within reach” to users, and extending their library use into the third place. Allowing users to recommend books to friends or posting what they’re reading directly onto their Facebook profiles is very much for the library’s win (i.e. word of mouth). Thanks for the video, Kevin!The myLibrary app is primarily targeted at NLB members, who are also FB users. Details of the FB app is at this FAQ page at www.pl.sg:myLibrary offers the following suite of features and NLB services:1. Account checking: users can perform library transactions and view information pertaining to their library accounts including overdue items, fines information and item reservation.2. ASK! A Librarian service: users can send information-related enquiries to librarians who will respond within three working days. They can also view selected user enquiries and librarian responses.3. New arrivals: users can view and search for the latest items available from NLB libraries.4. Events: users can view and search for information on upcoming events and exhibitions held at NLB libraries.5. Blogs: users can view the latest blog entries from NLB’s family of blogs including High Browse Online, Read and Reap and YO!6. MyStuff: this is a virtual shelf to which users can save content (i.e. ... Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 808884 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Gibson_Library_2-0_New_features_are_visible Gibson Library 2.0. Coming Soon: The James I. Gibson Library is moving to a brand new building! Read on to learn about the library's history, buildi (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:00:31 +0100 808695 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/jill-bradleys-service.html As mentioned previously, Phil Bradley's wife, Jill passed away recently. Phil has just entered a very touching piece on his blog about the service. She sounded a lovely person and my thoughts are with Phil and Jill's family and friends. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 809956 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/pMql0kTrprU/library-20-gang-reviews-last-decades-significant-developments.html The Library 2.0 Gang for this month's podcast, Carl Grant, Marshall Breeding and Frances Haugen, convened to review the game changing influences on librarianship over the last ten years and then attempt to predict what we will see in the... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 808524 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechsourceBlog/~3/LhFgbVbzf-4/wordpress-for-library-20-and-beyond.html As part of our continuing partnership with WebJunction, ALA TechSource presents WordPress for Library 2.0 and Beyond, a Webinar with Joshua Dodson and Laura Slavin on Wednesday, February 10th at noon Eastern. WordPress has become more than just a blogging tool. It can be utilized as a fully functional content management system for library websites. Joshua and Laura, librarians at Lincoln Memorial University and Wordpress experts, will explain how to use the built-in functionality in WordPress to showcase your library, as well as explore various plugins that will add further functionality to your website. Topics will include social bookmarking, blogging, RSS, search engine optimization, and more. This webinar is part of WebJunction’s Technology Essentials 2010 Online Conference. This innovative conference is a chance to engage, network and do some hands-on learning without travel or any registration cost. You can register for the webinar at http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=1633 Don't miss this event! About the presenters Joshua Dodson is a Web Developer for Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN. He specializes in developing Web sites with the WordPress framework. He has developed a system for creating library subject guides through WordPress that is currently implemented at Carnegie-Vincent Library. An article on this topic has been published through the Code4Lib Journal. He has presented on topics including information literacy, open source software, Web 2.0/Library 2.0 technologies, and using WordPress for library Web sites. Laura Slavin is a graduate of the University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science with a concentration in Cataloging.  After working at Troy University Library in Troy, Alabama, she moved to her current position as Technical Services Librarian at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate, Tennessee. ... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:11:17 +0100 808358 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Emtacl10_emerging_technologies_in_academic_libraries_-_Library_2-0 Detailed Programme Info & registration now available! http://bit.ly/75ONGR. (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:39 +0100 808303 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/mash-up-podcast-for-librarians.html (Found via here). Nicole Engard who released the Book Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data has a podcast out with Sarah Long of Longshots on how libraries can utilise mashups (podcast here). (Source: librarytwopointzero) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 809958 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/lisnews-competition.html Lisnews has an essay competition for february. The article says:-Essay Contest invites librarians to write an original essay about issues that impact librarianship. The contest will run for the entire month of February, 2010, with the fabulous prizes awarded sometime in March. Winning essayists will receive one of several prizes including Amazon or Borders gift cards, and a year of hosting from LISHost.org.Great, but I hope they are aware if its a UK winner the Borders gift card will be no good. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 809957 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Library_Boy_Library_2-0_Gang_January_Podcast_Towards_A_New_Decade Library 2.0 Gang January Podcast: Towards A New Decade. The Library 2.0 Gang is a regular monthly round-table podcast hosted by Richard Wallis of the (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:00:42 +0100 807962 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/free-film-on-piracy.html I discovered a free documentary called Steal this film. The film deals with Bit torrent technology. The film talks to such people as the piratebay founders, mininova founders, the electronic frontier foundation. They talk to Howard Rheingold, Siva Vaidhyanathan and Yochai Benkler.The film looks at how the MPAA tried to bring down Piratebay in 2006 and failed. That trying to stop torrent technology is like one person said 'trying to stop someone pissing out the swimming pool.'he film looks at the power of the network and history of the network. One thing, the sound is not brilliant and a few years old (2006). (Source: librarytwopointzero) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 809959 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2010/01/12/2010-ala-midwinter-free-exhibit-passes/ LibraryThing is offering free passes to the 2010 ALA Midwinter exhibit hall, but you need to register: http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2010/01/ala-midwinterfree-exhibit-passes.php Also Lyrasis is offering free passes through the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. I know the Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System is offering them since my library is a member: http://registration.experient-inc.com/ShowALA101/DefaultExhGuest.aspx?CompanyId=2160 LibraryThing is also holding a party at the Green Dragon Tavern, 11 Marshall St Boston on Saturday, January 16, 2010 between 5:30 pm-8 pm. http://www.librarything.com/blog/ Finally, OCLC is holding their blog salon on Sunday, January 17 at the Westin Waterfront, Stone Room between 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.: OCLC Blog Salon Sunday, January 17 Not just for bloggers anymore! The blog salon is open and welcome for anyone interested in “Web 2.0″ kinds of stuff–from blogs and tweets to APIs, mash-ups, mobile apps and more. It’s your chance to rub shoulders with other technically and social-media savvy folks, and make some new friends in a relaxed, social setting. 5:30 – 8:00 p.m., Westin Waterfront, Stone Room http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-salon-moved.html Posted by Rich alamw10 (Source: J's Scratchpad) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:53:01 +0100 807891 http://otherlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/neither-libraries-nor-information-is-free/ Oh The Future of the Library is still in question.   This time it’s Seth Godin weighing in.   I actually agree with most of what he has to say.   I think alot of what he thinks is shaped by an aged or narrow sample of libraries.   I find it kind of like saying ‘It’s over for Restaurants’ after getting poor service from an old-style greasy spoon that’s been around for 50 years.   It’s the future of ‘restaurant’.   Not ‘restaurants’. Librarians have weighed in as well.   One of them is Sarah Glassmeyer.    I have to say I am disappointed in her response.    When it is fairly obvious that Seth is talking about Public Libraries, her response is to refute by reminding that we also have academic, legal and special libraries.   That’s pretty weak.   The latter libraries serve a specific purpose and are available for a specific audience.   I would not expect Seth to have a beef with Academic libraries, unless he had a beef with academics in general (which might be the case, but it’s kind of a different story).    Public Libraries have to stand on their own two feet, thank you.     We need to comfortably explain what we do in very specific terms.   We have to envision a future of service that meshes with reality. For instance, Seth speak in particular about offering DVDs for rental and how this is a fairly uninspiring use for public libraries.    It’s a bit of a sham argument, actually because it offers flawed anecdotal evidence.   DVDs may circulate more often than other items, true, but they also have shorter borrowing times (they used to have 1/7 the allowed borrowing time at MPOW;  we just changed that to 1/3.) and tend to have larger fines when they are late.    In short, by nature every DVD we circulate will have the opportunity to be borrowed 7 times before a book gets returned. ... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:53:52 +0100 808070 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2010/01/getting-caught-up.html sorry this list goes on and on. many brilliant finds in the last few weeks.start with my 3 absolute favorites:what makes a person satisfied...IT'S ABOUT PROGRESS...