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 librarian items that have been tagged with 'blog'. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librariantags.php Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:13:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://plablog.org/2010/12/senate-confirms-president%e2%80%99s-nomination-of-new-imls-director.html Susan H. Hildreth Becomes New Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services On December 22, 2010 Susan Hildreth’s nomination to be director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was confirmed by unanimous consent by the United States Senate. The Institute, an independent United States government agency, is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. “I am truly honored to have been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as the fourth Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services,” said Hildreth. “I cannot imagine a more exciting and challenging responsibility than helping to create strong libraries and museums that sustain our heritage and culture and connect people to information and new ways of thinking.” “Although we will certainly miss Susan in Seattle [where Hildreth is City Librarian/CEO of Seattle Public Library,] she is going to be an outstanding leader for the Institute of Museum and Library Services,” said Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). “Susan and I share a passion for making sure that children across America get the literacy skills they need to succeed in school and in life. And I am confident that she will continue the Institute’s great work supporting families and communities across the country.” Hildreth was previously appointed as California’s state librarian by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Prior to her position as California state librarian, Hildreth was at the San Francisco Public Library, where she served as deputy director and then city librarian. Her background also includes five years as deputy library director at the Sacramento Public Library, several years as Placer County’s head librarian and four years as library director for the Benicia Public Library, all in California. She began her career as a branch librarian at the Edison Township Library in New Jersey. ... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:36:38 +0100 895276 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/12/26/kids_publish_in_peer_reviewed_science_journal Biology Letters has published a journal article by 8 to 10-year olds investigating how bumblebees see colors and patterns. Future scientists in action! See the Associated Press article for more information. (Source: e3 Information Overload, E-Resources for Engineering Education) Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895128 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/12/26/free_pinboard_accounts_for_librarians From now until January 1, Pinboard is offering free Pinboard accounts to librarians. Might be an alternative to consider since it was leaked that Delicious will be mothballed by Yahoo. (Source: e3 Information Overload, E-Resources for Engineering Education) Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895129 http://jamillan.com/librosybitios/2010/12/felices-fiestas-y-buen-2011/ Con esta alegoría de la entrada de un niño en el mundo de la lectura deseamos a nuestros lectores un excelente 2011 Ilustración: Bruno Millán De modo que dejaremos de publicar post hasta el 7 de enero, o por ahí… (Source: El blog del futuro del libro) Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:30:51 +0100 895370 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/12/22/books_for_christmas For all my library friends, have a nice holidays. (Source: e3 Information Overload, E-Resources for Engineering Education) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894486 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/-9Wsb8wf7eM/ I contributed my final post as a regular author this week at ALA TechSource. I must say it makes me a bit emotional but it’s time to move on to focus on other things. I thought I take this chance to point back to some of my favorite posts from the last 5 years of writing at TechSource. One of my favorite things to do was a “back and forth” interview/discussion style post. Here are some of the best of the best: John Blyberg: On the L2 Train | Information Experience Michael Casey: Where Do We Begin? | Better Library Services for More People Robert Doyle (Illinois Library Association) Michael Edson (Smithsonian Institution) Michael Golrick | Stacey Greenwell | Christopher Harris | Cliff Landis And some of my FAVORITE solo posts: November 2005: Do Libraries Matter: On Library & Librarian 2.0 The library encourages the heart. As we reach out to users, we must remember all of the folks we serve. To me, Library 2.0 will be a meeting place, online or in the physical world, where my emotional needs will be fulfilled through entertainment, information, and the ability to create my own stuff to contribute to the ocean of content out there – the Long Tail if you will. Librarian 2.0, then, will be available to guide me and teach me to use the systems provided by the library to do just that. As Abram said, librarians will provide clarification: Librarians need to position themselves and the library to help with finding the answers to: how? and why?” February 2006: Are You Dreaming? That’s where dreaming comes in. Have you had the chance to dream at your library job? Have you had the chance to stop for a minute in the buzz buzz of your routine and think about the future? Are you encouraged to innovate? If not, then I urge you to do so. And I urge library administrators to encourage dreaming on the job. ... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:57:37 +0100 894289 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/12/presidents_mess_4.php by Paymaneh Maghsoudi Season's greetings and best wishes to all of you for a happy and prosperous New Year. I'm very pleased and excited to begin my term as president, and I want to thank Kim Bui-Burton for her dedication and commitment during this difficult time for libraries in California. Budget deficits keep growing, and other trends are arising that threaten the very existence of public libraries. So reinvent ourselves we must, even though library services are in greater demand than ever. Yet there is reason to be thankful for trying times like these, for they propel us to imagine new ways to offer our patrons the services and resources they need to thrive, and to protect the free flow of ideas. Thanks to all of you for sticking with CLA and recognizing the value of working together through these times. We value your ideas, your questions, your suggestions and proposals. So, blog, phone, e-mail--but please keep in touch! Let us know how we can make our association strong and relevant in the New Year. (Source: CLA Weblog) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:09:07 +0100 894327 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/Iwysaojek2w/ http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2010/12/you-can-do-magic.html I’m moving on from writing blog posts for ALA TechSource. My final post went up today. I do plan to return on occasion as a guest blogger. Today’s post is about MAGIC: I also want to tell you a story about ten year old Michael. He really enjoyed afternoon reruns of shows like Gilligan’s Island, I Love Lucy and the like. A particular favorite, however, was I Dream of Jeannie. It was silly fun: a genie, a master and a Bottle. Do you remember the bottle? I do. I always wanted one. I daydreamed that the studio might someday mail one out to the biggest fans of the show or make them available in the stores. Never happened. Fast forward twenty some years to the launch of eBay. I taught “How to eBay” classes at the public library for several years and one of the examples I used was searching for the 1964 Jim Beam decanter that was used for five seasons as Jeannie’s bottle. There was a big market for the bottles back then – and still is. Fast forward another 15 years or so to 2010. I visited some good friends in Michigan a few days before Thanksgiving and discovered they owned one of the decanters! I had never held one in my hand until that day. Later that night, back home, I pulled up eBay and commenced bidding. 7 days later , delivered to my door just as young Michael had often wished, was a pristine 46 year old bottle. It lives on my sideboard now in a place of honor. It’s hard to describe how happy owning this silly piece of history makes me. Call me silly but the first day I had it, I’d stop and just look at it or pick it up. It made me feel good. Why did I wait so long? This is my last regular contribution to the TechSource blog. I’m very proud of the work I did there. It all started in May 2005 when Theresa Koltzenberg invited me and Jenny Levine to dinner while we were in Providence, RI for presentations. ... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:37:33 +0100 894061 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LibraryCloud/~3/JPtfCdxhruU/its-most-wonderful-time-of-year.html It's the start of a blog holiday for me. Wishing everyone Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and a joyous and safe holiday season. (Source: Library Cloud) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:48:00 +0100 895008 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogpocket/~3/PdYhZZjUlkM/ En esta segunda temporada de El blog de la semana, seguimos prestando especial atención a blogs personales de reciente aparición o con menos de dos años de existencia. Ya han pasado por aquí: Asteroide B612, Fotonazos, Las clavículas del vago y Corazón dividido. Kebrantin es el blog de Miguel PM (@miguelpaezm), informático de profesión y amante de las nuevas tecnologías, viajes y fotografía y otro de los blogs que recientemente han iniciado su andadura por la Blogosfera. El propósito de Miguel Páez con Kebrantin es loable: quitarse monotonía que tenemos en nuestras vidas. Humor, noticias curiosas, actualidad, informática, turismo. Hacer lo difícil fácil, según me contó hace poco en una de esas reuniones repleta de descubrimientos insólitos . Un blog absolutamente recomendable al que deseamos una larga y fructífera singladura. Todos las entradas de esta serie: El blog de la semana. Blogpocket.com: blog ganador en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Premio Especial Honorífico También puedes leerme en Twitter y en Weblog Magazine Y si te gusta la música, no dejes de suscribirte a Acordes Modernos, finalista en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Mejor Blog Cultural (Source: blogpocket 6.0) Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:23:34 +0100 893878 http://plablog.org/2010/12/u-s-house-to-vote-on-the-museum-and-library-services-act-tuesday.html From the ALA WAshington Office: Good news! The U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a vote on the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) for Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Your phone calls to Congress are especially important now as your representatives will be making a decision on how they plan to vote on this bill. Please call your representative and then distribute this message to your lists as well. Please call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be transferred to your representative’s office. Tell their staffs that passing MLSA is imperative to ensuring libraries can continue providing critical resources and services to their constituents, particularly in this tough economy. Specifically highlighting programs or resources your library provides to the member’s constituents will make your message stronger. A link to the full action alert can be found here. MLSA will ensure that all library programs under the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), are authorized, therefore equipping IMLS to lead America’s libraries. This bill received bipartisan support from both Republicans and Democrats when it passed the Senate late week, and it will need the same bipartisan support to pass the House. To access the full text of this bill, click here. Your calls are urgently needed TODAY! If the House fails to pass this legislation when it is on the floor tomorrow, the whole reauthorization process will have to start over after the first of the year. We cannot let that happen. (Source: PLA Blog) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:26:16 +0100 893032 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogpocket/~3/TphKc0NRDqA/ En esta segunda temporada de El blog de la semana, seguimos prestando especial atención a blogs personales de reciente aparición o con menos de dos años de existencia. Ya han pasado por aquí: Asteroide B612, Fotonazos y Las clavículas del vago. Esta semana les invitamos a visitar (y seguro que no podrán resistirse a suscribirse a su feed) un blog verdaderamente interesante: Corazón dividido. Aquí, en España, siempre ha sido tabú el asunto de la evacuación de niños a la URSS, durante la guerra civil. Esos niños fueron 3.000, algunos de ellos regresaron en 1956 pero otros nunca lo hicieron. La historia, desconocida para la mayoría de nosotros, comienza en 1937 y nos la cuenta Elisa Tcach de primera mano. Narrada en forma de capítulos, se va tejiendo la terrible historia de estos niños que llegaron a tierras ajenas y que, aunque fueron muy bien recibidos en las denominadas “casas de niños”, enseguida sufrieron el zarpazo de otra guerra. Un blog es la herramienta perfecta para compartir con el mayor número de gente posible una historia como esta. Y Elisa Tcach, a pesar de ser principiante, ha sabido adaptarse al formato de forma extraordinaria. Todos las entradas de esta serie: El blog de la semana. Blogpocket.com: blog ganador en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Premio Especial Honorífico También puedes leerme en Twitter y en Weblog Magazine Y si te gusta la música, no dejes de suscribirte a Acordes Modernos, finalista en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Mejor Blog Cultural (Source: blogpocket 6.0) Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:23:16 +0100 892264 http://plablog.org/2010/12/sierra-club-library-card-is-the-greenest-option.html This brief article discusses the environmental