LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Library 2.0 interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:07:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Shanaaz_Frier39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Shanaaz Frier's Page on Library 2.0. ... Latest Activity. Shanaaz Frier joined the group South African Librarians1 hour ago. Shanaaz Frier is member (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:32 +0100 674288 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/457617400/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Custom Flip Mino HD, originally uploaded by jblyberg. Hotter than hot. Did you know you could do a custom skin on a Mino? Very nice example of Darien Library doing just that with the library logo. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:03:56 +0100 674089 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-is-broken.html I am very disappointed that I must shutdown our "pay your fines w/paypal" feature in our OPAC. I was so proud to have gotten it working.Alas, there seems to be a field size issue which makes the instant crediting of user accounts unreliable when paying multiple fines at once.This must not affect many libraries and is either very complex to address or very low priority, and all the workarounds in the world cannot make me make sense of making my users pay all their $0.50 overdue fines one at a time nor would it be wise for us to pay the paypal transaction fee on each of these. So I had to eliminate the service today.It makes me very sad and it makes my glass half empty.technorati tags:library-20, library2.0, library 2.0, libraries, opac, sirsidynix, paypal (Source: rambleonsylvie) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:43:00 +0100 673982 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/457510461/ I had breakfast with Meg Canada last weekend, while finishing my teaching duties in St. Paul. She shared with me a post she wrote at her blog called “How Librarians can be the Ultimate Community Managers.” Meg writes: What is a Community Manager? My friend, Connie Bensen introduced me to the concept at my first social media gathering. I know she has collaborated on the wikipedia definition, and as a librarian herself, and I hope she agrees with my assertion. Community managers help shape online spaces by representing organizations through starting and/or contributing to discussions. They are social media mavens and power users. Community managers solve problems, offer the best customer service, and give organizations a human face. I’ll be adding this to the list of emerging LIS jobs. How are we training new librarians to be Community Managers? Did you ever think that might be a role you’d play? Later she tape into that important bit about the ongoing conversation: Not enough of us tweet outside our community or seek out our users in other social media. Some success with MySpace and Facebook is promising, but we can’t just friend and fan eachother. We need to connect with our patrons, customers and users in online communities. Historically we may not be known for savvy communication skills, but here’s another opportunity. Gathering community input is also a key role of librarians. As we plan services, build new facilities, and evolve into our 21st century selves, libraries have to listen to what our community needs. Let’s face it Gen x and y aren’t attending community meetings at the library. The meetings are happening online. ... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:19:19 +0100 674091 http://www.libology.com/blog/2008/11/18/cataloging-flash-mob.html In Beverly, Massachusetts a mob of 20 LibraryThing enthusiasts cataloged the entire collection of St. John’s church library, as well as the rector’s book collection, consisting of over 2,000 books (averaging 100 books per person). Akin to an Amish barn-raising, the idea was to get a group together and get the job done in one day. found via the LibraryThing blog * disclaimer:  I find this interesting on its own, but as I am in a middle of a months-long group project to move my church’s catalog to a different ILS (as well as getting them an OPAC) I can only feel jealous about the speed at which this was accomplished. (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:17:23 +0100 674313 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Jeff39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Jeff's Page on Library 2.0. ... Profile Information. Library: Sinclair Community College. About Me: TS Librarian. Interest in Library 2.0: Interested (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00:27 +0100 673794 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-got-my-ipod-touch.html I final got it. Thankfully i'll get my wi-fi friday and be able to use it. Also next week is the library mash up i'm going to. I'll use it there to blog etc. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 674488 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-i-read-was-great.html I've just finished Steven Levy's book The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness. Levy provides a wonderful insight into the ipod and apple and its affect on society. Steven has previously written about apple and also touches on Jobs 'hacking' days in the 70's with Captain Crunch. He is able to ask Jobs anything. The book is well worth a look. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 674487 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/seealso/~3/456783145/how_to_annoy_librarians_a_one-act_play.html SCENE: An urban artist’s studio, the home of AL. Posters and clippings representing Dadaist icons and avant-garde performance artists are on the walls. The “READ” poster from the American Library Association depicting Stephen Colbert is on the wall, with AL’s photo taped over Colbert’s face. Prominent among the books and letters liberally strewn around the room are volumes by Lazlo Toth, The Hitler Diaries, and Atlanta Nights. AL–a “downtown” artist type–sits cross legged on the floor, typing on a laptop. Nearby are copies of Library Journal, Journal of Access Services, and other library trade publications and journals. As AL types, he pauses to shake a cocktail shaker, and pours himself a martini, which he drinks with evident pleasure. There is a knock at the door. AL: (Loud) Who is it? CY: (On the other side of the door) It’s me, Cy! AL: (Gets up to answer the door and shows in CY. CY is another artist/actor type, black clothes, disheveled.) Hey! Glad you could come. Want a martini? CY: Dude, it’s like 10 AM. No thanks. AL: (Shrugs, takes another sip.) So how is your grant application going? CY: Ah, not great. Nobody wants to fund anybody to do a “Kabuki Three’s Company.” AL: I’m shocked. CY: I know! Japan is cool, 1970s sitcoms are cool. What could be better? (Sighs.) So how about that online performance art thing you were telling me about? AL: “The Annoyed Librarian?” Oh man! It just gets better and better! CY: Explain this to me again. You got a grant to impersonate an obnoxious librarian in a blog? AL: Yeah, basically. It’s such a great gig. I read librarians’ blogs, come up with a contrary position, write that up at length, and wait for the reactions to roll in. ... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:47:42 +0100 674365 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2008/11/ground-breaking-news.html I was so incredibly pleased to read this. really makes my monday.my webmaster has been getting his feet wet with drupal, and I have been encouraging him to get involved at drupalforliband I really really hope he does so we can explore a move towards SOPAC more to come (fingers crossed)technorati tags:library-20, library2.0, library 2.0, libraries, sirsidynix, drupal, sopac, blyberg (Source: rambleonsylvie) Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:49:00 +0100 673983 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/davidleeking/~3/456040473/ A couple posts ago, I suggested that libraries stop friending other libraries and to focus instead on their local community. (aside - If you need/want to connect with other librarians, that’s great - make your own personal account for that). Now, on to how? What are the different ways one can friend others in popular social networking sites, and how can you find and attract friends in each? That’s a bit more difficult, and takes a bit more work. I’ll take a couple of posts and give some pointers (and would love for you to join in and suggest your own idea,s too!). Here are some general ideas that work for most of the new social networking tools: Setting goals (have I mentioned this one enough?). You need to figure out what you want to achieve with your twitter/facebook/etc account. Do this first! Focus on a target audience - it might help to focus on a target audience, rather than to focus on a generic “patron.” Be human, instead of a stuffy organization. @Zappos and @Timbuk2 do this well in Twitter - when you send them a question or comment about their product, you generally get a real, live person replying, being helpful, answering questions, etc. (hmm… that sorta sounds like a reference librarian). Good content rules! Make interesting posts/tweets/updates Advertise/promote it! Think business cards in the library, articles in the library newsletter, etc. Link to it on your website, and explain what it is and why I should care. Find out where people who use these tools hang out, and go there. And post flyers, pass out cards with your social networking info on it, etc. in those establishments (I’m thinking bulletin board in a coffee shop here). Teach classes on the tool. Show attendees how to set up an account, and how to follow the library. Instant followers! Even better - do the same thing at a local chamber brown bag lunch or other business oriented gathering. ... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:43:38 +0100 673981 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Sandy39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Library: University of the Western Cape, Department of Library & Information Science. About Me: I am a lecturer in Library & Information Studies. My (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:00:21 +0100 673375 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/454909175/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Shanachies are in Perth, originally uploaded by sirexkat. The Shanchies are visiting Australia! Follow them at: http://www.shanachietour.com/ (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:43:28 +0100 673282 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=msannakoval39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 msannakoval's Page on Library 2.0. ... Comment Wall. You need to be a member of Library 2.0 to add comments! Join this network. No comments yet! Wel (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:00:29 +0100 673118 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2542/what-is-up-with-me-some-talks-and-notes/ I just got back from Albany, New York where I was a presenter at Albany Public’s fifth annual Reader’s Advisory Conference. It was a fun day. I’m a night owl so I missed Nora Rawlinson’s talk in the morning. She runs the website EarlyWord which is a nifty blog+more about publishing and libraries. My talk was about Library 2.0 and what tools and tips there are in there for Reader’s Advisory. I’ve been talking about 2.0 stuff for a while but I put together a whole new talk from the ground up just so I could get current links, examples and maybe some snappier slides. I’ve been using Keynote for more of my talks lately which allows me to have versions available for people in Keynote, PDF and PowerPoint formats. Anyone who wants to grab a copy of the talk, please feel free. I also uploaded a hyperlinked version of my Colorado Association of Libraries talk along with the slides so people can follow along and see what I was talking about. Now that that’s all taken care of, I can say that my public speaking for 2008 is officially over except for some lingering receipts and invoicing. I really tried to push myself this year to say “Yes.” to as many people as possible and meet as many librarians as I could. It was at times totally exhausting, incredibly rewarding and, as always a huge learning experience. Next year I’ll be doing probably slightly less of the same as I help a local library here with their automation project and spend more time with my boyfriend and many good books. I will be at the Superconference and Computers in Libraries, among other places, so I’m sure you’ll be seeing me around. Thanks to everyone who has ever been an audience member, a conference coordinator or an agreeable boss or co-worker as I’ve been doing all this stuff. ... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:06:45 +0100 672992 http://pintini.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/11/15/streaming.html 7 Things You Should Know About Ustream (source: Educause)"Ustream is an interactive web streaming platform that lets users broadcast their own channels on the Ustream network or on a third-party website such as MySpace or Facebook. Ustream offers a platform for users to host events, promote their own shows, or set up interactive conversations with participants across the globe. Ustream’s broadcasting model offers an attractive new way for Internet broadcasters to connect with audiences, allowing dialogue between users and opportunities to build connections across the globe. Ustream gives faculty free, easy-to-use options for streaming video to geographically disparate audiences, and the service also introduces new frontiers for authentic assessment in the classroom." (Source: pintiniblog) Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:18:48 +0100 673176 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Nozzi39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Nozzi's Page on Library 2.0. ... Profile Information. Library: Univ of Pretoria. About Me: Information Specialist. Interest in Library 2.0: Would lik (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:00:23 +0100 672811 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ouseful/~3/452852671/ In an article in the Guardian a couple of days ago - UK universities should take online lead, it was reported that “UK universities should push to become world leaders in online higher education”, with universities secretary, John Denham, “likely to call” for the development of a “global Open University in the UK”. (Can you imagine how well that call went down here?;-) Anyway, the article gave me a heads-up about the imminent publication of a set of reports to feed into a Debate on the Future of Higher Education being run out of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. ... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:47:41 +0100 673241 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Introduce_yourself_-_Library_2-0 Please use this forum discussion to introduce yourself to every one. (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:00:21 +0100 672354 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/452595400/digicmb Library 2.0: Balancing the Risks and Benefits to Maximise the Dividends « UK Web Focus UK Web Focus | Events: Bridging Worlds 2008: Library 2.0: Balancing the Risks and Benefits to Maximise the Dividends (Source: DigiCMB) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:20:02 +0100 672299 http://bethrings.blogspot.com/2008/11/whats-next.html My assigned blogging has wrapped up for the semester, for the most part, so I'm back here! At least, until next semester. The plan is to do a practicum at the St. Cloud State University library, and do an independent study with a Dominican University professor, and then get my degree at the end of April from Dominican.I'm all registered for the practicum, but need to come up with learning goals and a work schedule with my supervisor there. For the independent study, I am going to be doing the history of YA literature, thus extending my reading in that area, and I will be blogging my reactions to the books I read for that course, so this other blog will continue but in a different mode.I will probably still blog about technology, Library 2.0, etc. but I will probably do that at my other blog. And then, the job search will begin... (Source: Haven't been this happy in minutes) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 672706 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/452417325/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } LPL Flashdrives, originally uploaded by Lester Public Library. 512K Thumb Drives, Friends of Lester Public Library Fundraiser, $15.00 each, comes in pink, black, green, red, and blue. Purchase at the circulation desk. Lester Public Library, Two Rivers, Wisconsin (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:57:34 +0100 672239 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/452352664/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Library Services Hierarchy, originally uploaded by herzogbr. Take a look: http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/11/13/what-is-necessary-what-is-possible Not that any of this is rocket science, or isn’t discernible by anyone else that works in a library. I think I did this as an exercise to illustrate patron-centricness. When it comes to library services, everything we offer should be addressing a need from “up the chain.” Offering services just because we can, or because it’s something being pushed on us from “below,” doesn’t justify that service. If a service doesn’t address a patron need, then should we really be offering it? (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:12:33 +0100 672176 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/452331893/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } youtube contest for high school students, originally uploaded by pollyalida. Good example of generating interest and promotion about “Ask a Librarian.” Hey Tampa folks, you should have told me about this last week. I’ll add it to my talks. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:05:29 +0100 672177 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/452013810/ Fascinating article in SLJ from David Loertscher: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6610496.html Last year, when I thought of revising my book Taxonomies of the School Library Media Program (Hi Willow, 2000), I realized that I had pushed the traditional model of school libraries about as far as it could go. We don’t need a revision. We need a reinvention. Experts say that the rank and file of any profession can’t re-create itself because it’s too enmeshed in the status quo. We’re more hopeful. What has to happen for school libraries to become relevant? If we want to connect with the latest generation of learners and teachers, we have to totally redesign the library from the vantage point of our users—our thinking has to do a 180-degree flip. In short, it’s time for school libraries to become a lot less like Microsoft and a lot more like Google. With this notion in mind, I collaborated with two of my colleagues, Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan, Canadian educational consultants, to develop an idea we’re calling the school library learning commons. This is great! The learning commons taken to the school media center. Loertscher continues and offers some advice for “flipping:” (emphasis mine) Thinking differently—and creatively—is never easy. Here are some exercises to help you make a 180-degree switch. Resolve to think like a patron rather than a provider, a customer rather than a store owner. For example, right now your library is probably open throughout the school day. Imagine what it would mean to students and teachers if it were open 24/7, 365 days a year. Let’s say each student is currently allowed to check out two books. What if each child could check out an unlimited number of books or download digital or audiobooks to their Kindle or iTough device anytime they wished? In some schools, students only get credit for reading books in the Accelerated Reader program. ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:33:28 +0100 672178 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/451893090/ Kathryn Greenhill reports on Liz Wilkinson, University of Auckland, presenting at the LIANZA 2008 conference:  I was very impressed with an information literacy package she had helped to design. Te Punga uses online graphic novels and simulations to introduce students to the library catalogue. I was even more impressed with her philosophy behind the design - and I have tried to capture this in this movie, Information Literacy: Seven ways to think outside the box. She was very gracious about being filmed with no rehearsal time, and I’m very grateful to her and the University Of Auckland for allowing me to use her words and screenshots from Te Punga in the movie. Here are her main points: 1. Literacy beyond text 2. Student centred, not library centred 3. Outside experts 4. Involve students 5. Use students’ environments 6. Learning by doing 7. Make students feel at home How are we addressing these important points in our university libraries? I can identify good examples for all 7 above from some of my travels and visits to various university libraries this year. Which ones have you tapped into? (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:37:25 +0100 672180 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/451888224/ Via Andrew Finegan from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, comes another example of taking the library to the users. The books are read and passed on to others - great idea. Is anyone doing this in the States? http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/wheelbarrow_library_service.html The vehicle As it takes its cargo of books to sunbathers, paddlers and beach walkers, our all terrain wheelbarrow skims along the sand like a jet powered hovercraft . It is orange and is decked out with flags, bells and a horn. You won’t be able to miss it! What’s on offer Beach goers of all persuasions are invited to rummage through our barrow and select a book to read while they enjoy the beautiful summer weather on the City of Port Phillip’s foreshore. The wheelbarrow collection includes crime novels, romance, Victorian gothic, sci-fi, history, travel books and capital ‘L’ Literary fiction. The barrow even has picture books for the beach kids. How it works The best news is we don’t need the books back. When they’re finished, we’re simply asking readers to pass them on to another reader or a suitable home. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:29:18 +0100 672182 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Celia_Walter39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Celia Walter's Page on Library 2.0. ... Latest Activity. Celia Walter joined the group South African Librarians10 hours ago. Celia Walter is member # (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:00:29 +0100 671902 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/451313892/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } MT 015, originally uploaded by Russ and Lori. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:59:05 +0100 671782 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library&diff=251456723&oldid=prev Public libraries ← Previous revision Revision as of 00:52, 13 November 2008 Line 80: Line 80: ==Public libraries== ==Public libraries== - The earliest example in England of a library to be endowed for the benefit of users who were not members of an institution such as a cathedral or college was the [[Francis Trigge Chained Library]] in [[Grantham]], [[Lincolnshire]], established in 1598. The library still exists and can justifiably claim to be the forerunner of later public library systems.The beginning of the modern, free, open access libraries really got its start in the U.K. in 1847. [[Parliament]] appointed a committee, led by, William Ewart, on Public Libraries to consider the necessity of establishing libraries through the nation: In 1849 their report noted the poor condition of library service, it recommended the establishment of free public libraries all over the country, and it led to the Public Libraries Act in 1850, which allowed all cities with populations exceeding 10,000 to levy taxes for the support of public libraries. Another important act was the 1870 Public School Law, which increased literacy, thereby the demand for libraries, so by 1877, more than 75 cities had established free libraries, and by 1900 the number had reached 300. <ref> {{cite book|title=The History of Libraries in the Western World|Author=Harris, Michael H.|year=1984|city=London|Publisher=Scarecrow Press}}</ref> This finally marks the start of the public library as we know it. And these acts led to similar laws in other countries, most notably the U.S. + The earliest example in England of a library to be endowed for the benefit of users who were not members of an institution such as a cathedral or college was the [[Francis Trigge Chained Library]] in [[Grantham]], [[Lincolnshire]], established in 1598. ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:52:52 +0100 671769 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/451166622/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } DevLearn08 staging area, originally uploaded by leeleblanc. TTW Contributor Lee LeBlanc writes: Today is the first day of DevLearn 2008 in San Jose. The elearning theme is not only valuable for someone in my position but this aspect of the changing nature of learning environments is fascinating and one libraries should watch (perhaps even participate in). More updates about this conference later. I’m being very conscious of my time here. I just read a very interesting blog post about how people are attending conferences these days -and not really attending them by being (kinda) un-present. Consumed, was the thought, about being the first to twitter/blog/flickr etc the moment things happen and essentially missing what’s being taught in the moment. San Jose is a beautiful city too! www.elearningguild.com/content.cfm?selection=doc.918 (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:19:07 +0100 671736 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Become_a_Zotero_Trainer_-_Library_2-0 In an effort to better equip university librarians and IT staff to implement, train, and support Zotero, the Center for History and New Media will be (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:00:41 +0100 671399 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/449882819/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Crowd, originally uploaded by teens_libraryloft. Teen Read Week at ImaginOn. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:51:48 +0100 671197 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/450095750/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Danny Strzyzewski, originally uploaded by Lester Public Library. Lester Public Library writes: Calling all Veterans! In honor of Veteran’s Day, November 11, the library would like to honor our local servicemen and women. We are asking that anyone who is or has served in any branch of the military bring in a framed photo to be displayed in the library during the entire month of November. Please include the following information to be displayed with the photo: Name, Rank, Branch of Service, when and where served. Photos will be displayed in the reference area of the library and will be returned at the end of the month. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:50:04 +0100 671198 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/449658654/ Jens Bang Petersen / Musikbibliotek.dk / Gentofte Bibliotekerne writes to fill me in on somehting we discussed in the Next Generation Libraries panel at ILI in London - taking the library to users! Hello Michael We talked briefly at ILI2008, where I told you I was one of the librarians that visited the beach with a mobile ‘library’ this summer. You can see a small video made by the local newspaper/tv-station here: http://pola-dk.qbrick.com/index.aspx?cid=43&mid=631 and an article here:http://www.villabyerne.dk/article/20080802/ARTIKLER/670743420/1048 This is our take on the library on the beach: very informal with books, comics, magazines that we do not need delivered back, and therefore we lend out without a return date. Deliver back when you have read the book. And if they do not deliver back – well we earned some goodwill. But we wanted to keep it simple, no computer equipment and the borrowers did not need to bring a card. The other library in Denmark who did were more formal, they worked it from a caravan with registration of who borrowed what. Who knew we could take the library to the beach? Any US libraries doing this? (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:48:05 +0100 671200 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/11/11/with-friends-like-these If you haven’t already, read David Lee King’s post about Web 2.0 and friending. It might be hard to swallow at first, but he’s absolutely right. His main point: When your organization decides, say, to create a Facebook page … who are you trying to connect with? Me? I don’t live in your neighborhood. Another library on the other side of the world? They’re not going to use your services. He’s right in that libraries aren’t implementing Library 2.0 tools to connect with other libraries - we need to focus on connecting with our patrons. Any library service (be it a newsletter, a storytime, a flickr collection, or an rss feed) should be directed to the patrons. Those are the people (we hope) who will benefit from it. Friending other libraries is safe and tempting, but is slightly counterproductive (we don’t want it to look like these are library-only tools). But I also agree with David (and commenters) in that it’s important to connect with other librarians professionally, and to keep up with what other libraries are doing - there are a lot of good ideas out there that we can adapt for our own libraries. Hmm. I’m guilty of this myself, but I’m going to keep in mind moving forward. (Source: herzogbr.net blog) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:57:09 +0100 671049 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Start_Social_Networking_with_Libraries_and_Librarians__Facebook Classroom 2.0. I also have created a page for my media center, The Unquiet Library! Patrons can become fans and follow the latest updates! The Unquie (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:28 +0100 670984 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2008/11/clay-shirky-interview.html Clay Shirky of famous Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality and the book Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, is interviewed by Richard Wallis over on Panlibus site. Worth a listen (if only I had internet at home......just 16 days to go). (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 671993 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/11/10/banking-20.html Banking 2.0 Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian I love that my bank is making it easier for me to do business with them by no longer requiring me to put deposits in envelopes. I can just imagine the committee meetings for this one: But we’ve never done that before. But it will mean more work for our staff. But we don’t know what crazy thing might happen. And on and on This makes my user experience easier and more convenient, which I really appreciate. And of course, those who still want to use envelopes can do so. What small things can your library do to make your services (both in your building and online) easier and more convenient for your users? banking, convenience, library 2.0, user centered (Source: The Shifted Librarian) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:41:33 +0100 671091 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Patricia_Henning_joined_Library_2-0-_Leave_a_Comment_for_- Patricia Henning Patricia Henning joined Library 2.0. Leave a Comment for Patricia Henning. (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:20 +0100 670555 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2008/11/brothers-court-case.html Most of may know of my brothers murder. Well the accused has pleaded 'not guilty'. I can't say much more on the because of due process. We know await the trial. this will be the 30th of march (3 weeks after my brothers birthday and the day before my mums). Tomorrow will be the first anniversary of my grandfather passing away. Life don't seem so good. Thank god I have my girlfriend. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 671029 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=qing_joined_Library_2-0-_Leave_a_Comment_for_- qing qing joined Library 2.0. Leave a Comment for qing. (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:00:21 +0100 670338 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Guest_Post_Web_2-0_At_The_National_Library_of_Wales In the guest blog post published on 1th September 2008 Hannah Hiles described how the library at the Universoity of Wolverhampton is engaging with us (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:00:21 +0100 670038 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=juanita_fenner_joined_Library_2-0-_Leave_a_Comment_for_- juanita fenner juanita fenner joined Library 2.0. Leave a Comment for juanita fenner. (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:00:30 +0100 669474 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2008/11/facebook-in-libraries-can-it-ever.html I recently discussed David Lee King's article looking into facebook in libraries. Well a few other bloggers have been discussing this article (1 & 2).I then went back to the original article and looked at the comments Kings comments had got and at the relevant libraries that had been using it (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6).In looking at this I noted that the highest of these facebooks pages was 349 and lowest 25. My question is, will facebook ever be able to replace the online catalogue? I mean, with figures these (fairly) low, how would we get are patrons to go to this site and make people comment on our services?My idea for facebook libraries is to offer something free that the catalogue does not. I think search skills video's on youtube or something along those lines. Without people visiting the facebook page its just a dead link in my opinion. We have to offer more for less in these days of credit crunch. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 670308 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/12883/declaration-of-metadata-independance/ Declaration of Metadata Independance: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that Metadata is essential to all Users, and that the Creation of Metadata endows certain inalienable Rights, that among these are the right to collect, the right to share and the pursuit of Happiness through the reuse of the Metadata… (read more) Via. (Source: MaisonBisson.com) Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:13:21 +0100 669793 http://www.daveyp.com/blog/archives/499 Heh heh — just noticed that the Library 2.0 Idea Generator recently churned out it's 300,000th idea :-D So, has anyone actually been inspired by one of the ideas or is everyone just using it to generate funny things which involve discombobulating Michael Stephens or doing inappropriate things to Kathryn Greenhill? (Source: "Self-plagiarism is style") Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:01:13 +0100 669583 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Lorebrarian39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Lorebrarian's Page on Library 2.0. ... You need to be a member of Library 2.0 to add comments! Join this network. At 6:42pm on November 1, 2008, And (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:00:24 +0100 669150 http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/quotes-worth-keeping/ The Tower, the Cloud, and Posterity Going digital may be the most significant inflection point in the history of human record keeping. Never before has so much information been available to so many people. The implications of having more than a billion people with persistent connections to the Internet and exabytes of information freely and openly available cannot be overstated. With every significant innovation comes unintended consequences and amidst the plenitude we now enjoy in this arena are found a host of new cautions, threats and risks. We would never turn back. Learning management systems now make it possible to capture and preserve the classroom contributions of tomorrow’s Albert Einstein. The Tower and The Cloud A New EDUCAUSE e-Book The emergence of the networked information economy is unleashing two powerful forces. On one hand, easy access to high-speed networks is empowering individuals. People can now discover and consume information resources and services globally from their homes. Further, new social computing approaches are inviting people to share in the creation and edification of information on the Internet. Empowerment of the individual — or consumerization — is reducing the individual’s reliance on traditional brick-and-mortar institutions in favor of new and emerging virtual ones. Posted in Digital Media, Future Directions, Library 2.0   Tagged: Educause    (Source: heyjude) Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:31:00 +0100 668881 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Joana39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Joana joined Library 2.0. Leave a Comment for Joana. 3 hours ago. Jim Fraser Jim Fraser joined Library 2.0. Leave a Comment for Jim Fraser. 21 hours (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:00:24 +0100 668852 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/439368212/ I am hearting this post: Coming Full Circle: Humanity is the new Technology What I think is happening on the Web is very human. While we look toward trends like “cloud computing” it’s essential to understand what’s happening here. Sometimes, as human beings we don’t want human assistance, like for example if we’re checking out savings account or just need some cash from an ATM. In other instances, we are looking for a genuine human connection, and the Web spurred on by the advent of social networks is beginning to show signs of how this could possible be delivered. So in addition to human to computer interaction, we have human to human interaction enabled through technology. Armano is spot on and he relates it to Seth Godin’s Tribes as well, which I am just finishing. It’s not the library blog or wiki, or Bookspace, or GoodRead, or Meebo embedded librarian on the results not found page, it’s people..and connections. I think that’s what “The Hyperlinked Library” has always been about. Tell me how your library’s humanity will shine through today? Will it be a connection made in person or virtually? Will it be inspiring someone’s curiosity? Will it be leading a tribe of passionate users who care about the institution? I keep coming back to the newsletter full of rules and I feel sad for those users. Where’s the humanity in that equation? (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:39:35 +0100 668751 http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2008/11/01/librarian2/ I had some Twitter fun on Grader tonight! Played with ‘education’ and got myself listed along with some VIPs. Checked out the Twitter Elite in Sydney - yep, seems I’m one! Other silly things too….all of which tell me that Twitter is still a pretty new tool. (Well I knew that didn’t I. The folks at my workshop today did not know what Twitter was, so no competition really). So go and have a play if you like. Meanwhile here is twitter-inspired ‘wave’ to Michael Stephens, of Tame the Web (and Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois). I remember when I became aware of Web 2.0 and then started blogging, because Michael became a key inspiration to me in my transformation into a 2.0 Librarian. Michael will be out in Australia again next year and I’m really looking forward to catching up with him and thanking him in person for the excellent learning journey. Look what Twitter Gradr tells me has happened for “Librarian” Twitter Gradr for Librarian Do you think that makes me a real Librarian 2.0! Posted in Library 2.0   Tagged: twitter    (Source: heyjude) Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:30:26 +0100 668882 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Thing_23_Read_a_few_perspectives_on_Web_2-0_Library_2-0_and_the_--- Thing 23: Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries. Here are my perspectives of the "2.0″ movement within librarie (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:00:25 +0100 668464 http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2008/11/01/celebrating-and-learning-together-aslansw/ Saturday saw a group of enthusiastic Teacher Librarians gather to attend the last major professional development activity for the 2008 year hosted by the Australian School Library Association of NSW. It was a great day because though it was cloudy, the sun shone with all the smiles as we acknowledged the work of a fabulous teacher librarian from Delany College here in Sydney. Jan Radford and Head Girl and Boy Congratulations to Jan Radford for winning the Teacher Librarian of the Year Award from the Australian School Library Association. I caught up with her Principal, and the Head Boy and Head Girl after the award ceremony. They were there to see Jan receive her award and join in the enthusiasm of the day. What they have not been part of is the many many years that Jan has devoted to keeping her school library at the forefront of learning through the years of change, adopting and promoting the best ways to encourage our young adults to become readers, writers, and young people of passion. Thanks Jan for all your work. My workshop I chipped into the day’s activities with a workshop on Social Bookmarking and RSS. I’ve run this type of workshop a number of different ways, but the focus today was not just on opening and getting into a tool, but more about what these two tools can offer us as professionals to manage our own information needs, as well as organise good learning opportunities for our students. The usual handouts of course! But to to help the conversation along (and so people could go away and revisit the things we talked about ) I put together a demo site in Netvibes, which includes examples and some information for further reflection. We could have spent a day working on this! Visit Heyjude’s Demo site to see what I mean. Posted in Australia, Library 2.0, Social Software, Web 2.0   Tagged: ASLANSW, Jan Radford, Netvibes    (Source: heyjude) Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:35:46 +0100 668884 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2008/10/since-its-very-hard-to-speak-of-play-at.html since it's very hard to speak of PLAY at MPOW and since we are not quite ready for transparancy... (our staff blog is private, we don't twitter for work, use event pictures online etc) I have started a little tradition called friday fifteen, where I point the staff (using an email message)towards a fun 2.0 typey thing. I try never to have it be about their day to day work but always to have it relate to something we could be doing, and I try to always have it be a fun thing. here is an exampleSubject: [Dept_lib] friday fifteen (halloween edition)watch thisNote a few things (since the video is less than 3 minutes):-Jessamyn West is cool. There is no questioning that, Google her and find out.-Banking is a hot topic. Jessamyn wonders at the number of hits that a banking tag got her little you tube video. What do you think about tags?-Richard Brautigan is a funny writer, too bad none of his stuff is checked out... -You meet the weirdest people while waiting in (or waiting on) a line.HAPPY HALLOWEENsylvie"Our job is not to convince people they need libraries. It is to convince libraries they need people." -Nancy Dowd, The M Word Blog.and Subject: [Dept_lib] friday fifteenOk, -read this in 1 minute, -look it up for 4 minutes, -then really think about it for 10 more minutes… It’s not like we don’t have the potential to exploit this idea around here!