-for those who think the internet is killing social interactions:how the internet enables intimacy.and taming the paper dragon (love lifehacker)then there is so much more:FUN: over the years, social networks have allowed me to meet with library people with whom I share all kinds of common personnal interest.be it dogs, tattoos, motorcycles and of course food...geeky foodieHave you heard the library 2.0 gang? here is a good one to listen toliteracy, what does it mean:free holiday ebooksoh, oh, let's try this: 5_universal_truths_all_librarians_can_agree_upon_right_now10 new librarian blogs for you to discover... last but not least: I love mashabletechnorati tags:library-20, library2.0, library 2.0, libraries, policies, customers (Source: rambleonsylvie) Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 808896 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/interesting-response-to-seth-godin.html Having mentioned previously article The future of the library, lisnews has an interesting response here to his views. Worth a look if you have time. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 807768 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/cilip-talk-about-finding-your-way.html Today I went to an interesting talk with Cilip entitled Legible London: A Wayfinding System for London, with Tim Fendley from Applied Information Group. The talk looked at :-The Mayor wants everyone to walk more. But how do you get information on the easiest or quickest routes for navigating your way across London? Many visitors use the Tube map! Is that really the answer? Tim discussed how 44.5% of peoples navigate through London to get to area's is via the tube map. Tim's company is looking how we can improve finding our may around London easily and walk more. Tim was saying how our cognitive behaviour is to look for visual markers to find our way around (for example Selfridges at Oxford street is seen as a good marker). Also he discussed how at Tube's there are multiple exits which make finding the correct exit more difficult.It was an interesting discussion about how this organisation is trying to change how people find there way around London. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 807767 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/digital-maoism-for-beginners.html (Found via here). Jaron Lanier, the man who created the term digital maoism has an article in the New York Times entitled The Madness of Crowds and an Internet Delusion discussing his new book You are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto. The article notes:-Mr. Lanier, a musician and avant-garde computer scientist — he popularized the term “virtual reality” — wonders if the Web’s structure and ideology are fostering nasty group dynamics and mediocre collaborations. His new book, “You Are Not a Gadget,” is a manifesto against “hive thinking” and “digital Maoism,” by which he means the glorification of open-source software, free information and collective work at the expense of individual creativity.I would think of getting it if I did not have something else to read pretty soon. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 807766 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/_EEDqSHU7Ug/library-20-gang-0110-towards-new-decade.html Library 2.0 Gang 01/10: Towards A New Decade - "The Gang for this month, Carl Grant, Marshall Breeding and Frances Haugen, convened as we enter the second decade of the 21st century, to review the game changing influences on our world over the last ten years and then attempt to predict what we will see in the next ten" (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:18:46 +0100 807306 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Chung_Chi_Library__CUHK_Launching_of_MyLibrary_2-0 MyLibrary 2.0 is now available at http://mylib.lib.cuhk.edu.hk. MyLibrary 2.0 not only gives a brand new user interface, but also provides a cutting- (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:00:36 +0100 807194 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/union-protest-at-belfast-library.html Unions In Belfast have protested at a plan to close up to 15 libraries in the Northern Ireland capital. The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) said on there website:-NIPSA intends to oppose the radical and wholesale dissemination of the public library provision in the Greater Belfast Area. It is appalling that only 9 months after the creation of the new NI Regional Library Authority that they are planning to remove 45% of the public library provision mostly in areas of high social deprivation. NIPSA is encouraging all library users, political representatives and other interested groups and parties to actively support the NIPSA campaign to oppose these radical cuts to library provision in the Greater Belfast Area.Lets hope it get overturned like it did in the Wirral. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 807771 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/01/bbc-discusses-our-love-of-paper-and-not.html The BBC has a great article on its website entitled Page-turning passion. The article discusses how many people have been saying 2010 will be the year of the e-reader. Lisa Jardine looks at how users of paper books use the object and makes a very interesting point when she says:-Gabriel Harvey sums up productive reading, in a neat black hand and with his usual practical-minded concision, in the margins of a fashionable contemporary manual on family conduct: This whole book, written & printed, of continual and perpetual use: and therefore continually, and perpetually to be meditated, practised, and incorporated into my body, and soul. Better any one chapter, perfectly and thoroughly digested, for present practice, as occasion shall require: than a whole volume, greedily devoured, and rawly concocted."And don't forget that critical ingredient for "continually and perpetually meditating and practising" on a book - the sharing of it with friends. Passing your online-purchased books to others is something few e-reader manufacturers are even prepared to consider. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 807769 http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/2010/01/library-20-gang-january-podcast-towards.html The Library 2.0 Gang is a regular monthly round-table podcast hosted by Richard Wallis of the British library technology company Talis.The most recent episode looks ahead to the new decade:"The Gang for this month, Carl Grant, Marshall Breeding and Frances Haugen, convened as we enter the second decade of the 21st century, to review the game changing influences on our world over the last ten years and then attempt to predict what we will see in the next ten."Grant is the President of Ex Libris North America. Breeding is the Director for Innovative Technologies and Research for the Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University. Haugen is a graduate student at Harvard University and used to work on Google Books as a product manager. (Source: Library Boy) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 807291 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechsourceBlog/~3/SPFQO2L2cFg/library-20-gang-0110-towards-a-new-decade.html More...The Gang for this month, Carl Grant, Marshall Breeding and Frances Haugen, convened as we enter the second decade of the 21st century, to review the game changing influences on our world over the last ten years and then attempt to predict what we will see in the next ten. Ten years ago we were still recovering from the anticlimax of the millennium bug, just ahead of the dotcom bubble bursting and Google’s announcement of their first billionth index entry. Since then there has been a constant stream of Google prefixed applications and services, ‘i’ prefixed products, and more things suffixed with a 2.0 than you would want to count Unsurprisingly, when the gang looked back, Google gets a mention or two, along with the rise of digital material.The predictions for the future for libraries took on an interesting slant. The conversation, that ranged over radically different provision of future library services, raised the possibility of the one-to-one relationship between a library and an academic institution becoming a thing of the past. Library 2.0 Gang 01/10 [51:35m]:Download (Source: ALA TechSource Blog) Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:06:15 +0100 808362 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/x6xh8MKwXIA/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } SJCPL locations in Local Books, originally uploaded by mstephens7. Don’t miss this! http://www.librarything.com/blog/2010/01/local-books-iphone-application.php Tim Spaulding writes: Why We Did It. Creating Local Books wasn’t free. We hired an outside house to help us. (Well, semi-outside; half of ConceptHouse is our in-house programmer Chris/ConceptDawg.) There’s no “monetization” at all. We did it because, despite the dozens of dining, clubbing and other location applications, nobody had done a good book one before. True, IndieBound recently came out with an elegant iPhone app.(2) But indies are not the only bookstores. And libraries, which far exceed bookstores and are almost everywhere, are absolutely critical. We’ve always thought of the book world in the largest possible terms, and we wanted an iPhone application that did that too. Most of all, Local Books is our contribution to keeping the book world interesting. Amazon and other online retailers are great. LibraryThing is great too. But book lovers can’t be happy in a world with fewer and fewer physical bookstores, and a rising threat to libraries. The more we know about this physical book world, the better we can foster it, and the better we can use websites like LibraryThing and Amazon to improve our world, not replace it. I was glad to find my local libraries and nearby bookstores represented but more importantly this is an incredible step toward a very soon future of location aware everything. It’s great to see libraries and books part of the mix. Well done! (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:35:46 +0100 807092 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Jan_Garfield39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Jan Garfield's Page on Library 2.0. ... Comment Wall. You need to be a member of Library 2.0 to add comments! Join this Ning Network. No comments ye (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:00:35 +0100 806936