impact of using e-readers versus purchasing books, versus getting a library card. As PLA Blog readers probably already know, library books turn out to be the ‘greenest,’ because each time somebody reads a library book, its environmental burden is reduced. This is because its production requires only a onetime resource use, whereas the e-device needs power for each use. Also, paper books can survive hundreds of years and readings; and e-readers likely will have a brief existence. (Source: PLA Blog) Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:45:41 +0100 891667 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogpocket/~3/Xa6jmIOuGH8/ La primera parte de este resumen de Blogpocket 2010 la puedes encontrar en el post Los conciertos de 2010. Continuando con el resumen de lo más importante acontecido en este blog, damos paso a los viajes que tuvieron su correspondiente reseña y a los “saraos” más relevantes. Toritos fritos en Buitrago del Lozoya. Con motivo de dos exposiciones sobre Pablo Picasso, nos acercamos a la bella localidad de Buitrago de Lozoya (Madrid) en marzo de 2010. Ver fotos del viaje en el álbum de Flickr Buitrago del Lozoya (20-3-10). Master Madrid Open 2010. A mí, el tenis de la obligada cita anual en Madrid, me sale por las orejas . No es que me disguste pero me suelo saturar con tanto partido. Lo que me gusta es entretenerme haciendo fotos en las pistas de entrenamiento y en los partidos que se juegan fuera de la pista central. Este año este fue el resultado: Madrid Open 2010 (8-4-2010), Madrid Open 2010 (11-4-2010) y Madrid Open 2010 (16-4-2010). Evento Nomaders Parque Nacional de Cabañeros. El viaje al Parque Nacional de Cabañeros, invitados por Nomaders, fue muy especial por muchas razones. Un par de días extraordinarios en los que pudimos demostrar que los bloguers, incluso, podemos remar y aguantar casi 24 horas sin descanso en plena naturaleza . Fotos: álbum Flickr 1ª parte y álbum Flickr 2ª parte. ¿Qué hubo de nuevo en La Red Innova?. El evento en sí no mereció mucho la pena pero allí pude desvirtualizar a algunos amigos. Y una de mis fotos que subí a Twitter, de la protesta propalestina en la puerta del Circo Price, se publicó en El Mundo debidamente acreditada. Anish Kapoor en el Guggenheim. El viaje a Gasteiz para ver el concierto de Bob Dylan en el Azkena Rock Festival fue una inmejorable forma de celebrar mi cumpleaños. Entre otras cosas, pudimos visitar la espectacular exposición de Anis Kapoor en el Guggenheim. Fotos: Azkena Rock Festival 2010 (Gasteiz, 25-26 junio). ... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:05:50 +0100 892267 http://plablog.org/2010/12/google-enters-the-e-books-fray.html This article on marketwatch.com discusses the new Google eBookstore which is purported to hold nearly 3 million titles, many of which are free. A quick glance at the site reveals many classics topping the free books list. These include “A Tale of Two Cities” and “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens, “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, and “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville, and many more. Check out Google eBookstore here. (Source: PLA Blog) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:14:08 +0100 891668 http://plablog.org/2010/12/deadline-approaches-for-pla-nancy-pearl-webinar.html The deadline to register for the upcoming PLA Webinar “Nancy Pearl Presents: Books That Make Great Gifts” is 4:30PM CST on this Thursday (December 9, 2010). Due to technical preparations for the webinar PLA is unable to process any registrations after this date/time. The Webinar will take place on Monday, December 13, from 1-2 p.m. (Central). In her first-ever webinar with PLA, Nancy will share her recommendations for books guaranteed to make your friends and family smile and start turning pages. She’ll also provide a downloadable handout of the recommendations so you can share with your patrons. Combine Nancy’s irrepressible charm and undeniable knowledge, and you’ll have an hour-long webinar of fun and great ideas. Go here for more information and here to register. (Source: PLA Blog) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:58:40 +0100 891669 http://plablog.org/2010/12/rusamorningstar-public-librarian-support-award.html Honor an outstanding public librarian by submitting a nomination for this award of $1,000 for travel expenses for ALA’s Annual Conference (2011) in New Orleans. The award recognizes a public librarian who has performed outstanding business reference service and who requires financial assistance to attend the conference. The recipient must have a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career as a business reference librarian and the potential to be a leader in the profession. Get complete award description and nomination requirements here. Deadline for receipt of nominations is December 15, 2010. (Source: PLA Blog) Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:23:52 +0100 891670 http://plablog.org/2010/12/new-products-added-to-pla-gift-shop.html Visit www.cafepress.com/librarystore to check out these great new items and many more! (Source: PLA Blog) Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:12:59 +0100 891671 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/12/06/2010clawbies-now-open-for-nominations/ The 2010 CLawBies–or Canadian Law Blog Awards–are now open for nominations. How to Nominate in 2010: This year’s nominations deadline is Tuesday, December 28th, and the methods remain the same as in previous years. Publicly nominate a Canadian-authored law blog using ANY of the following: Tweet your endorsement on Twitter.com with the hashtag text: #clawbies2010. We’ll be monitoring! Email your favourite blog, including a couple sample posts or any other notable highlights, to Steve Matthews at steve@stemlegal.com. We’d prefer a public nomination, but this is still acceptable. Write a blog post about three other Canadian law blogs you currently read, and tell us why those blogs were important in 2010. Our usual rules apply: you must be a humble Canadian and tell us NOTHING about your own blog. In return, we promise both the nominator’s blog and the nominee blogs will receive a thorough review. Plus, you get a chance to plug a fellow Canadian blogger! This is another project of Stem Legal started by Steve Matthews (they’ve been busy over at Stem!) (Source: Slaw) Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:30:34 +0100 892368 http://plablog.org/2010/12/whats-new-in-book-challenging.html USAToday takes a look at recent trends. (Source: PLA Blog) Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:21:53 +0100 890275 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/bOn3OhIUgz8/ I have a new post up at ALA TechSource: http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2010/12/geosocial-locations-and-libraries.html It’s too early to gauge impact. Ed Baig of USA Today asked Lee Rainie at Pew about the low numbers and Rainie replied: “The overall number of users of location services is likely to grow over time as new services emerge, as ‘networking effects’ take hold when more and more people see their friends adopting them, as businesses tie location awareness to bargains and other customer experiences, and as people become more comfortable with what location awareness might bring to them.” It’s good to have an understanding. Some TechSource readers may never want to check in at the coffee place or the local Whole Foods or anywhere. Others may be experimenting or at least checking out what some libraries have done with geosocial engagement. Just like any of the “things” in the Learning 2.0/23 Things program, having an understanding of an emerging technology prepares us for the next thing and the next and so on. What might the future hold? This is where it gets very interesting for me. In recent presentations, I’ve riffed on what may come from the popularity of geosocial services paired with location aware devices. Consider these possible roles for future library professionals in these information environments: Geo-spatial Curation and Stewardship: Who is better equipped to curate and take care of historical information linked to specific geographic locations but the local history librarians? Or who might best oversee the QR code/hyperlinked data tour of sites around town, the campus or corporate headquarters. A librarian well-versed in mobile applications and the information architecture fits the bill nicely – maybe paired with museum/historical society staff in some cases. ... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:10:56 +0100 889669 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogpocket/~3/B46zB0hQMF0/ Esta temporada de El blog de la semana estamos prestando especial atención a blogs personales recién estrenados o con menos de dos años de existencia. Ese fue el caso de Asteroide B612 o Fotonazos, con los que abrimos la serie. En el caso de Las clavículas del vago, el blog de esta semana, me llena de satisfacción porque sé que Pablo Díaz, su joven autor, gran seguidor de Joaquín Sabina, llevaba mucho tiempo escribiendo sin sacar a la luz sus textos. Y por fín se decidió a compatirlos con todos nosotros con un blog, donde escupe esa poesía descarada y auténticamtente sabiniana. El 26 de abril de 2006 ya publicamos en Blogpocket una estupenda descripción de Madrid realizada por Pablo Díaz: Madrid en verso, carta de un lector en el diario 20 Minutos. Todos las entradas de esta serie: El blog de la semana. Blogpocket.com: blog ganador en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Premio Especial Honorífico También puedes leerme en Twitter y en Weblog Magazine Y si te gusta la música, no dejes de suscribirte a Acordes Modernos, finalista en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Mejor Blog Cultural (Source: blogpocket 6.0) Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:27:23 +0100 890531 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogpocket/~3/mBlGUMnTAxo/ Lo que dio de sí el EBE10 para mí, se puede resumir en 10 tuits y su correspondiente comentario. @fernandot: Evento Blog España: 5 años de comunidad #EBE10: Pues como quien no quiere la cosa, ya han pasado 5 años desde e… http://bit.ly/9z5CXj 5 años no es nada, como cantaba Gardel. Bueno, esos eran 20. Pero en Internet, un lustro es mucho. El Evento Blog España 2010 cumplía 5 años. Comezó siendo una reunión exclusivamente de bloguers, para convertirse -dicen- en un meeting de community managers. No es cierto, la mayoría de los asistentes al ebe vamos porque, entre otras cosas, somos bloguers. Tuitear es bloguear o, mejor dicho, microbloguear. El ebe desaparecería si le quitasen la palabra ‘blog‘. @RafaOsuna: El encuentro de blogueros tecnológicos ha terminado siendo una entrevista a @Drita Este año, las sesiones paralelas fueron la gran novedad del EBE. Aunque en ediciones anteriores ya habían aparecido tímidamente. Asistí a dos (encuentro de bloguers de tecnología y podcasters), en las que había puesto muchas expectativas. La de Alexandra Guerrero, antigua tecnochica, sin defraudar, no dejó de ser, como dice Rafa Osuna, una entrevista. Mucha gente espera, como en la de podcasters, un taller práctico. Encontrar el formato adecuado a gusto de todos es la asignatura pendiente de este tipo de eventos. @labrujulaverde: @dreig fue un placer desvirtualizarte! Enhorabuena otra vez por tu charla, fue de lo mejor del #ebe10 Las charlas predominaron en 2010 sobre las mesas, formato éste absolutamente agotado, cuyo éxito no solo radica en lo interesante del tema (muy difícil dar gusto a 2.000 personas, como mínimo -más las que asisten por streamming-), sino en el carisma de los participantes y las habilidades del moderador. La conferencia es más digerible. A veces mucho más pesada. La de Dolors Reig fue muy buena. ... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:16:00 +0100 888953 http://jamillan.com/librosybitios/2010/11/migracion/ Durante el fin de semana vamos a migrar el sitio. Los comentarios quedarán temporalmente deshabilitados Disculpen las posibles molestias. [Este post aparecerá en todos los blogs del sitio] (Source: El blog del futuro del libro) Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:00:43 +0100 887963 http://plablog.org/2010/11/nancy-pearl-presents-books-that-make-great-gifts-pla-webinar-december-13.html As the author of the Book Lust: Recommended Reading collection, there is no one better suited than Nancy Pearl to help you find the perfect gift for book lovers on your list. In her first-ever webinar with PLA, Nancy will share her recommendations for books guaranteed to make your friends and family smile and start turning pages. She’ll also provide a downloadable handout of the recommendations so you can share with your patrons. Combine Nancy’s irrepressible charm and undeniable knowledge, and you’ll have an hour-long webinar of fun and great ideas. Who Should Attend Library staff specializing in readers’ advisory as well as anyone looking for great gift ideas. The New York Times calls Nancy Pearl “the talk of librarian circles.” Nancy speaks to library and community groups across the country and she regularly recommends books on NPR’s Morning Edition, as well as on many public radio station programs. She entertains and informs standing-room only crowds, and she’s even had a librarian action figure modeled in her likeness. A winner of the 2004 Women’s National Book Association Award, Nancy is also the author of Book Crush: For Kids and Teens – Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest; Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest; More Book Lust: 1,000 New Reading Recommendations for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest; and The newly released Book Lust to Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers. Date(s) & Time(s) Monday, December 13, 2010 2:00–3:00 PM Eastern 1:00–2:00 PM Central 12:00–1:00 PM Mountain 11:00 AM–12:00 PM Pacific Fee Individual PLA Member: $28.00 ALA Member: $31.50 Nonmember: $35.00 Group Group of any size: $129.00 How to Register DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR IS 4:30PM CST ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010. Due to technical preparations for the webinar we are unable to process any registrations after this date/time. ... Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:53:40 +0100 887546 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogpocket/~3/XHxtNAL7co0/ Post en permanente actualización. Contiene widget de CoverItLive.com Este post tendrá abierto el widget de CoverItLive desde el momento de su publicación (aproximadamente a primera hora de la mañana del jueves 18 de noviembre) hasta las 00:00 horas del lunes día 22 de noviembre de 2010. En dicho widget, podrás ver todos los tuits que se escriban en Twitter con los hashtags #ebe10 (etiqueta oficial del EBE 2010), #ebe y #eventoblog. Ocasionalmente, también podrás leer los mensajes que escribamos en directo ad hoc desde la consola de CoverItLive y , por supuesto, cualquier tuit publicado en mi cuenta @blogpocket aunque no lleve dichos hashtags. Atentos a sus feeds, porque también publicaremos algún post si hay algo que merezca la pena reseñar en directo. Y sin olvidar, claro está, a nuestro fotoblog donde subiremos algunas fotos y la cuenta de Flickr que albergará todas las imágenes obtenidas durante el EBE. Te recordamos que el EBE 2010 se celebra en Sevilla del 19 al 21 de Noviembre de 2010. EBE010 Blogpocket.com: blog ganador en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Premio Especial Honorífico También puedes leerme en Twitter y en Weblog Magazine Y si te gusta la música, no dejes de suscribirte a Acordes Modernos, finalista en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Mejor Blog Cultural (Source: blogpocket 6.0) Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:00:55 +0100 887552 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/11/16/state_of_the_blogosphere_2010 Technorati every year puts out a report that discusses information and lessons about blogging and people that blog. See: State of the Blogosphere 2010 Welcome to Technorati's State of the Blogosphere 2010 report. Since 2004, our annual study has followed growth and trends in the blogosphere. For 2010, we took a deeper dive into the entire blogosphere, with a focus on female bloggers. This year's topics include: brands embracing social media, traditional media vs. social media, brands working with bloggers, monetization, smartphone and tablet usage, importance of Twitter and Facebook, niche blogging, and changes within the blogosphere over 2010. Past reports are also available. (Source: e3 Information Overload, E-Resources for Engineering Education) Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 886590 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogpocket/~3/l1JXBATpkiY/ En Blogpocket daremos cobertura en directo del Evento Blog España (EBE10), la cita anual por excelencia de bloguers en España. Lo tendrás todo aquí, en blogpocket.com, desde el próximo jueves 18 hasta el domingo 21 de noviembre (el evento comienza el viernes por la mañana con DE-MUESTRA para startups y grandes empresas. No se pierdan ahí la presentación de Bligoo. El EBE de este año (ya es la quinta edición), está repleto de conferencias y talleres paralelos. Lo tienes todo en el programa. Indudablemente, todo el contenido promete ser muy interesante pero como siempre se necesita tiempo para el networking, visitar los stands, pasear por la siempre preciosa Sevilla (el tapeo es una de las actividades más atractivas del EBE), hablar con los amigos, etc., a continuación os comparto lo que yo no me voy a perder. VIERNES Sesión inaugural (16:30-17:30), por @edans y @periodistas21 en el salón plenario SABADO Encuentro de bloguers: tecnología (12:00-12:30), con @drita, en sala paralela II Encuentro de bloguers: podcasts (16:30-17:00), en sala paralela II La oportunidad de aprender, la oportunidad de ser (17:00-17:30), por @dreig, en salón plenario Libertades en la sociedad en red (17:30-18:00), por @jfreire y @antoniogr, en salón plenario La soledad del bloguero de fondo (19:30-20:00), por @amfumero, en salón plenario DOMINGO ¿Hay vida después de Lost? (11:00-11:30), por @pjorge, en salón plenario Conferencia de clausura (12:30-13:30), por @piscitelli, en salón plenario Por allí estaré. Si quieren contactar conmigo, pueden enviarme un DM a @blogpocket . Blogpocket.com: blog ganador en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Premio Especial Honorífico También puedes leerme en Twitter y en Weblog Magazine Y si te gusta la música, no dejes de suscribirte a Acordes Modernos, finalista en los Premios Bitacoras. ... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:12:04 +0100 887554 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogpocket/~3/a14eaSNB_R4/ Fotonazos es el fotolog de Jesús Pérez Pacheco, un informático que además de bloguer, se autodefine fotero y que esta semana les recomiendo en El blog de la semana. En Fotonazos se exponen todos sus proyectos fotográficos, incluido el más famoso de todos ellos, las suculentas recetas de cocina de los viernes, con todos los pasos necesarios espléndidamente fotografíados. Si te gusta la fotografía y el blogging, no tardarás en abonarte a su feed. También puedes seguir a Jesús Pérez en Twitter y ver su galería en Flickr. Los anteriores blogs de esta serie: Asteroide B612 El blog de la semana (todos) Blogpocket.com: blog ganador en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Premio Especial Honorífico También puedes leerme en Twitter y en Weblog Magazine Y si te gusta la música, no dejes de suscribirte a Acordes Modernos, finalista en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Mejor Blog Cultural (Source: blogpocket 6.0) Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:57:00 +0100 886004 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/11/presidents_mess_1.php by Kim Bui-Burton There is a world behind this one, that we live in every day. Sometimes the thoughts come too soon, the words barely arrive, or a lifetime seems to pass, in the dark, before we touch light. For the past twelve months of my CLA Presidency, I have had the honor and privilege to learn about, and live in, a "world behind this one" - the California Library Association. To represent California libraries and the communities we serve in the most challenging time that Californians have faced in the 21st century. To lead a talented Board, hard-working and creative volunteers on committees, interest groups and CALTAC, and a tremendous staff eager to serve and grow CLA for the future. Together, we have faced external and internal challenges, survived multiple transitions and seized remarkable opportunities. To quote comedian Jon Stewart - "These are hard times, these are not end times." Through my work with CLA, as funding for libraries is reduced, resources stretched and needs are rising, I have experienced the history, resilience and stamina of the right to know, the ideal of shared resources for the common good, the act of community building through welcoming, knowledgeable, helpful librarians and library staff found in "bricks and mortar" and virtual environments. Joining together during difficult times makes it easier to get through the hard stuff, visualize, create and negotiate a better future. I believe this and have experienced it through CLA. Every day in this state, thousands of lives are enriched, changed and sustained by what is found in libraries, and through libraries, across our state. And I know the work for California libraries and communities will continue forward during incoming CLA President Paymaneh Maghsoudi's term. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to navigate the new with all of you, through the California Library Association, at this particular time. ... Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:53:26 +0100 886394 http://plablog.org/2010/11/what-would-your-library-do.html From the Palm Beach Post News - Delray Beach library cancels senior group over rowdiness (Source: PLA Blog) Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:18:08 +0100 885991 http://plablog.org/2010/11/improve-your-librarys-chances-of-winning-some-of-that-corporate-cash.html This brief article by Nancy Lubin in the September 2010 issue of Fast Company contains advice for non-profits hoping to ‘win’ the charitable dollars that major corporations are increasingly turning over to public vote. (For example, Pepsi Refresh contest and Chase Community Giving.) Lubin points out that the corporate contests probably aren’t going away soon, as they are not expensive to sponsor and make the companies look good, and she provides great tips for improving your chances of winning. (Source: PLA Blog) Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:52:48 +0100 885101 http://plablog.org/2010/11/rusa-zora-neale-hurston-award-nominate-yourself-or-a-colleague-today.html The Zora Neale Hurston Award from RUSA/CODES honors people who have demonstrated leadership in promoting African American literature through projects such as a program, display, collection building efforts, a special readers’ advisory focus, or innovation in service. The winner will receive funds to attend the ALA Annual Conference, tickets to the ‘Literary Tastes’ breakfast and the FOLUSA Author tea, and a set of Zora Neale Hurston books published by Harper Perennial. Click here to nominate yourself or a colleague. In addition to completing the form you will need to send the following: **A nomination letter that describes the project **Photos, booklists, screen captures, or other forms of illustration of the project **A brief essay—approximately 250 words—explaining how attending the ALA Annual Conference will help further the nominee’s efforts to support and promote African American literature. The deadline for nominations is December 15th. (Source: PLA Blog) Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:39:07 +0100 885102 http://plablog.org/2010/11/imls-director-nominee-susan-hildreth-to-lead-panel-at-pla-midwinter-institute.html Susan Hildreth, director of the Seattle Public Library and IMLS director nominee, will lead a panel of library administrators and consultants at Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century, a day-long Midwinter institute sponsored by the Public Library Association (PLA). The institute, scheduled for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, preceding the ALA 2011 Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, offers attendees the opportunity to learn from experts and connect with public library professionals from across the country. Presenters will discuss how public libraries can navigate the current economic environment and will share best practices to help libraries survive now and grow into the future. Topics will include making tough budget decisions, communicating with staff and the public, fundraising, technology, facilities, staffing, community collaborations, customer service and more. There will also be an optional box lunch available to enjoy on-site, providing an opportunity for attendees to network. Hildreth will be joined in the morning by John D. Hales, Jr., director of Libraries, Suwannee River Regional Library (Fla.); Teresa Landers, director, Santa Cruz County (Calif.) Library; Jane Light, director, San Jose (Calif.) Public Library; and Lisa Musgrove, director, Siskiyou County (Calif.) Library. Kimberly Bolan Cullin, Providence Associates LLC, Indianapolis, Ind., and Rob Cullin, Evanced Solutions, Indianapolis, Ind., will present in the afternoon. Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century is an institute dedicated to the future of public libraries. Discounted registration is available for PLA and ALA members. Please note: Registration for the Midwinter Meeting is not required in order to attend the institute. Go here for registration information. (Source: PLA Blog) Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:17:48 +0100 885103 http://plablog.org/2010/11/public-library-survey-on-internet-services-and-funding-extended-to-nov-14.html Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study online survey Study managers have extended the participation deadline for the 2010-2011 Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study online survey to Nov. 14. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the American Library Association, the survey provides an important opportunity for libraries to share information regarding computer and Internet resources and infrastructure, as well as funding, technology training and other uses of public libraries, such as providing public access technology centers in their communities. Libraries are encouraged to log on now at http://www.plinternetsurvey.org. Recently, study findings have: * been cited in hundreds of media outlets, including Newsweek, Governing Magazine, the Wall Street Journal and NPR; * informed the National Broadband Plan and successful library grant applications for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program; * been used in presentations to the International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) and the National Association of Counties Association; and * been used in Congressional and state-level testimony, as well as in comments to federal agencies. In addition to national data, the research team is able to produce state-level analysis for all states where there is an adequate and representative response rate. One-page state summaries on employment and e-government services in public libraries also are available for these states. “The power of the survey as an advocacy tool rests largely on the individual state response rates,” said Larra Clark, project manager for the American Library Association Office for Research & Statistics. “Libraries regularly report back the impact of the study data in raising awareness of the successes and challenges in meeting community needs. ... Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:00:55 +0100 885104 http://theipl.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/web-content-and-copyright-laws/ The Web is NOT Public Domain Greetings from the ipl2’s weekly blog where we try to keep you informed of interesting current events in the news.  Undoubtedly, you have heard about the controversy raging through the Internet regarding the erroneous and somewhat arrogant response received by a blogger in response to the “lifted” article off her blog. Rather than go off on a tangent about the story, you can read it by clicking the below link. New resources that will be added to the ipl2 are noted NEW! All other resources are already listed in the ipl2 collections. NEW! NPR:  The Day the Internet Throw a Hissyfit About Copyright And Pie http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2010/11/05/131091599/the-day-the-internet-threw-a-righteous-hissyfit-about-copyright-and-pie The most important take away from this situation is not the arrogance of the editor’s response, but the ignorance of the laws governing the content that is available online.  