(cut from the Librarian In Black Blog, reporting on a Future of Libraries Conference session)“Innovations in Reaching Older Adults” by Richard Bray, Alameda County Library He covered the popularity of wii gaming with seniors. The Pleasanton Library has a video online showing seniors playing the wii at the library. Gaming for seniors has really taken off in the last year, particularly at the senior centers or VA facilities. Games that offer physical or mental exercise are very popular. Libraries can and should take the lead as community brain fitness centers. This will help us attract boomers. ... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:31:00 +0100 668566 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/438186109/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } San Diego 10-2008 003, originally uploaded by CliffLandis. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:18:25 +0100 668272 http://www.lisnews.org/name_librarian Last year, Information Today, the organizers of the Internet Librarian conference, held a contest to find a "retronym" for a non-Internet librarian. Check out the list of finalists in reverse David Letterman style from HULIQ. (Source: LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:34:13 +0100 668517 http://lisnews.org/name_librarian Last year, Information Today, the organizers of the Internet Librarian conference, held a contest to find a "retronym" for a non-Internet librarian. Check out the list of finalists in reverse David Letterman style from HULIQ. (Source: LISNews.org) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:34:13 +0100 668147 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=What_I_Learned_Todayhellip_-_Blog_Archive_-_Library_2-0_Gang_on_OSS_and_--- I wasn't able to talk on the recent Library 2.0 Gang podcast cause of all of the travel I have been doing. The topic sounded great though: "Library (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:00:33 +0100 668023 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/437313773/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } LILRC Annual Conference 2008, originally uploaded by Long Island Library Resources Council. Last Friday, I was honored to present at the Long Island Library Resources Council Annual Conference. Thanks to everyone involved! I had a wonderful time - even with the water I spilled down the front of my trousers minutes before my talk! The presentation slides are here. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:41:40 +0100 667787 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2008/10/call-for-help-or-we-want-macs.html I need assistance regarding support for mac deployment in public library.As part of a branch expansion, we are planning a room dedicated to "multi-generational interactive technology"What we envision there are a few "pods" of multimedia creation. We want to set up a podcast/music creating editing station, a movie making/editing station and a game creating/playing station. What better tools to put there than macs? Remember we have a number of PCs available and will continue to offer those... Now in the past, we have had help adding services thru private donors, dedicated organizations and either special prizes or funds made available thru grants. I'm afraid money is not my 1st line of expertise and I would much appreciate if anyone can help point me in the direction of potential sources or help.1-I am waiting to hear back from the local mac user group here in the area.2-I have looked into apple discount program but it only seem to apply to k12/higher ed institutions.3-I already read on an apple support list that I should talk to the good folks at St-Joseph ;) which I will.I am also thinking of contacting some local music studios to see if they would want to partner at least on the audio effort.Does anyone out there know of any other potential contacts I should make?technorati tags:library-20, library2.0, library 2.0, libraries, apple, customersmac (Source: rambleonsylvie) Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:15:00 +0100 668567 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/web2learning/YOVk/~3/437257747/2291 I wasn’t able to talk on the recent Library 2.0 Gang podcast cause of all of the travel I have been doing. The topic sounded great though: “Library 2.0 Gang 10/08: Financial Crisis or an opportunity?” Unless you have been living under a stone for the last few months, the turmoil in the world financial markets can not have escaped your notice, but how will this, and the inevitable recession that we are heading in towards, influence libraries and their suppliers? Is the library world insulated from it? Does it mean that open source become more popular because it is perceived to be cheaper, or less because there will be less funding for those involved? Does it mean that pressure to purchase add-on components as against full systems will increase? What pressures will there be on the vendors both traditional and open source? Does this mean that libraries will become more or less significant in their communities? Is this an opportunity or a crisis or both? Technorati Tags: library gang, library 2.0 gang, open source (Source: What I Learned Today...) Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:30:50 +0100 667972 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Karen_joined_Library_2-0-_Leave_a_Comment_for_- Karen Karen joined Library 2.0. Leave a Comment for Karen. (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:00:31 +0100 667506 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2008/10/google-publishers-settlement.html Google has settled its publishing rights row. I've not really had time to review it but two eloquent bloggers have (1,2). I'm hoping to blog over the weekend, as I was initially going for my brothers murder trial. Thanks to the great british judical service that is not, we were informed there is no trial as there is no judge. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 668192 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ahniwa/~3/436222671/ This has been hiding out on Ning for long enough, thought I’d share. Find more videos like this on Library 2.0 (Source: ahniwa de montréal) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:22:27 +0100 668249 http://www.libology.com/blog/2008/10/28/google-book-search-copyright-settlement.html Google has reached a settlement with the group of publishers who filed suit in 2005 over the book digitization project.  It is a legal document with many elements, and I cannot hope to make an overall evaluation of the agreement with just the amount that I have browsed (much less with my limited ability to discern the true meaning of legalese).  However, there are a couple of sections that raise questions: 7.2 Fully Participating Library Uses… (b) Use of Library Digital Copies… (vii) Personal Scholarly Use and Classroom Use. The Fully Participating Library, if part of a Higher Education Institution, may allow faculty members and research staff of that Higher Education Institution to read, print, download or otherwise use up to five (5) pages of any Book from its LDC [Library Digital Copy] that is not Commercially Available for the following purposes: (1) personal scholarly use (for each Book, no more than once per person per term) and (2) classroom use in such Higher Education Institution that is limited to the instructors and students in the class and for the term in which the class is offered; provided that (a) the Fully Participating Library does not know at the time of such use that it is in material non-compliance with Section 8.2 (Security Standard, Security Implementation Plan and Security Audits) with respect to uses of the LDC authorized pursuant to this Section 7.2(b)(vii) (Personal Scholarly Use and Classroom Use), and (b) the Fully Participating Library keeps track of and reports all such uses of Books to the Registry in the course of the audit conducted pursuant to Section 8.2(c) (Audits) or, otherwise, upon reasonable request of the Registry, provided that such requests may be made no more than semi-annually. The Registry may make information from such reports regarding the usage of an individual Book available to the Rightsholder of such Book upon request of the Rightsholder. ... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:48:51 +0100 667933 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=cary_cox_joined_Library_2-0-_Leave_a_Comment_for_- cary cox cary cox joined Library 2.0. Leave a Comment for cary cox. (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:00:25 +0100 667044 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/435276677/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Library sign, originally uploaded by Silversprite. Silversprite writes: In Whitefish public library, Montana. Very appropriate for these times. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:41:49 +0100 666883 http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/10/bridging-worlds-2008-conference-part-8.html [From Part 7]Brian Kelly. National Web Adviser to UK universities and cultural heritage organisations.Brian started by saying it's OK to record his talk. Then explained why he chose to allow that in spite of some risks. There's a risk he might say or do something embarrassing and it gets amplified (through blog posts/ videos). But he has weighed that risk against the benefit of his ideas being shared.Excellent way of illustrating his main point!Brian elaborated on the perceived barriers of Web 2.0 adoption. He cited his experiences of using 3rd party services. Faced issues like reliability and sustainability. Other possible issues include data privacy of our users, inappropriate content co-hosted at the 3rd party site. Of particular concerns for public sector services are content that carry political statements, or porn (that could be accessed by minors).Broad ways to address the problems:Assess and manageNew media literacyEvidence based policy makingReinterpret policiesUnderstand the limitations of 3rd party services (e.g. is there an export-data feature, does it work? data backups) and develop work-arounds[I think basically one has to assume a worse-case scenario, then ask how badly it would affects you, and the severity of it, e.g. broken links vs. Loss of entire blog/ photos]Brian talked about sustainability, i.e. what if the free service goes bust and is no longer available. The companies become bankrupt (imagine... Google goes belly up and millions of Gmail user accounts become lost... shudder).But Brian quickly made the point that banks also go bankrupt, but people continue to use them. Good point!He also raised the question of whether economic downturns would affect the provision of those free-to-use services. And what happens if libraries find that their service delivery (though those platforms) are affected.[Well, I think one approach is to decide what we would consider as Core and Non-core services. ... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:29:00 +0100 668565 http://www.wislisjobs.com/academic.htm The Superiorland Library Cooperative is seeking a Training and Web Development Librarian. Applications will be accepted through November 20, 2008. Superiorland Library Cooperative serves 38 public libraries in northern Michigan. The Co-op is headquartered in Marquette, designated as one of Michigan's 'cool' cities. Primary Responsibilities: Manage a digital branch in which the best learning tools are used to improve information literacy skills for staff and library users in 38 Cooperative member libraries. Demonstrate, train, and encourage libraries to adopt best practices for information literacy training. Work with a team to incorporate Library 2.0 technologies into existing systems while maintaining security and privacy where appropriate. Provide basic cataloging and circulation training for members of a Sirsi shared automation system. Qualifications include a MLS degree and working knowledge of Office, web content management, and Library 2.0 tools. Compensation: Salary Range: $32,000-$38,000 depending on qualifications and standard fringe benefits. The complete job description is online at http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/slc/eLearningLibrarian.pdf Contact: To apply, send cover letter and resume to Superiorland Library Cooperative, 1615 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855. To obtain further information, email questions to employment@uproc.lib.mi.us Posted 10/28/08 (Source: Wislisjobs Academic Library Jobs) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:15:10 +0100 667030 http://www.wislisjobs.com The Superiorland Library Cooperative is seeking a Training and Web Development Librarian. Applications will be accepted through November 20, 2008. Superiorland Library Cooperative serves 38 public libraries in northern Michigan. The Co-op is headquartered in Marquette, designated as one of Michigan's 'cool' cities. Primary Responsibilities: Manage a digital branch in which the best learning tools are used to improve information literacy skills for staff and library users in 38 Cooperative member libraries. Demonstrate, train, and encourage libraries to adopt best practices for information literacy training. Work with a team to incorporate Library 2.0 technologies into existing systems while maintaining security and privacy where appropriate. Provide basic cataloging and circulation training for members of a Sirsi shared automation system. Qualifications include a MLS degree and working knowledge of Office, web content management, and Library 2.0 tools. Compensation: Salary Range: $32,000-$38,000 depending on qualifications and standard fringe benefits. The complete job description is online at http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/slc/eLearningLibrarian.pdf Contact: To apply, send cover letter and resume to Superiorland Library Cooperative, 1615 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855. To obtain further information, email questions to employment@uproc.lib.mi.us Posted 10/28/08 (Source: Wislisjobs) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:12:41 +0100 667459 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=What_Library_2-0_Can_Teach_Archives_2-0 Michael Stephens, blogging over at Tame the Web, has posted an interview he had with Special Libraries Associations' IT Bulletin Digital Focus in whi (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:00:24 +0100 666578 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/434164907/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Do we need to replace "scientific" with "library?", originally uploaded by JenWaller. JenWaller writes: And maybe remove the “glass ceilings” language? A sign in Suzzallo advertising the Changing the Face of Medicine traveling exhibit currently at the Health Sciences Library and at Suzzallo Library through November 21. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:58:54 +0100 666405 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=History_-_coming_to_a_phone_near_you Michael Arrington writes about a new interface for delivering history information through World History. I am going to enjoy the reaction of history (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:00:21 +0100 666168 http://www.libology.com/blog/2008/10/26/blogs-in-the-liblog-landscape.html Walt Crawford has posted his list of 607 library-related blogs (this one included).  This is as definitive and current a list as one is likely to find, and Walt has done an excellent job compiling and checking the links. If you cannot get your fill of library blogging from this source, then you are more hard core than I. found via Walt at Random (also included) (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:07:53 +0100 666922 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/seealso/~3/433119136/i_went_to_internet_librarian_and_it_was_ok_.html I had a middling time at Intenet Librarian this year. It wasn’t the fault of the organizers or speakers, things just didn’t really gel for me. My presentation was part of the Academic Library 2.0 preconference, along with the happy people pictured here (that’s Amanda Etches-Johnson, Iris Jastram , Me, Jason Griffey, and Jenica Rogers-Urbanek L-to-R). I was certainly impressed with my fellow presenters, and I think my section, Academic Library 2.0 Interface -or- Learning from Flickr, went well enough. We had a small group who seemed to find the preconference worthwhile. If you want to know more, you can look at the preconference site or read Jenica’s wonderfully detailed blog posts, part of her IL2008 coverage. But for various reasons, the conference never came together for me. The biggest problem was that I wasn’t there long enough. I had planned to miss a day anyway, flying out late Tuesday afternoon, but then United Airlines decided to rebook me by pulling flights out of a hat (including a layover of negative one hour on the return) and even after a few fixes I was still stuck leaving on Tuesday morning. That, plus the fact that I started feeling queasy on Monday made everything a bit hazy for me. I have caught up a little by reading the blog coverage. I suggest the aformentioned posts by Jenica on her blog, Attempting Elegance, or Sarah Houghton-Jan’s posts on Librarian in Black if you want detailed play-by-plays that go well beyond just a semi-intelligible transcription. But two of the post-IL posts that I have found most interesting aren’t session reports, but ideas about presenting. Iris Jastram, in a post titled A Side Effect of Social Networks that I Hadn’t Anticipated, identifies a kind of positive peer-pressure at work when it comes to creating quality presentations. ... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:18:37 +0100 666545 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/davidleeking/~5/432465507/ssplayer2.swf Just gave this presentation at the Hawaii Library Association yesterday. Managers Pay Attention! Why Social Networking and Web 2.0 is Important for your Library View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: web 2.0) Share: (Source: David Lee King) Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:09:49 +0100 666330 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=PR_and_Library_2-0 I guess we can simplify this - 2.0 is taking the former suggestion box to the next level. As librarians, we need to speak less, and listen more to wh (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:00:21 +0100 665935 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2462/why-kansas-is-my-favorite-state-i-will-never-live-in/ Kansas is too far from my family, and from the ocean. That said, I love my travels to Kansas and while I try not to pick favorites I think they are doing some great things with libraries and technology statewide. I just got back from a flyby visit to Lawrence where I gave the keynote presentation at a NEKLS’ Reaching for Excellence Training Program. Much love to the NEKLS people, they let me give a keynote in the afternoon. I also got to eat a ton of BBQ with Josh Neff and family which was another trip high point. The notes for my talk are here. They are available in Keynote slides, PowerPoint slides, and printable pdf format. I made a custom theme for Keynote so the slides might look weird, the pdf might be easier to read. As with the last talk, I have also included hyperlinks to most of the websites that I discussed, and credit links to all the photos that I used. My talk was beamed to two other sites using an HDTV setup and while it was a little tough getting all the bugs worked out, we persevered and I think it went really well. Big thanks to Shannon from the state library for inviting/hosting me and Heather for doing all the awesome tech work. You may have noticed that I’ve been travelling at a breakneck pace this year. Since my drop-in time and teaching were curtailed thanks to budget cuts, I’ve been spending more of my free time on the road. I enjoy travelling a great deal and think that getting the word out about sensible new technologies is really a good use of my time and efforts. It’s always a balance between staying put and working within your community and travelling to tell other communities about what works in your own community. I’ll be back in Kansas in a few weeks. (Source: librarian.net) Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:57:12 +0100 665889 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/davidleeking/~5/431877274/ssplayer2.swf One of the two big presentations I gave at the Hawaii Library Association, all about Web 2.0 tools and services, how kids and teens are already using these things, and how librarians need to be learning them, too. Go Go Gadget!!! Technology, Trends, and Children\’s Services View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: youth children) Share: (Source: David Lee King) Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:34:16 +0100 665819 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=SLA_IT_Bulletin_Digital_Focus_Michael_Stephens Library 2.0 is a philosophy of library service discussed, dissected and diluted throughout the profession for almost three years. It'sa way of descr (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:00:21 +0100 665614 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/431282196/ The kind folks at SLA IT Bulletin Digital Focus have given me permission to reprint the interview they did with me last summer here at TTW as part of my digital portfolio. I really appreciate it. Interview with Michael Stephens – Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Dominican University For those who may be unfamiliar with you or your work, could you provide a professional description of yourself? I’ve worked in libraries and LIS education for 18 years. My public library career spanned 15 years, and included positions in Audio Visual, Reference,  and Networked Resources. Throughout that time I was using technology and teaching staff and our public to do the same. I saw the advent of our public library’s first Internet connection and jam-packed lecture-style “What is the Internet?” sessions all the way through launching the SJCPL blog in 2003. The opportunity to teach as an adjunct in the Indiana University SLIS program also put me on the path toward the PhD: in 2004, I was awarded an IMLS-funded fellowship to the doctoral program at the University of North Texas’ Interdisciplinary Information Science program. I joined the Dominican GSLIS faculty in the Fall of 2006a and just completed my second year of full time teaching. I love it!  