Below are some links to copyright information that may be helpful in learning about copyright law.  The ipl2 provides these links to our readers as an informational service that should not be taken as legal advice.  When in doubt, consult an attorney who would be able to advise on copyright law. Cornell University’s Copyright Information Center http://copyright.cornell.edu/ From the website:  “This site offers information on copyright policy, copyright clearance services, and copyright training and tutorials.”  It has a list of Frequently Asked Questions that covers such issues as “How do I find out if a work is in the public domain?” and “We’re an educational institution, so aren’t all uses fair use?” Stanford University’s Copyright & Fair Use http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ Includes information on the public domain, fair use, website permissions, academic and educational permissions, releases, and copyright research. Creative Commons http://creativecommons. ... Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:23:29 +0100 884497 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogpocket/~3/LZLjDdxi-m8/ Recuperamos hoy la sección El blog de la semana, cuya última entrada fue en junio de 2009 y estaba dedicada a Comparte mi moda. Los 71 posts de la serie El blog de la semana (que iniciamos el 27 de septiembre de 2006) son un fantástico directorio donde poder pasarse un buen rato visitando buenísimos blogs. Y el primer blog, de esta nueva temporada de El blog de la semana, es Asteroide B612. Tenia muchas ganas de anunciar la existencia de este blog (no lo he hecho hasta que su autora me ha dado permiso). Laura Farinelli, a pesar de llevar tiempo en la Blogosfera, no tenía blog personal. En Asteroide B612 nos invita a conocerla, a recorrer con ella ese mundo formado por tres volcanes (dos de ellos activos y uno no) y una rosa. Su blog, casi recién estrenado como aquél que dice, está repleto de pistas sobre sus gustos y lo que le apasiona. Pero, a la vez, también deja espacio para informar y ofrecer recomendaciones muy útiles (cómo viajar sin dejar huella, cómo perder el tiempo -un lujo, según ella-, una tienda de chocolates o ese local de copas encantador). Blogpocket.com: blog ganador en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Premio Especial Honorífico También puedes leerme en Twitter y en Weblog Magazine Y si te gusta la música, no dejes de suscribirte a Acordes Modernos, finalista en los Premios Bitacoras.com 2010, en la categoría Mejor Blog Cultural (Source: blogpocket 6.0) Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:38:00 +0100 884469 http://plablog.org/2010/11/california-public-librarians-you-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-register-for-ala-midwinter-to-attend-the-pla-institute.html Preceding the ALA 2011 Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, Calif., the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a day-long Institute, Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century. The Institute, scheduled for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, offers attendees the opportunity to learn from experts and connect with public library professionals from across the country. Top library administrators and consultants will discuss how public libraries can navigate the current economic environment and will present numerous ideas and best practices to help libraries survive now and grow into the future. There will also be an optional box lunch available to enjoy on-site, providing an opportunity for attendees to network. Plus take home new ideas and best practices—covering facilities, marketing, staffing, community collaborations, customer service, and technology—that will help your library thrive in the 21st century. Learn how to manage—in good times and in bad—how to incorporate innovative new ideas in your library and keep it relevant for when the bad times are over. This day-long program will be held on Friday, January 7, 2011, prior to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. You do not need to register for Midwinter Meeting to register for this stand-alone event (unless you are taking advantage of “bundled” registration). You may also sign up for the optional box lunch to network with colleagues from across the country. Speakers: Susan Hildreth, Director, Seattle (Wash.) Public Library Kimberly Bolan Cullin, Kimberly Bolan & Associates LLC, and Providence Associates, Indianapolis, Ind. Rob Cullin, Evanced Solutions, and Kimberly Bolan & Associates LLC, Indianapolis, Ind. John D. Hales, Jr., Director of Libraries, Suwannee River Regional Library (Fla.) Teresa Landers, Director, Santa Cruz County (Calif.) Library Jane Light, Director, San Jose (Calif. ... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:25:45 +0100 884453 http://plablog.org/2010/11/ala-adds-glbt-youth-literature-award-to-prestigious-youth-media-award-announcements.html As the publishing industry prepares for the announcement of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Youth Media Awards, authors and illustrators of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) literature for youth will have their fingers crossed in hopes of receiving the coveted Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. The Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award joins the ALA Youth Media Award announcements, which include such prominent literary prizes as the Coretta Scott King Book Award, John Newbery Medal, Michael Printz Award, Randolph Caldecott Medal, Schneider Family Book Awards and 13 other distinguished awards for youth literature. The award is administered by the ALA’s Stonewall Book Awards Committee of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table and is awarded annually to English-language works for children and teens of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered experience. “Children’s books regarding the GLBT experience are critical tools in teaching tolerance, acceptance and the importance of diversity,” said ALA President Roberta Stevens. “Our nation is one of diverse cultures and lifestyles and it is important for parents, educators and librarians to have access to quality children’s books that represent a spectrum of cultures.” The demand for quality GLBT children’s books continues to grow as the nation becomes more diverse. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services an estimated 14 million children have a gay or lesbian parent, and the most current U.S. Census data shows that more than 56 percent of same-sex households have at least one child under the age of 18. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth. ... Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:48:40 +0100 883872 http://jamillan.com/librosybitios/2010/11/los-numeros-de-los-libros-digitales-conclusion-provisional/ En un post anterior, Los libros digitales en números, planteé la cuestión de cuántos libros digitales habría disponibles, y hasta hace muy poco he estado recibiendo, en comentarios al blog y por correo, precisiones y sugerencias. Muchas gracias a todos; lo he dicho varias veces, pero lo repito: estas páginas tienen unos lectores que son un privilegio. Muchas veces estarán agazapados, sin dar muestras de existencia, pero cuando hace falta y tienen algo que decir, ¡vaya si lo dicen! En el post inicial y en sus comentarios queda constancia de quiénes me ayudaron (algunos han preferido quedar en la oscuridad). Para mayor claridad, voy a empezar exponiendo algunos principios metodológicos que han ido surgiendo al hacer esta recopilación: ¿Qué es un libro digital? En obras libres de derechos: cualquier obra que en su día constituyó un libro (o a veces parte de un libro, o un folleto), y que se ha digitalizado. En obras con derechos vigentes, podríamos decir que “libro digital” sería cualquier obra a la venta en formato electrónico, que tiene asignado un número de ISBN. A ello se podría añadir que tuviera metadatos correctos, y estuviera compuesto por texto digital (que no fuera un simple escaneado). Pero esto no siempre es así: Bubok, que declara 30.000 libros digitales, ha tramitado sólo 1.120 ISBNs. Tampoco depende del formato o la extensión: hay a la venta obras digitales que son PDFs de una docena de páginas y se siguen llamando “libros”. Puestas así las cosas, hay que concluir que por el momento  “libro digital” es cualquier cosa en formato electrónico que su editor o difundidor llame “libro”. ... Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:34:20 +0100 884065 http://plablog.org/2010/10/pla-webinar-transforming-our-image.html Webinar: Transforming Our Image Date: November 15, 2010 Time: 1:00 p.m. (CST) Instructor: Valerie Gross, President & CEO, Howard County (Md.) Library WORDS make the difference. Learn about a simple, effective strategy that will make you, your library, and your profession indispensible. It does not require changing anything you do…only modifying what you say. Based on Valerie Gross’ award-winning article, Transforming our Image through Words that Work: Perception is Everything (Public Libraries, Volume 48, Number 5 (2009): 24-32), this webinar, “Transforming Our Image,” will describe a straightforward concept that enables libraries to heighten their importance by replacing traditional terms with powerful, intuitive, value-enhanced terminology. At the conclusion of this one-hour webinar, you will be able to: • Redefine libraries in a new, innovative way • Align your library with what the community values most: education • Incorporate intuitive value-enhancing words into your everyday lexicon • Heighten your library’s visibility and stature • Develop strategies that you can integrate immediately into your work Click here for a full description of the webinar and instructor Valerie Gross. CHANGE the dialogue at your library. Register for PLA’s “Transforming Our Image” webinar, Monday, November 15, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. (CST) PLA Members – $28.00 ALA Members – $31.50 Nonmembers – $35.00 REGISTER HERE! Sponsored by ALA Editions. (Source: PLA Blog) Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:05:10 +0100 882875 http://plablog.org/2010/10/american-library-association-glbtrt-compiles-%e2%80%9cspeaking-out-against-bullying%e2%80%9d-resources.html In response to recent tragic events involving GLBTQ teens, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) has compiled “Speaking OUT Against Bullying,” a list of resources for kids in trouble and the people who care about them. Reports of several teen suicides resulting from bullying have brought national attention to the issues of violence and discrimination against GLBTQ teens and college students. “Many of us in the Round Table are deeply troubled by these tragic events,” said GLBTRT Co-Chairs Anne Moore and Dale McNeill, in a joint statement on behalf of the roundtable. “In response, we want to turn our emotions into action. Time and again, we see the influence librarians have on our most vulnerable patrons. We have often heard from GLBT authors and activists about the importance libraries and librarians had in their journey to acceptance of their sexual orientation and gender identity. Librarians can make a small or huge difference in the lives of these patrons by creating a safe space and pointing out resources for these individuals to use when learning about themselves.” The “Speaking OUT Against Bullying” list is compiled by GLBTRT members and includes resources for teens, young adults and people that care about them. To view the list, please visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/popularresources/bullying.cfm. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table of the American Library Association is committed to serving the information needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered professional library community, and the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered information and access needs of individuals at large. GLBTRT is committed to encouraging and supporting the free and necessary access to all information, as reflected by the missions of the American Library Association and democratic institutions. ... Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:36:55 +0100 881174 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ouseful/~3/5-nTV3aiC-Q/ Why, oh why, don’t publishers of blog award nomination lists see them as potentially useful collections on a articular subject that can be put to work for the benefit of that community? For example, from a post on Brian Kelly’s blog, I notice that it’s that time of year when the blog awards process fires up again, in this case, the Computer Weekly IT blog awards. There are umpteen categories – each category has it’s own web page – and umpteen nominations per award. To my mind, lists of nominations for an award are lists of items on a related topic. Where the items relate to blogs, presumably with an RSS feed associated with each, the lists should be published as an OPML file, so you can at-a-click subscribe to all the blogs on a list in a reader such as Google Reader, or via a dashboard such as netvibes. Where there are multiple awards, I’d provide an OPML file for each award, and a meta-bundle that collects nominations for all the awards together in a single OPML file, though with each category in its own nested outline element. So has Computer Weekly made OPML feeds available for each nomination? Not that I can see… And a quick look at the award nomination pages suggests that a simple scraper routine won’t necessarily work to pull out all the nominations from the separate pages… (I gave myself 20 mins to do create the OPML bundles (it shouldn’t take any longer…), but stopped when I realised I wouldn’t complete the task in that time because of the crap way the info was published;-) As well as creating the OPML bundles to make it easy for folk to subscribe to the nominees by category (or just preview the sort of thing they cover via a Netvibes style dashboard), it’d be trivial enough to also create a Google Custom search engine to search over just the nominated blogs. ... Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:04:35 +0100 881148 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Dartmouthrsquos_October_Conference_ndash_my_slides_othersrsquo_slides One of my favorite conferences is the October Conference put on by Dartmouth’s Biomedical Libraries. I went once as an attendee several years a (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:48:35 +0100 880335 http://plablog.org/2010/10/time-flies%e2%80%a6but-where-time-management-tips-and-tools.html Tick tock. Tick tock. These days you’re all asked to do more with less time to do it in. PLA’s new digital training tool, “Time Flies…But Where?” provides all the pieces you need to lead a day-long time management training session for library staff. Make time for this! Time Flies…But Where? Time Management Tips and Tools is one of a series of electronic publications in the Public Library Association’s Train the Trainer Series. Each publication includes all of the materials needed to present a one day (4-4.5 hour) training program for library staff members. The materials include masters for the handouts that will be distributed to the training participants, a PowerPoint presentation to be used by the trainer during the program, a detailed script for the training program, an evaluation form, and a training manual. If you ask library staff members about their jobs, you will always hear that they have more work than they can ever accomplish. Staff time constraints will become more challenging in the next several years as library budgets remain flat or decline, the number of staff decrease, and the workload continues to increase. This training program has been designed to provide all levels of library staff with the information and skills they need to identify the major time problems in their lives and to manage those problems more effectively. ... Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:01:11 +0100 881175 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NetbibWeblog/~3/xBGdjFARc3w/ Das Weblog Weblog4Information beschäftigt sich mit den Themen Bibliothek, Katalog, Literaturverwaltung usw. und wird wohl von mindestens 2 Personen gefüllt. Leider ist nicht ersichtlich, von wem bzw. woher die KollegInnen kommen. Allerdings liegt es auf Grund der Einträge nahe, die AutorInnen in der Schweiz zu verorten… Auf jeden Fall ein Eintrag in den Newsreader wert. Ungewöhnlich und schade ist allerdings, dass die Kommentarfunktion wohl abgeschaltet ist?! (Source: netbib weblog) Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:43:37 +0100 879773 http://www.blogpocket.com/2010/10/18/proximos-eventos-a-los-que-asistiremos/ El otoño de 2010 viene cargado este año, como los anteriores, de un sinfín de eventos. En el último trimestre del año, y más concretamente en Octubre y Noviembre, se acumulan esa serie de encuentros a los que ningún bloguer puede dejar de acudir. En mi caso, las próximas semanas estarán ocupadas por los tres siguientes “saraos”: Los Evento Nomaders los organiza la agencia de viajes online Nomaders y el próximo tendrá lugar el próximo fin de semana (22 y 23 de octubre) en Madrid. Como en anteriores ocasiones (Madrid 2009 y Cabañeros 2010), será una ocasión única para descubrir algo desconocido del deporte, la gastronomía y la cultura de la capital de España. ¿Por qué no puedes faltar?. Por las divertidas actividades organizadas por los chicos de Nomaders que siempre te sorprenden, incluso si tienes que remar durante dos horas seguidas . Este año, los Premios Bitacoras.com se independizan del EBE y alrededor de ellos se ha montado un prometedor congreso denominado Interqué. Tendrá lugar el 29 y el 30 de octubre en la Casa Encendida de Madrid y si echas un vistazo al programa de darás cuenta de que el enfoque es muy innovador, huyendo del encorsetamiento al que se están ajustando el resto de eventos de este tipo. Música en directo, videoentrevistas y las famosas desconferencias son solo algunas de las cosas que veremos en Interqué, además de la esperadísima gala de los Premios. ¿Por qué no puedes faltar?. Habrá muchas sorpresas, podrás encontrarte con tus amigos y desvirtualizar a otros tantos. El Evento Blog España es la gran cita del año, donde puedes encontrarte con 2.500 entusiastas de la Red. Es la gran oportunidad para hacer networking a lo bestia, repartir todas tus tarjetas y salir de farra por la noche con toda esa gente con la que solo te comunicas por Twitter durante el año. ... Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:00:55 +0100 881248 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eclecticlibrarian/~3/az9N4buDC-Q/ moderator: Kate Hall panelists: Dr. Arnold Kim, John Petersik, and Jason Guard All started blogging because they had a passion for the topic, and were subsequently surprised by the popularity of their blogs. Both Kim & Petersik now blog fulltime, but Guard doesn’t expect to make a significant income from his blog. Kim noted that there are many other blogs like his now, so what sets his apart is the community that has developed around it. Many bloggers have commented that since they started tweeting, their blog writing has decreased. Hall is disappointed in herself by this, but also enjoys the interactivity with readers. Kim notes that if your job is to be a blogger, then anything else that takes time away from your blog should be approached with caution; however, it can be a great tool for building a personal brand. For Petersik, it’s just another forum for connecting with their audience, much like Facebook. How do you deal with the public sucker punches? People have opinions and sometimes they can be expressed strongly. It helps to have a comments policy to keep the conversation civil and not distracted by trolls. Guard tries to be provocative and push buttons, so he expects the sucker punches. Generally he lets the trolls fly their troll flags. Hall commented that some people are out there just to be haters. Technorati Tags: rva, wcrva, word camp, wordpress (Source: eclectic librarian) Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:09:19 +0100 880776 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eclecticlibrarian/~3/NHIZuQ6LXF4/ presenter: Robert Sterling Affiliate marketing is a practice of rewarding an affiliate for directing customers to the brand/seller that then results in a sale. “If you’re good at something, never do it for free.” If you have a blog that’s interesting and people are coming to you, you’re doing something wrong if you’re not making money off of it. Shawn Casey came up with a list of hot niches for affiliate marketing, but that’s not how you find what will work for you. Successful niches tend to be what you already have a passion for and where it intersects with affiliate markets. Enthusiasm provokes a positive response. Enthusiasm sells. People who are phoning it in don’t come across the same and won’t develop a loyal following. Direct traffic, don’t distract from it. Minimize the number of IAB format ads – people don’t see them anymore. Maximize your message in the hot spots – remember the Google heat map. Use forceful anchor text like “click here” to direct users to the affiliate merchant’s site. Clicks on images should move the user towards a sale. Every third or fourth blog post should be revenue-generating. If you do it with every post, people will assume it’s a splog. Instapundit is a good example of how to do a link post that directs users to relevant content from affiliate merchants. Affiliate datafeeds can be pulled in using several WP plugins. If your IAB format ads aren’t performing from day one, they never will. Plugins (premium): PopShops works with a number of vendors. phpBay/phpZon works with eBay and Amazon, respectively. They’re not big revenue sources, but okay for side money. Use magazine themes that let you prioritize revenue-generating content. Always have a left-sidebar and search box, because people are more comfortable with that navigation. ... Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:08:44 +0100 880778 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eclecticlibrarian/~3/WblFilxIJL8/ presenter: Wren Lanier Why use WordPress as a CMS for a small website? It’s flexible enough to build all sorts of kinds of sites. It’s free as in beer and there is a huge support community. It has a beautiful admin (particularly compared to other CMS like Drupal) that clients like to use, which means it is more likely to succeed and make them happy repeat clients. First things first. Set up a local development server (MAMP or XAMPP) or use a web host. This allows you to develop on a desktop machine as if it were a web server. Next, download dummy content like posts and comments. There are plugins (WP Dummy Content, Demo Data Creator) or imports in XML form. Start with a blank theme. You could start from scratch, but nobody needs to reinvent the wheel. Really good ones: Starkers (semantic, thorough, and functional), Naked (created for adding your own XHTML), Blank (now with HTML5), and more. A blank theme will come with several php files for pages/components and a css file. To create a theme, you really only need an index.php, screenshot.png, and style.css files. Lanier begs you to name your theme (i.e. sign your work). Now that you have a theme name, start with the header and navigation. Next, take advantage of WPs dynamic tags. Don’t use an absolute path to your style sheet, home page, or anywhere else on your site if possible. Make things even more awesome with some if/then statements. You can do that in PHP. [I should probably dig out my PHP for Dummies reference type books and read up on this.] This allows you to code elements different depending on what type of page you use. Once you have your header file, build your footer file, making sure to close any tags you have in your header. Code the copyright year to be dynamic. It doesn’t have to be a blog! If you’re going to create a static homepage, make sure you name the custom template. If you don’t do this, the WP admin can’t see it. ... Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:08:19 +0100 880780 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eclecticlibrarian/~3/K7P9LMPwELU/ presenter: Chris Gatewood Half + Half = Half Rather than getting paid half up front and half when delivering the product, do it in steps so that the payment matches the work. But, don’t make it too big of a spread so that the money isn’t trickling in small amounts. In vs. Out Scope creep equals free work. Define the work and communicate it with the client. Specify the cost/hour for any additional work. However, if it’s a minor thing, give them a little, and make sure you tell them you’re doing it so that they understand it’s an accommodation and something else may require additional cost. Contract language suggestion for communication: “Agreement or approval in writing for which email will suffice.” Subcontractor Cash Squeeze Don’t get stuck holding the bag. Decide and communicate when the subcontractor will get paid (when client pays or when content is delivered). You’ll also need to plan for what happens if the client doesn’t pay up. There’s no right answer, except to communicate all expectations. Stay in Range Email is great for keeping up with incremental approvals as you move forward on a project. Things happen, so make sure you’re communicating regularly. Build in the calendar so that it’s iterative (i.e. prototype built within x weeks of approval) and not dependent upon a deadline that could be disrupted by the client’s lack of communication. No Free Launch Don’t transfer the hosting and intellectual property rights (DMCA) until you’re paid. If you’ve already handed over the deliverable, your invoice is a much lower priority for the client. That WIP Appeal Work in progress is expensive. If the client goes silent for whatever reason and you can’t get approval to move forward, give yourself the right (in the contract) to invoice for work up to that point. Failure to Flex If you know your client is in a jam, give them some options such as modifying the payment terms or shrinking the scope of the project. ... Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:07:20 +0100 880782 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BabyBoomerLibrarian/~3/xQfxLZSOKes/water-water-every-where-not-drop-to.html Do we want “Not a drop to Drink” to continue to be the case for millions of people around the world?  Do we want African women to continue walking over 40 billion hours each year to gather water that is probably not safe to drink? Would you want your child to get sick or even worse die because of unsafe drinking water and un healthy living conditions just almost 38,000 children under the age of 5 die every week? Here are some other facts: Water over-consumption in industrialized countries: While the developing world faces a water crisis, those in industrialized countries consume far more than their fair share. Food Footprint: It takes 24 liters of water to produce one hamburger. That means it would take over 19.9 billion liters of water to make just one hamburger for every person in Europe. More Info » Technology Footprint: The shiny new iPhone in your pocket requires half a liter of water to charge. That may not seem like much, but with over 80 million active iPhones in the world, that's 40 million liters to charge those alone. More Info » Fashion Footprint: That cotton t-shirt you're wearing right now took 1,514 liters of water to produce, and your jeans required an extra 6,813 liters. More Info » Bottled Water Footprint: The US, Mexico and China lead the world in bottled water consumption, with people in the US drinking an average of 200 bottles of water per person each year. Over 17 million barrels of oil are needed to manufacture those water bottles, 86 percent of which will never be recycled. More Info » Water and the environment: The disregard for water resources in industrialized countries impacts more than humans – it causes environmental devastation. Waste Overflow: Every day, 2 million tons of human waste are disposed of in water sources. ... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:45:00 +0100 879181 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Spellboundblog/~3/Lf5TUyqaH_s/ Water in Benal (1944) In honor of this year’s Blog Action Day theme of Water, I wanted to share some stunning images from the Flickr Commons. The images I have selected, contributed by cultural heritage institutions from around the world, show methods of transportation or acquisition of water. I will let the images speak for themselves below, but next time you go to turn on the tap water in your home – think of all of those for whom getting water is a huge challenge each and every day. While most of the images below are from decades ago, easy access to safe, clean water is still a current issue. Please consider supporting an organization like Charity: Water, a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of public donations directly fund water projects. And now.. the photos! Egypt (1900): Arab water-carrier girls 1910: Drinking Water from Street Pump, NY 1900, Egypt Water Carriers 1913, Catskill Aqueduct 1918, Central France, Filling pot with water from a cart 1890: Native Girls in Holland 1910: Ways of using a divining rod 1974: Alice Thompson, Besoco, West Virginia, Is Shown with Milk Bottles Her Neighbors Furnish Her Water with after Her Water Lines Were Cut Off. She Is Divorced From a Coal Miner Who Was Imprisoned for Killing a Man 1940: Faro Caudill drawing water from his well, Pie Town, New Mexico This post is from from: Spellbound Blog.Blog Action Day: Flickr Commons Images of Acquiring Water (Source: SpellboundBlog.com) Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:33:54 +0100 879622 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/10/cla_president_a.php by Kim Bui-Burton Here's a true confession for you - I haven't registered for CLA's Conference in Sacramento yet. Yikes! And it's only 28 days away! And yes, I am this year's President. And I definitely WILL be attending! There have been few CLA Conferences I've missed over the years, ever since that amazing weekend in Oakland in the mid-90s where I was awarded a Yelland Multiethnic Recruitment Scholarship, honored, lifted up and humbled by the kindness and support of California's library community. I knew I was entering a profession where I would learn, grow and give back. Every CLA conference I've attended since then has reaffirmed my joy in our shared profession, kindled great ideas (yes, I can hear a fellow staff member saying "Oh please don't come back from CLA with any more "great ideas" :), inspired change and paradigm shifts, and connected me with colleagues and friends, old and new. Oh, I've also felt the "grumpy librarian" fatigue from one too many trips down the exhibitor aisles and moments of impatience and annoyance at sessions and presenters. As Jo Godwin said "a truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone"; a truly great conference probably does too. Even in these tough economic times, CLA conference registration and attendance is one of the best investments in your professional growth, in building your portfolio of possibilities, in strengthening your professional network, in re-connecting and energizing yourself for the year(s) ahead. The strength of CLA lies in our diversity of backgrounds, experiences and cultures - brought together around a shared vision of libraries supporting California communities now, and in the future. And without your attendance - your questions, ideas, insights, "aha"s and "oh yeah?"s - your presence - this conference will be the poorer. ... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:57:32 +0100 879728 http://plablog.org/2010/10/new-bbc-production-of-sherlock-holmes.html MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! is introducing a new BBC production of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories later this month. The premiere episode on Sunday, October 24th is based on Doyle’s “A Study in Scarlet,” (published in 1887), the story in which readers were first introduced to the character of Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant but eccentric detective — a “reasoning machine” who believed in science above all. In the new MASTERPIECE films airing in October and November, Holmes is re-imagined in contemporary London. Your patrons may want to read Doyle’s “A Study in Scarlet” and then watch the premiere episode of Sherlock on October 24th. A MASTERPIECE discussion guide for book and film clubs is at here. (Source: PLA Blog) Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:17:25 +0100 879550 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Copyright_is_killing_sound_archiving_and_fair_use_isnrsquot_doing_so_well_either Fair Use poster image by Timothy Vollmer The Library of Congress just released its 181 page report “The State of Recorded Sound Preservation in (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:00:19 +0100 878848 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BabyBoomerLibrarian/~3/L_rpT6v_o0I/what-causes-more-death-than-war.html October 04 - October 11 Join the Virtual Rally to Restore Sanity! by Change.org Sign the Petition » Tell the DOJ: Investigate the Chamber of Commerce's Campaign Spending by CREDO Action Sign the Petition » Help the USO Support Our Troops by United Service Organizations Sign the Petition » What causes more death than war? Dear Bill, This summer, the United Nations voted to make access to clean water a recognized human right. This was welcome news to those fighting the disturbing reality that more people die each year from contaminated water than all forms of violence and war combined. But the UN vote is just the beginning. We now need to make good on the commitment to provide access to clean water to the nearly 1 billion people worldwide who currently rely on bacteria-infested water that causes everything from diarrhea to dysentery. To generate support for this effort, this week Change.org is mobilizing thousands of bloggers from more than 100 countries to write about the water crisis as a part of our annual Blog Action Day, held every October 15th. The goal of Blog Action Day is to take a single day out of the year to focus the world's attention on one important issue. This year's participants include leading tech blogs like The Official Google Blog, international blogs like Global Voices, and government blogs such as The White House blog. We have also partnered with organizations on the front lines of the water crisis, including UNICEF, charity: water, and Water.org. But beyond these prominent voices and organizations, the success of Blog Action Day depends on people like you and the millions of others dedicated to a world without unnecessary suffering. Here are three easy steps you can take to get involved and help make Blog Action Day 2010 the largest event ever to increase awareness about the water crisis: 1. ... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:33:00 +0100 878120 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=prison_library_confidentiality I read this short essay in the NYTimes magazine section. A little slice of life of a prison librarian, soon to be part of an upcoming book called &#8 (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:00:14 +0100 877445 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Thomas_Mann_interviewed_by_Joshua_Kitlas Library student Joshua Kitlas interviewed LoC reference librarian Thomas Mann for one of his classes at Syracuse. I am a Mann Fan, so it was fun to g (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 07 Oct 2010 07:00:17 +0100 877113 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=librariansrsquo_search_for_neutrality_a_precursor_to_debate_over_Google_rankings “The idea that search engines can, or should, be neutral can be traced back to a movement of leftist librarians in the 1970s. Led by Sanford Be (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:00:18 +0100 876923 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/10/06/space_oddities_the_slow_race_to_get_women_into_space (Source: e3 Information Overload, E-Resources for Engineering Education) Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0100 877145 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/10/presidents_mess.php October kicks off with a statewide look at libraries - our first California Snapshot Day! All this week hundreds of libraries of all types - public, school, academic and private - will pick one day to open doors, click computer keys and cameras, sharpen pencils and collect every possible bit of data, image or comment to help tell the story of California Libraries in 2010. For the first time, we will be building a composite picture of how California libraries are used by our residents and visitors. We'll share it with key stakeholders, funders, our communities and ourselves. How many items will be checked out/downloaded/looked up/browsed? How many programs given to how many children/teens/adults? How many visits to our libraries - in person and online? By collecting YOUR data and sharing YOUR stories, along with colleagues from libraries large and small across the state, YOU will equal US. So often in our everyday lives, we are grounded in our work site, our service practices, our own particular community. It's hard to look up, see over the heads of staff and our customers, to feel and know the wide wave of what it means for millions of Californians to be held, supported and brought forward by the combined mass of knowledge, learning, discovery and imagination located in libraries throughout our state. More often these days, the waves seem to be buffeting library land, rather than lifting us up. State budget approval seems later than ever, with IOUs looming in the distance. Cuts to social services ensure that libraries will be used more than ever - as the "community's GPS" as one customer called us; the "survival card" was how another described his library card. Reduced budgets=reduced staffing=reduced hours=collections, seating, computers closed up and locked away. I stopped by the Monterey Public Library (my place of work) one of the dark Sundays after we closed one day a week. ... Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:52:58 +0100 876825 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=did_you_follow_a_library_on_Friday I made a little video for Follow a Library Day and so did a lot of other people. I enjoyed this small awareness-raising exercise. It made me look up (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:00:14 +0100 876654 http://plablog.org/2010/09/october-1st-is-follow-a-library-day-on-twitter.html Get more information here. (Source: PLA Blog) Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:54:19 +0100 875283 http://jamillan.com/librosybitios/2010/09/esto-no-es-un-post/ Hoy no trabaja este blog. (Source: El blog del futuro del libro) Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:09:56 +0100 875528 http://www.labrujulaverde.com/ecologia/el-agua-protagonista-del-blog-action-day-2010/ Como cada año, el 15 de octubre se celebra el Blog Action Day. Esta vez el tema central será el Agua, un recurso vital cada vez más escaso. Como siempre, puedes registrarte en la web oficial para participar ese día escribiendo un post al respecto. Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s one in eight of us who are subject to preventable disease and even death because of something that many of us take for granted. Access to clean water is not just a human rights issue. It’s an environmental issue. An animal welfare issue. A sustainability issue. Water is a global issue, and it affects all of us. También puedes colaborar difundiendo la iniciativa en Twitter o colocando en tu blog alguno de los banners y widgets que ofrecen. Si te ha gustado el post puedes votarlo en bitacoras.com para que otros puedan descubrirlo © Guillermo Carvajal para La Brujula Verde, 2010. | Permalink | 1 Comentario | Guardar en Delicious (Source: La brujula verde) Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:32:38 +0100 876049 http://plablog.org/2010/09/is-ala-what-you-put-into-it.html Interesting conversation over at this blog. (Source: PLA Blog) Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:48:39 +0100 875284 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Banned_Books_Week_as_seen_through_its_fundersrsquo_eyes More on the Chicago Defender. Here are my old Banned Books Weeks posts: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. I skipped 2005. It&# (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:00:21 +0100 874847 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/09/27/current_segway_company_owner_dies_on_segway The N.Y. Daily News reported that the Segway company owner Jimi Heselden dies in England after riding a Segway off cliff. I feel sad for him and his family. I can only imagine what this will mean for sales of Segways and the employees that work for this company. It is not the kind of advertising you hope for. (Source: e3 Information Overload, E-Resources for Engineering Education) Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 874585 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=how_did_they_get_those_numbers_ebooks Amazon likes to make you think that they are selling ebooks at a tremendous rate. And they are, compared to hardcover books. But when you add paperba (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:00:13 +0100 874098 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/09/23/google_new Google has rolled out a Google New page to track all new Google tools and projects. I love it and was surprised the things I missed even though I read a lot of articles and blogs related to the web and information management. (Source: e3 Information Overload, E-Resources for Engineering Education) Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0100 873837 http://plablog.org/2010/09/giving-children-access-to-print-materials-improves-reading-performance.html More ammunition to position your library in the educational funding streams… Check out this new study from Reading is Fundamental (RIF): http://www.rif.org/meta What impact, if any, does access to print materials have on our children’s reading? In an unprecedented, near- exhaustive search uncovering 11,000 reports and analyzing 108 of the most relevant studies, children’s book lending and ownership programs were shown to have positive behavioral, educational and psychological outcomes. The study, “Children’s Access to Print Materials and Education-Related Outcomes.” was commissioned by Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), and conducted by Learning Point Associates, a nonprofit education research and consulting organization an affiliate of American Institutes for Research. The meta-analysis found that access to print materials: * Improves children’s reading performance: Findings from the rigorous studies suggest that providing children with print materials helps children read better. Among the studies reviewed, Kindergarten students showed the biggest increase in reading performance. * Are instrumental in helping children learn the basics of reading: Providing children with reading materials allowed them to develop basic reading skills such as letter and word identification, phonemic awareness and completion of sentences. * Causes children to read more and for longer lengths of time: Giving children print materials leads to more shared reading between parents and children. Children receiving books also read more frequently and for longer periods of time. * Produces improved attitudes toward reading and learning among children: Children with greater access to books and other print materials – through either borrowing books or receiving books to own – express more enjoyment of books, reading, and academics. See on page study summary here. See full study here. (Source: PLA Blog) Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:29:06 +0100 873874 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=stupid_rules_and_when_to_break_them_Netflix I am a big fan of mild civil disobedience when it comes to some of the rules we have to deal with when operating a public library. There’s ofte (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:00:17 +0100 873381 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/NxqNFzhhqd8/ http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2010/09/follow-a-library.html Excerpt: What I appreciate the most about this project is their main goal is educating people about the benefits of following a library on Twitter. The group is aiming beyond our little online world of librarians and library folk and I think we should help them. What better way to do your own promotion for YOUR library’s Twitter feed than to play up this internationally organized day. Some off the cuff ideas whilst I continue to recuperate after that unfortunate dog-related injury: Embed the overview video in your library’s blog or Web site and write a little blurb about your own library’s Twitter presence. Make a  companion video highlighting the project and the faces behind your library’s Twitter presence. Add info about the project to your other sites for online presence: Facebook, etc. Share with your friends everywhere. Print up some of those ever popular bookmarks, inserts, fliers, stickers, etc (and do it quick – we have about 2 weeks) and send them out the door with your patrons. Put up some fliers, get some local press coverage, and be sure to share the idea with your own followers. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:05:57 +0100 872918 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NetbibWeblog/~3/91QefKsSw88/ Da ich schon gefragt wurde wann es die nächste Ausgabe gibt: Bald. Demnächst. In nicht allzuferner Zukunft. Momentan warte ich auf eine Verbesserung meines Aufnahmeequipments. Bis es wieder soweit ist kann ich aber gerne ein PDF-File in den RSS-Feed einstellen mit Links und Hinweisen zu den Artikeln hier im Blog, die nochmal eine besondere Beachtung verdienen. iTunes kann ja auch PDFs. Falls das gewünscht ist – bitte kommentieren, danke – bereite ich das für nächste Woche vor. Ansonsten: Falls jemand einen guten Tipp hat wo man einen Zoom-Recorder – es kann auch die neue billigere Variante sein – zu günstigen Preisen bekommt – bitte melden! (Source: netbib weblog) Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:39:12 +0100 872448 http://jamillan.com/librosybitios/2010/09/libros-y-bitios-en-twitter/ Desde hace unos días las entradas de Libros y Bitios se pueden seguir también en Twitter. Como no ignoran nuestros lectores, este sistema de mensajes se ha convertido, a pesar de su brevedad (140 caracteres), en un medio excelente para difundir titulares, y la posibilidad de incluir enlaces hace que la página web a la que se refieren sea inmediatamente accesible. Twitter funciona también sobre teléfonos móviles. La gestión de comunicar a Twitter cada nueva publicación del blog me la hace automáticamente Feedblitz, servicio gratuito a través del cual varios cientos de lectores reciben los nuevos post por correo electrónico. De modo que si quiere seguir este blog directamente en Twitter, acuda a http://twitter.com/librosybitios. Si quiere usar un sistema de sindicación puede hacerlo en el RSS del Tweet de Libros y Bitios. Y, por último, si ya es usuario de Twitter y quiere usarlo para compartir alguno de los contenidos de este blog, haga clic en la t que hay al pie del post. (Source: El blog del futuro del libro) Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:17:38 +0100 872596 http://plablog.org/2010/09/what-to-do-with-your-librarys-discards.html Check out this resourceful library in the Netherlands. (Source: PLA Blog) Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:20:06 +0100 872426 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=research-based_usability People sometimes think that saying something is more “usable” is a way of saying that you like using it better. And then they’ll re (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:00:20 +0100 871941 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=bye_bye_bloglines Bloglines is shutting down on October 1st. End ofan era, I remember that it was the first site I could use to see who was actually reading my site vi (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:00:19 +0100 871437 http://plablog.org/2010/09/public-libraries-survive-and-thrive-in-the-21st-century.html PLA at the ALA 2011 Midwinter Meeting January 7-11, 2011 in San Diego PLA Institute at ALA 2011 Midwinter Meeting Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century How can your library make it through these tough economic times, with its no-end-in sight budget cuts and staff layoffs? Top library administrators, from big and small libraries, will teach you: * how they make tough decisions about budgets and staff; * how they communicate with various stakeholders; * what they do to help preserve funding; and * how they help both library staff members and library customers survive. You’ll also take home new ideas and best practices for 21st-century public libraries that cover facilities, marketing, staffing, community collaborations, customer service, and technology. Learn how to manage—in good times and in bad—how to incorporate innovative new ideas in your library and keep it relevant for when the bad times are over. This day-long program (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) will be held on Friday, January 7, 2011, prior to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. You do not need to register for Midwinter Meeting to register for this stand-alone event (unless you are taking advantage of “bundled” registration). Speakers: * Susan Hildreth, Director, Seattle Public Library * Kimberly Bolan Cullin, Kimberly Bolan & Associates LLC * Rob Cullin, Providence, Associates LLC * Additional speakers are in the process of being confirmed. Cost: $345 (bundled or advance; does not include lunch) Bundled Registration is open September 1 – 30, 2010 Advance Registration is open October 1 – November 29, 2010 (Source: PLA Blog) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:53:52 +0100 870880 http://jamillan.com/librosybitios/2010/09/seccion-de-citas-sobre-autores-y-editores/ Es un placer anunciar la incorporación a este blog de una sección especial. La recopilará José Antonio Sánchez Paso, doctor en Filología Hispánica por la Universidad de Salamanca y editor desde hace 25 años (por cierto, ha sido incluso editor mío…). Sánchez Paso es bien conocido de los lectores de este sitio, pues ha colaborado varias veces en sus páginas. “Libros y citas” recogerá textos que tienen que ver con la autoría, la edición y toda la nube de temas que rodean ese mundo. Las citas aparecerán semanalmente, con indicación de su autor y del año en que fueron difundidas. Es un placer para mí presentar este conjunto de fragmentos que Sánchez Paso “allegó” (como diría Rodríguez Marín) de sus muchas lecturas repartidas a lo largo de no pocos años… (Source: El blog del futuro del libro) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:17:15 +0100 871173 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2010/09/07/my-last-paperback.html A couple of years ago, my brother bought me a first generation Kindle for my birthday. At first I used it quite a bit, but then in 2009 I started reading a series of books I knew I’d want to highlight the heck out of and physically share with others (Here Comes Everybody, Community, Groundswell, What Would Google Do, You Are Not a Gadget, Switch, etc.), so I switched to print reading. It wasn’t as conscious a decision as that summary makes it sound. Both of us in the house wanted to read them, so buying for the Kindle just wasn’t practical. All of a sudden, months had gone by and I realized I hadn’t used the device in quite a while, so I pulled it back out. I was also feeling a pull to go back to using it because of Will Richardson’s post about kindle.amazon.com, explaining how I’d finally be able to get my highlighted text out of an ebook. One thing that post made me realize is how print has become a barrier to my blogging about books I’m reading because I don’t have time to transcribe the passages I’d want to refer to in my writing. And like others, I was worried that buying a book in Kindle format meant I’d lose it if I ever stopped using that particular device. Luckily, though, Amazon finally figured out it needed to make its books software-based instead of hardware-dependent, so I feel like this is less of an issue now that Kindle books live on multiple platforms. I have 347 highlights from “Hamlet’s Blackberry” that have automatically been transcribed for me!   (Side note to publishers and bookstores: you still need to move to a universal format. This doesn’t let you off the hook for working this out.) This left one major barrier to a complete conversion to ebooks, one I thought I was still struggling with — the sharing. ... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:59:57 +0100 870431 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=show_us_the_numbers_re_new_librarian_jobs If the numbers are there, I’d like to see them. Otherwise this speculation about the graying of the profession doesn’t really seem to be (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:00:26 +0100 869146 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=new_QA_site_for_librarians_What_about_the_old_site A few folks have been buzzing about the proposal over on Stack Exchange to build a stack overflow-type site for library Q&A stuff. I was wonderi (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:00:17 +0100 868845 http://jamillan.com/librosybitios/2010/09/de-vuelta-2/ Globe Genie, viaje aleatorio por el mundo, vía Barrapunto [...] se proponía versificar toda la redondez del planeta; en 1941 ya había despachado unas hectáreas del estado de Queensland, más de un kilómetro del curso del Ob, un gasómetro al Norte de Veracruz, las principales casas de comercio de la parroquia de la Concepción, la quinta de Mariana Cambaceres de Alvear en la calla Once de Setiembre, en Belgrano, y un establecimiento de baños turcos no lejos del acreditado acuario de Brighton. Borges,” El Aleph” (Source: El blog del futuro del libro) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:38:03 +0100 868171 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Jason_Griffey_explains_ebooks_and_DRM Ebooks aren’t just electronic books. They are a combination of certain file types, certain readers and certain software designed to keep people (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:18 +0100 868135 http://plablog.org/2010/08/applications-available-for-state-farm-good-neighbor-service-learning-grants.html State Farm is teaming up with Youth Service America (YSA) to offer grants of up to $1,000 to youth-led service-learning initiatives in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Eligible programs will engage youth in service-learning, an effective teaching and learning strategy that promotes student learning, academic achievement, workplace readiness, and healthy communities. State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants encourage semester-long projects (following YSA’s Semester of Service framework) that launch on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, January 17, 2011, and culminate on Global Youth Service Day, April 15-17, 2011. Eligible candidates include teachers, service-learning coordinators, and students in a public school, or staff and youth in a community-based organization working with a public school. YSA will host two application webinars, September 7 and October 7, for applicants to learn more about developing a successful project. Webinar registration information and application materials are available at the YSA Web site. (Source: PLA Blog) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:43:01 +0100 867921 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/08/31/library-blog-search Sometimes when I am working on a post, I wonder if another library blogger has already covered it - an am afraid I’ll look kind of dumb rehashing something. So I thought, wouldn’t it be great to set up a Google custom search engine to search all library-related blogs? Before I did, I checked if anyone already created one, and it turned out Library Zen had - four years ago (I’m even further behind than I thought). LISZEN Search searches over 500 library blogs, and has an accompanying wiki to keep track. If you write about the library world, add yourself. Something related that would also be nice is a custom search of just library websites - so it would be easy to quickly see what other library’s policies are regarding ebooks, or circulating laptops, or how much they charge for printing, etc. But considering the breadth of libraries and the complexity of