Running parallel to the professional timeline above is the fact I started my blog Tame the Web on    April 1, 2003. Since then, my blogging life has grown as well. TTW just turned 5 and I’ve been blogging for ALA TechSource since 2005. I also found my way to Flickr, my favorite social site of all, and to LastFM, Facebook, and YouTube. I still use Flickr the most and enjoy the engagement with others in the professions as well as others who share my interests outside of libraries. I also do a lot of speaking around the US and internationally. It does my heart good to get to present some of my thinking to others and hopefully inspire them. ... Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:44:45 +0100 665428 http://kayo8.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/australian-libraries-using-librarything-for-libraries/ There are a few more libraries in OZ now using Librarything for Libraries. I love Librarything and use it to search for new authors, reviews and recommendations. LibraryThing for Libraries enriches the online catalog with Library 2.0. tools Just as a point of interest, LibraryThing has over 32 million books catalogued and is larger than the Library [...] (Source: Off the trolley) Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:34:11 +0100 665167 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~3/430654085/come-on-in-its-open-with-your-ex-libris-key.php I was one of the first to welcome the Ex Libris announcement of El Commons: “a collaborative Web-based platform hosting the Developer Zone, where community members can access documentation for the open interfaces, upload software components that they have written and want to share, and download components from other community members, adapting such components to their needs” I recently recorded a podcast conversation with Ex Libris Chief Strategy Officer and Library 2.0 Gang regular, Oren Beit-Arie about their Open Platform Strategy, of which El Commons is part.  From the transcript: Richard: [28:11] So that won’t be limited to just Ex Libris customers then? You could be anybody that would want to interface with an Ex Libris system? Oren: [28:21] This is something that we are still working on, some of the calls for these. I definitely think, and this is our goal, to enable access to everybody who is interested. [28:31] We definitely see this as an opportunity. For example, at some point at least to enable noncustomers to go in and for example perhaps even end users will be interested. Well El Commons is up running and accessible at http://www.exlibrisgroup.org.  Unfortunately as Oren hinted, you can only enter the commons with your  Ex Libris Documentation Center or SupportWeb user name and password – a bit of a misuse of the generally understood idea behind a commons methinks. To be fair to Oren and his colleagues, really opening up is a massive shift in culture that I suppose is a bit like turning a large oil tanker, but the sooner you bite the bullet and walk-the-talk the better for you and the whole community.   Come on in the Open water is great - and it is only a bit scary when you first jump in. Technorati Tags: Ex Libris,El Commoms,Open,Library,API,Library 2.0 Gang Photo published on Flicker by Daquella manera Share This (Source: panlibus) Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:53:54 +0100 665531 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Gayle_Keresey_joined_Library_2-0-_Leave_a_Comment_for_- Gayle Keresey Gayle Keresey joined Library 2.0. Leave a Comment for Gayle Keresey. (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:00:21 +0100 665020 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2008/10/owen-stephens-interview-on-panlibus.html Owen Stephens on the library mashed library '08 at Birkbeck which I had mention before, has been interview By Richard Wallis on Panlibus about the event. Seems like the Mashed library looks a very interesting event. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 665653 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/deakialli/com/~3/430255133/ Hoy me toca el turno, los organizadores del Congreso me pidieron una conferencia que versara sobre la Web Social aplicada a las bibliotecas, siguiendo la estela de los contenidos que tratamos en la Comunidad de prácticas 2.0 del Sedic, asi que he enfocado la ponencia a la utilización de las herramientas de la Web 2.0 en bibliotecas, partiendo de mi experiencia en las Bibliotecas Municipales de A Coruña y tomando como ejemplo algunos de los mejores casos de éxito de bibliotecas 2.0 en España: la biblioteca escolar de Betanzos, As Mariñas, y la biblioteca municipal de Muskiz. La Biblioteca 2.0 aplicaciones e implicaciones en los servicios bibliotecarios View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: library2.0 web2.0) (Source: Deakialli DocuMental) Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:35:58 +0100 665547 http://www.libology.com/blog/2008/10/23/social-networks-and-college-students.html The 2008 ECAR (EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research) survey has been released, and they have added a section on social networking (pdf version of chapter here).  Among the findings: Slightly over 85% of those surveyed use social networks, with Facebook and MySpace topping the list. Younger students (under 30) tended to use Facebook, while older ones tend towards MySpace. About 50% use social networking for discussing classwork with other students; only about 5% use it for discussing classwork with instructors. The only one of these three that surprised me was the tendancy towards Facebook/MySpace by age.  I have thought of MySpace as appealing to younger users than Facebook. Social networks are definitely here to stay.  In five years we may not be discussing Facebook or MySpace (because they might have been superceded by a yet un-created network), but people will be more interconnected, not less. The third point is one that should make us take notice.  Half of the surveyed students have used social networks to discuss classwork; the main reason they haven’t discussed it with instructors (and by extension, the library folk) is that we view it as some sort of cyber malt shop, a place only for their peers. If we make ourselves available on social networks, we aren’t going to find ourselves becoming an overnight sensation.  We will, however, give people one more way to view us as being there to assist them. Whether we create OPAC search tools to embed (or even highlight the good ones that exist, like WorldCat and CiteMe in Facebook - also here), create an institutional identity, or just make ourselves more visible as individuals, there is much we can do to assist students and promote our services. We can jump on board the trolley, or be left behind.  The choice is ours, both individually and collectively.  I am on Facebook and LinkedIn, btw… and you should be too. ... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:15 +0100 665283 http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom/251 I’m writing this from some vast elevation on the first leg of my flight home from Internet Librarian, where I gave a little talk called How I Made a Website for $16 in Chocolate [not all the stuff is there yet; I'll update it when next in the land of ftp]. It was a great honor to present in the same session as Sarah Houghton-Jan and to be a part of the fabulous group of speakers Aaron Schmidt put together for a track called Solving Problems. The conference as a whole was good. I particularly enjoyed hearing danah boyd, who synthesized so well so many of the things that we know, or half-know, about community and the internet but haven’t quite been able to articulate ourselves. I learned some great new tricks from Jeff Wisniewski’s Fast & Easy Site Tune-Ups, drooled over SOPAC and VuFind, and, after years of reading about them, finally got to see the Dutch boys. As with most conferences, however, the best parts of IL this year were the unofficial ones, and about those I have much to say. I arrived Sunday evening and headed over to the conference center to meet up with Iris, and, while sitting and waiting for her, I looked up to see a tall redhead, and I think “the shock of recognition” would be the best way to explain the look on both our faces. “I think I know you from the internet!” I said to Kate Sheehan. I used that line a lot over the next few days, because I got to meet a whole lot of people that I know from the internet. I’ll forget someone if I try to list them all, but let us just say that the LSW was well-represented (and add a shout-out to my awesome roommate and queen of Capslock Day, Meg). As I think I posted somewhere at some point, I wish the rest of you could all have joined us, although as it was we were having some difficulty getting groups of ten or twelve or fourteen people seated, and any more might have been impossible. ... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:09:52 +0100 664900 http://blog.sedic.es/?p=642 Los wikis ofrecen enormes aplicaciones para las bibliotecas. Pueden usarse como recurso interno de colaboración entre bibliotecas y bibliotecarios, y como recurso hacia el exterior para ofrecer servicio, contenido y participación a los usuarios. Los wikis proporcionan un espacio para la colaboración a través de la Web y también pueden ser usados para la propia gestión del contenido del sitio web. Los wikis llevan un tiempo siendo adoptados como herramienta de apoyo para diferentes actividades colaborativas entre las bibliotecas. En el wiki LibraryWikis, su autor, identificó inicialmente en 2007, treinta y tres wikis de bibliotecas y propuso una clasificación en cuatro categorías: Colaboración entre bibliotecas (45,7%). Colaboración entre el personal de la biblioteca (31,4%). Colaboración entre el personal de la biblioteca y sus jefes (14,3%). Colaboración entre jefes (8,6%). Los bibliotecarios más entusiastas con estas herramientas sociales llevan un tiempo apoyándose en los wikis como herramientas internas de colaboración y comunicación. Los wikis son instrumentos ideales para las bibliotecas que necesitan compartir mejor su información internamente o que necesitan desarrollar algún tipo de base de conocimientos. Se usan tanto entre personal de una misma biblioteca como entre profesionales de diferentes bibliotecas, facilitando la relación entre grupos de trabajo (para redactar colaborativamente guías de recursos, políticas, propuestas, proyectos, documentos, artículos, manuales, consulta de cursos y sus materiales o planear conferencias, etc.). Uno de los primeros wikis bibliotecarios sobre bibliotecas fue “Library Success: A best Practices Wiki”. La reconocida bibliotecaria 2.0 Meredith Farkas es su creadora y dice que se trata de un repositorio de buenas ideas sobre la profesión, y que participando en él, los bibliotecarios pueden ganar experiencia sobre este modo de creación de contenidos. ... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:47:28 +0100 664697 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Internet_Librarian_International_2008 ... since the participants came from all over the globe. Also the presentations discussed application of Web 2.0 tools in various countries. All in a (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:00:23 +0100 664521 http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/10/bridging-worlds-2008-conference-part-5.html [From Part 4]Jenny Levine.She started by citing D. W. Krummel's 1999 paper, "The seven ages of librarianship".Jenny suggests Library 2.0: is the Eighth stage.Or Library 8.0.And we have already successfully made the transition.Says social media really is just another day in the office, but the office is not the traditional one."Libraries cannot contain ourselves to our website". (How would you interpret this?)Suggests it's about planting many avenues for people to connect to our libraries.Spoke of unintended consequences, when libraries move to social media.Five practical things libraries could do, according to Jenny:Learn about RSSBuild flexible spaces on and offlineEngage your most active usersPlayFind a community online“Librarian 2.0 - New Breed or Just Another Day at the Office?”View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: 2008 library)Most memorable takeaway from Jenny's presentation: she said libraries need to " put the librarian back in the catalogue".It was a "Wow-why-didn't-I-see-that" moment for me.Personal takesJenny's remarks made me realise that when libraries computerised the card catalogue, we essentially took the librarian out of the search equation.e Not that it was wrong. The reasons for doing so was right (i.e. efficiency for the user).In a larger context, I think what Jenny suggests is a reflection of the trend towards OPACS as a social space. Even seen as a shared space between librarians and library users.Social OPAC initiatives, like SOPAC , is one (see also John Blyberg's post).The other example that I know is SmartCAT by Hong Kong University Science & Technology Library (hat-tip to Yan Hong).When I showed this to Hazman and John, Hazman said "They have put a OPAC on a blog".Perhaps!I think it's more accurate to say that they've put a bulletin board on a OPAC. Makes it easy to Ask A Librarian. In fact, it's a subtle reminder that the librarian is there. ... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:57:00 +0100 664983 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-break-rules-not-follows-demitouch-is.html Although some people have indicated how many dots should be used in a sentence (3 allegedly, I like to Agree with Lou Reed and walk on the wildside of grammar and diction. Anyhow, I have ordered myself an itouch (another incorrect pronunciation), but i'm a rebel innit! When the baby arrives I'll reveal how great it is. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 665655 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2008/10/itouch-and-tolls-to-use.html Having written previously (or poorly), about my new acquisition I noted this article on interesting things to do with the ipod touch. All I need know is the toy and the internet connection. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 665654 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/davidleeking/~3/428985280/ Speaker - Jeff Wisniewski problem: old opacs weren’t designed for usability - they were designed for the back-end of libraries - designed to store data Look at Jeff’s library’s OPAC - pittcat - much nicer looking than most other opacs (it’s still in beta) they plan on keeping the more traditional-looking opac search for the forseeable future - eventually they’ll look at useage stats and go from there. goals for new interface: - does it have an intuitive interface? - zero instruction needed, like amazon’s search interface - no dumb error messages - expose more of their collection (faceted search thing) - integrate various silos (other databases they had, locally-created stuff, etc) - get it up and running yesterday! If you can, don’t do an RFP. It’s sorta backwards, hard to write, frequently states the obvious instead, they made a features list - must have - highly desirable - and a third category - had to have the must have features made a spreadsheet for the selection process with each vendor and their features listed. Do this for your users - not your staff!!! - boolean, advanced search, etc - your users DON’T CARE. So don’t offer it. - resist the power search… they renamed the old catalog the “classic” catalog - funny! Do publicity on the new thing! Usability - call it what it is - map, not cartographic resource; music, not sound recording (that’s what the majority of them are) - hyperlinks - you can put them practically everywhere make sure it’s visual - use book jacket pics, etc give your catalog legs: - create facebook search widgets - embed search widgets elsewhere, too social stuff - do it even if you’re not quite ready yet integration with other databases (federated search) - some have them Share: (Source: David Lee King) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:06:34 +0100 664418 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2008/10/geek20-in-management10-organization.html since this is my personal blog, I have the luxury to express many ideas that MPOW doesn't necessarily endorse. since this is my personal blog I also run the risk of getting myself in some trouble if i expose MPOW too much, or if I shine an unflattering light on it. I have done it before, I will do it again, and I don't really need high tech tools like a blog to get there, if you know me you know that.the upcoming series is probably going to set new records in risk, exposure and all around trouble making but also, a new twist, of outreach, compromise and all around goodwill on my part.for the last few years I have attentively listened to pioneers, champions and leaders in all things library 2.0 and done my best to both emulate them, and spread the innovation gospel all around, all the time, to all who would listen and many who didn't want to.It has improved my work, my workplace and hopefully the services we deliver to the community. But it has been INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING as well.It is frustrating mostly because many many people mean to help but don't, want to support it but won't, say they will get out of your way but don't. It is frustrating because management still tend to think of technology as a separate department instead of an intricate part of every departments, therefore, often sees technology innovation efforts as expandable. The first thing we stop, to save time/money/stress etc. It was very disruptive anyways, right?I see other organizations thrive, innovate, expand their horizon and deliver extraordinary value to their customers. I think: "Man, they are so lucky that everyone is on board!"...then I realized, there is an AL in every workplace....then I saw this great article in HBR on "the new volunteers" referring to content contributors....then I read that Helene Blower said at IL2008: "...know what is important to your management and administration and cater to that..."so I decided to attempt to design 2. ... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:27:00 +0100 664984 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/428698247/ I am particularly enjoying this slide this morning. Here are the slides as PDF from the original keynote file. Links for the presentation today: Technoplans Vs Technolust at Library Journal 2004 Taming Technolust article at RUSQ: http://www.rusq.org/2008/08/18/taming-technolust/ Links: ACRL Changing Roles “Let Go of Control” Cell Phone Sign: http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/1924719853 Brian Herzog’s Signs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2437165908 The Cluetrain Manifesto: http://www.cluetrain.com Emerging Technology Committee @ TTW Michelle Boule on Beta Prototyping from Brian Mathews Transparency: The Open Door Director Trend Map: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ross/1082392674/ Open Source Software: Casey Bisson’s LTR Karen Schenider on OSS in SLJ “Free for All” Learning 2.0 & Learn & Play @CML Be Curious (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:23:57 +0100 664403 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Law_Library_2-0 If you thought it was challenging to set up an intranet or a wiki in your public or academic library, think about trying it in a law library, where t (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:00:19 +0100 664094 http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/10/bridging-worlds-2008-conference-part-4.html [From Part 3]John Blyberg (tall, lanky and soft-spoken) spoke about User Experience (UX).“Public Library 2.0: Making it Happen”View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: worlds bridging)"UX allows us to pursue X-treme User Experience".His library carried through this conviction by setting up a team to look into user experiences on and offline."We must present it in a way to have consistency in communication". What John suggests is, in my view, for librarians to be brand savvy. Starting by being brand conscious.John explained the key values of UX:SimplicityImagination - exploring the limits of technology, also possibilities for contentOpennessCoordination, within the org (says "this can be tricky", which I think is always an understatement!)FeedbackPersonal transformationHe also touched briefly about SOPAC (I'd hoped he'd share more about how they got buy-in and their thinking processes, but I guess I'll have to read his blog).In his talk, John gave an example of a positive unintended consequence of introducing SOPAC.A teacher asked for books on genealogy. Wanted it by that day. Librarian sent out an alert to other colleagues. "Use this tag to identify related books". Was able to get the list generated quickly with the help of colleagues.Made a lot of sense. It's one possibility of social tagging that didn't occur to me until then.Made me realise that even if customers didn't tag or comment (in the OPAC) as much as we would like them to, it was a tool that librarians could use it.Let's say I want 10 books on Science Fiction. It would take far less time if 10 librarians each suggested and tagged one book, than for one librarian to come up with 10 books.And instead of emailing me and compiling into a document, the "list" is now on the OPAC.The tag is the "retrieval" tool for that subject. And I could update the list on the fly. And others can help. ... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 664498 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/griffey/~3/427946477/ Here are the slides from my part of the Academic Library 2.0 preconference from Internet Librarian 2008. Internet Librarian 2008 View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: library2.0 library) ShareThis (Source: Pattern Recognition) Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:46:01 +0100 664546