maintaining it, just using regular Google might be more realistic. (Source: herzogbr.net blog) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:53:35 +0100 867943 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=OED_no_longer_ldquoin_printrdquo The Third Edition is a mutation. It is weightless, taking its shape in the digital realm. To keyboard it, Oxford hired a team of 150 typists in Flori (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:00:14 +0100 867742 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=secret_rooms_in_libraries One of the librarians showed me the secret room in the library if I’d write something about it. There is a secret room in the ceiling of VTC&#8 (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:00:20 +0100 867012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/digizen/~3/CpC9fb0utTk/ Toma la prueba y en los comentarios comparte los resultados. En este enlace hay una versión con una mejor resolución. (Source: DigiZen: Un blogfesor aprendiendo) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:11:53 +0100 866427 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LibraryCloud/~3/u_oJHkg-C_o/following-blog-stats.html I have successfully weaned myself from looking at our blog statistics (StatCounter, Feedburner, and Hot Stuff 2.0) on a daily basis; because I am interested in how readers find us, where readers are located, and what interests them, I do still review them weekly if for no other reasons than to reset blocking cookies so my personal posts do not add to the count and satisfy my curiosity. This evening I noticed several returning links from Cairo, Egypt that appeared to originate from my personal author page on a web site I am unfamiliar with, uFollow. With curiosity engaged, I followed the link."uFollow is a free service that helps you keep track of your favorite bloggers and columnists. Once you create an account you can add authors, sources, and channels to the stream of articles that you receive. uFollow currently tracks more than 10,000 bloggers and columnists from over 1,000 of the world’s leading blogs, magazines, and newspapers." -- About uFollowIt was odd to see a personal author page complete with a vaguely familiar biography. A quick review of the 2010 Computers in Libraries site revealed the biographical information was from my speaker page (and not a reference citation in sight, tsk). Also on the about page was a blurb stating uFollow is a division of Hindawi Publishing; "Hindawi Publishing Corporation is a commercial publisher of peer-reviewed journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines" and in 2007 entered into a partnership with Sage Publications (Hindawi, about us). They also have offices in New York city and Cairo, Egypt.After spending time this afternoon discussing proliferation of online personal information and importance of knowing what's "out there" as it applies to individuals, it was wonderfully ironic this information came to my attention today. I signed up for an account, which may be the desired response, and added myself to my author shelf. ... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:26:00 +0100 866421 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/08/presidents_colu_12.php It's almost September - and across California the change of seasons is beginning to show in the turning of green leaves into gold and brown, the slight hint of chill in the air - and in the harmonies of high schoolers fresh from their second week of school singing show tunes below the open library windows. That's right, steam punk-edged high-schoolers and "Les Miserables" - singing their hearts out and providing a memorable respite at the dwindling end of a very busy day. These days I actively seek out these moments of light, joy and grace - mostly unexpected and always a call to be present - in the midst of our depressed economies, continued unemployment, rising cuts and increasing community divisions. Life seems so much harder now, for so many - and what we do, everyday, in our places of work, wherever they are, illuminates a path and guides a myriad of ways for our communities. The shelter of libraries of all types (public, school, academic, law, special), the solace of words on a page, or sung full-voiced to a tune dancing invisibly in the air, the sustenance of an answer found and a connection affirmed, a smile and a nod that says "Welcome" - I treasure these moments and am proud to be in a profession, and a professional association, that supports and sustains our state through literacy, learning, sharing and community development - one person at a time. For the past eight months of my Presidency, I have had the honor and privilege to work with a tremendous Board, hard-working and creative volunteers on committees, interest groups and CALTAC, and a staff that is eager to serve and grow CLA for the future. Together, we have learned a lot and worked towards a positive and forward-looking approach for CLA. We have faced external challenges, survived transition and seized remarkable opportunities. ... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:32:56 +0100 867936 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/51f0a5eF2NI/ I couldn’t participate in the rescheduled ALA TechSource Webinar but I was able to contribute slides and some text. Tech Trend: Teaching & Learning in Flux View more presentations from Michael Stephens. Organizational Immersive Learning This subcategory addresses the outstanding success of the Learning 2.0 model of staff training: free, open, and inclusive. I was going to highlight my Australian research project sponsored by CAVAL. The foundation for this multi-dimensional study comes from the global replication of the program (1000 institutions and counting) and the words of Stephen Abram: ““I believe that this has been one of the most transformational and viral activities to happen globally to libraries in decades.” Here’s a bit from a draft article my co-investigator Warren Cheetham and I just submitted to the New Review of Academic Librarianship that features a content analysis of focus groups with academic librarians: What has been the lasting impact on your library after Learning 2.0? These statements sum up the majority of responses to this question: I am more confident with new technologies now. I am more inclined to explore new technologies now. I am more in the know about these technologies now. Respondents shared statements concerning their comfort level trying out new sites and tools. ... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:46:40 +0100 864756 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/0xN9bhIWkdU/ http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2010/08/interview-with-michael-edson.html MS: The connection between libraries and museums gets clearer and clearer to me, especially after my speaking trip to Germany. At our Stammtisch evening, I spent a long time chatting with a museum employee. Her take was this: “We have 30 seconds to grab a visitor’s attention. We can’t use a blog. We can’t create a social experience in that time…”  Then at UGUL, you said to the audience “We have competition from EVERYONE.” What can museums – and libraries – do in this time of great competition to meet the needs of users and non-users alike? How do we “grab” them? ME: The “We’re competing with everyone” line I used at UGUL is from my “Imagining a Smithsonian Commons” paper [http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm/cil-2009-michael-edson-text-version starting around p 21]. I’m trying to build a case for greater Institutional focus on Web and new media by showing that many of our beloved Institutions just aren’t as relevant and useful as we think they are. I think the issue of “how we grab them” is both practical and a philosophical. The degree to which we do and don’t need to “grab” our audiences is contingent on the individual missions of our organizations—the work we need to do in society. I recall that there are something like 18,000 museums in the U.S., and I don’t know how many libraries, archives, history centers, and the like—each one of which has a different mission, audience, collection, staff, and board of directors. Some of these missions can be accomplished by sitting back and guarding vaults, while others require us to compete with Lady Ga Ga [? Gaga?]. I am content, as a U.S. ... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:41:46 +0100 864757 http://www.libology.com/blog/2010/08/14/new-hybrid-ils-front-end.html A regional group of public libraries in Antwerp, Belgium have announced a new hybrid OPAC for their library software. They have merged WordPress with AquaBrowser to create a web presence with the capabilities they felt were most important for their libraries, notably local searching, faceted browsing, local news and announcements, and a fast, consistent design across all elements of the site and catalog. This isn’t the first time WordPress has been used as an OPAC front end.  The Scriblio project has been around for several years.  Other projects that provide catalogs similar to AquaBrowser are The Social OPAC (SOPAC) and VuFind. There is no mention of what ILS software is running in the background, but the hybridization of these two capable and solid OPAC enhancers is a positive step.   I suspect that we will be seeing an increasing number of front-end designs in the future, especially if developers increase the usability for both the patron and the libraries by combining the strengths from multiple projects. found on Open Source Living, via Nicole Engard (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:56:18 +0100 867179 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2010/08/03/when-like-doesnt-mean-like.html Subtitle: Or, Using Like to Target Target If you’re watching the Target Facebook page right now, you’re seeing another social media disaster on par with Nestle’s debacle back in March. It’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion, but it’s another great case study for us about what not to do online. Hint: don’t set your page to show only your posts first and then abandon it when controversy arises. If you’re not familiar with the current controversy, you can go here to read about Target’s donation to a homophobic gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota. Be sure to click on “just others” on Target’s wall to see the angry, former customers and pornographic spam. I’m sure they’ve spent the last few days bringing in consultants to come up with a strategy for how to deal with this, but it’s surprising that someone hasn’t already said, “We need to at least post *something* on our Facebook page and acknowledge what’s happening.” So far, Target doesn’t seem to be learning from others’ past mistakes, so don’t fall into the same trap if this ever happens to you. I think that’s the biggest, immediate takeaway for libraries and nonprofits (well, for everyone, really), but personally I’m more fascinated right now by how people have been forced to give the term “like” different meanings in different contexts because of the box Facebook has forced them into, which this situation illustrates so well. We first saw this type of attempt to subvert the term “is” in Facebook’s early years. Long-time users remember when your status update automatically included the word “is” so you were forced to use adjectives, present progressive tense, or future tense. Nothing could happen in your past unless you were creative in your use of language, which some people went out of their way to be. Others just started ignoring the “is” and writing whatever they wanted. ... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:57:15 +0100 864296 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/08/02/a-tale-of-two-carnivals/ No, this is not about Caribana taking place in Toronto this Simcoe Day long weekend. Rather, it is about two reciprocal blog carnivals that were posted yesterday. You may recall a blog carnival is a review of recent blog posts on a topic that rotates around, hosted on different blogs. While the subject matter may be serious, blog carnivals have a playful element. You may also recall we hosted Blawg Review (the law blog carnival) #249, here on Slaw.ca in February, written by Omar Ha-Redeye. This time around, Ed, the Editor of Blawg Review, and Charles H. Green, co-author of The Trusted Advisor and editor of the Carnival of Trust, have written reciprocal carnival blog posts. Ed hosted this week’s Carnival of Trust, and in fine Blawg Review tradition, has given it a theme–this time it’s Las Vegas.  And Charles H. Green has hosted Blawg Review 275 on his blog Trust Matters. Each is a fun, quick read, so I encourage you to head over to both. And just as I am discovering the Carnival of Trust, today Green tells us that this is the last Carnival of Trust as he is retiring this format. He says: But at least for TrustMatters readers, things have shifted. We rarely get the kind of commentary we got in the past, and I think that’s for good reason. The role that the Carnival played for us in the past is increasingly being played out on Twitter and LinkedIn, and in community aggregators like the Customer Collective. He has a point. Blog carnivals have been challenging things to maintain in the best of times. If interest of readers wanes, it is difficult to keep up the enthusiasm and good quality. The Carnival of the Infosciences, for example, while successful in its heyday was disbanded a couple of years ago for that very reason. This only helps to highlight how impressive the Blawg Review really is, and how Ed’s commitment and the interest of law bloggers and blog readers has really been unflagging all these years. ... Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:28:06 +0100 864427 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=crafty_library_things If you are one of those librarians who likes crafty stuff, you may appreciate the Etsy blog’s library themed offerings. All the stuff I clicked (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:27 +0100 862887 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Aunt_Feminina_Boots_goes_to_a_Libertarian_bookclub I don’t know why this cracked me up so much. More amusing book club shenanigans over at Aunt Femininia’s website. (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:00:12 +0100 862595