Project Reference
Library world it is time to take a lesson from reality TV and the show Project Runway. Joe Janes, The internet librarian wrote an inspired article asking library professionals to be more creative with finding reference sources. He starts by imagining a world without Google and Wikipedia. His article appeared a few weeks aga in American Libraries. So get those creative juices flowing and enjoy his thought provoking article.http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/columns/internet-librarian/im-sorry-youre-out
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SPLAT - Special Projects Library Action Team blogs - July 29, 2010 Author: melody
SPLAT Rocks!
Another great -- energizing day -- meeting with SPLAT! What an awesome group! Conversation ranged from use of mobile devises in Idaho libraries to user-centered services. In between times, we touched on SPLAT-I-Ket, unconference, and QR codes.Kudos to Amy and Memo who have been busy preparing for presentations about SPLAT at Reference Renaisannce in Denver, and internet librarian in Monterrey -- as well as submitting articles for publication.Thanks to Melody and Liesl for moving forward the SPLAT movie -- to be unveiled at the fall Idaho Library Association Conference. As always at the conference you can find us at...
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SPLAT - Special Projects Library Action Team blogs - July 27, 2010 Author: shirley
Internet librarian: Most Inspiring Conference
I've been to many library conferences, but the most inspiring conference I ever attended was internet librarian in 2008. I gained all kinds of tools that I needed to accomplish a huge grant project I had inherited. Not only did I get to network with some really impressive individuals, but I was able to gain skills, learn new tools, and take all of those back to Idaho.
This year I have the priviledge of presenting at internet librarian. I think it would be great to see a whole bunch of Idaho library people at internet librarian this year. Think of all the inspiration we could bring back collectively! I hope you'll mee...
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SPLAT - Special Projects Library Action Team blogs - July 27, 2010 Author: amy
Win an iPad for your SharePoint, Exchange, or Active Directory horror story
Here is an example of freaking brilliant marketing: Give away an iPad for customer stories denigrating your competition!
Azaleos, a company that builds server side products competing with Microsoft, is giving away an iPad for the best horror story about using Microsoft’s junky products, like Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, SharePoint (*gag*), or Office Communications Server.
And in a move of marketing brilliance, they’re connecting the contest to National Systems Administrator Appreciation Day on July 30…so the IT managers and Sys Admins who are Azaleos’s customers not only connect winning ...
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LibrarianInBlack - July 23, 2010 Author: Sarah Tags: Uncategorized
Hear the one about a librarian that went to the Internet librarian in London?
No. Neither did I. My question is to anyone out there how do library professionals afford to go to internet librarian this year. The cost this year is over £500.00 for a two day conference. Obviously, the event has some great speakers, but is this show just for managers? Is there no way there could be some places at a reduced rate for 'ordinary' librarians? I have been to library mash ups and these have not been prohibitively expensive. Though on the new website Owen Stephens does point out:-The venue and catering are probably the main costs associated with hosting an event. If you are inviting people to speak you may nee...
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librarytwopointzero - June 29, 2010 Author: library2.0
Register for Internet librarian now!
internet librarian registration is open! Register now for a great conference in Monterey, October 25-27!
As one of the conference organizers, I can tell you we’ll be doing some really interesting thing. My two favorite items of the conference are the user-centered web design pre-conference I’m co-teaching with Aaron Schmidt and the Failure & Innovation panel I’m moderating. The FAIL panel is going to be off the hook, including a number of speakers talking about the key lessons they learned the hard way through not succeeding.
If your library still is lucky enough to have training and travel mon...
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LibrarianInBlack - June 28, 2010 Author: Sarah Tags: Uncategorized
Making the Right Choice: Software Purchases for Your Library’s Needs and Budget with Marshall Breeding
Marshall Breeding will be hosting the first of our ALA TechSource Online Workshops, Making the Right Choice: Software Purchases for Your Library’s Needs. The event will take place on Tuesday July 20th at 1:30pm Central/2:30pm Eastern/11:30am Pacific.
In today’s library, decisions involving which software to use are crucial. The right decision can make your library more efficient, user-friendly and economical, while the wrong decision can have a lasting negative impact on your service and budget.
If your library needs to change or upgrade its Integrated Library System, you know how challenging the process of sele...
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ALA TechSource Blog - June 14, 2010 Author: Daniel A. Freeman
Thing #36: Flickr Revisited
For this assignment I watched Jeff Dawson’s and Michael Porter’s Library Images: Engage, Inspire and Tell your Story presentation. I can’t say that it wasn’t interesting but I easily got distracted during Michael’s portion of the presentation. The why is unique to me. Full disclosure: I’ve been Michael’s co-presenter for that exact presentation twice, at the 2009 Computers in Libraries and internet librarian conferences. In other words, most of this presentation was nothing new for me.
However, that shouldn’t be interpreted as disagreeing with anything either of them had said. In fact, I agree with every wo...
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Travelin' Librarian - May 20, 2010 Author: Michael Tags: NELearns2.0 flickr libraries photography
Gadgets & Gizmos
I am so thrilled that my issue of Library Technology Reports, Gadgets & Gizmos: Personal Electronics and the Library, is now available. Of all of my recent writing projects, this one was the one that I had the most fun with. I also think it has a ton of good information in it to help Libraries and Librarians make some decisions about gadgets that they should be examining. I spend a little time at the beginning talking about why I think that we need to be worrying about personal electronics in the library:
Libraries have always been the democratizers of content. We step in to distribute the economic burden of informa- t...
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Pattern Recognition - April 20, 2010 Author: griffey Tags: ALA Media presentation writing ebook ereader Gadget ipad library LTR TechSource
New Conference Blog From InfoToday.com: LIBFCONF.COM
Beginning today, a new blog has been placed online from InfoToday for their Computers In Libraries Conference, taking place next week in Arlington, VA. and internet librarian, coming this Fall to spectacular, Monterey, CA.
The new blog is titled: LIBCONF.COM.
You’ll find info about speakers, learn the hashtag for CIL (#CIL2010), read reports from past conferences, access real time Twitter feeds from speakers and attendees and much more including a mobile-friendly version of the CIL program.
Source: ITI
Hat Tip: Paula H.
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ResourceShelf - April 6, 2010 Author: resourceshelf Tags: Information Industry Libraries and Librarianship
LibConf.com
"LibConf.com is the new address for blog coverage of Computers in Libraries 2010 and past Computers in Libraries and internet librarian conferences. At the new site you will find an archive of all the CIL and IL blog posts as well as new features including access to the conference attendee and speaker Twitter lists and feeds for Bloggers@CIL2010. You can also download the Computers in Libraries 2010 program in iCalendar format and link off to the Mobile Computers in Libraries Program"
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Peter Scott's Library Blog - April 6, 2010
Buying & Selling eContent
One of the great treats I get as a librarian is being asked to speak at conferences and going to them too. I learn so much that way although I suppose I am an outlier by attending 50 to 100 or more conferences a year for the past decade or so.
I have my favourites that I try not to miss (SLA, ALA, PLA, OLA, CLA, etc.) I am also looking forward to speaking at TexasLA next month. Among my favourites are ones that I sit on the advisory committees for and those include many of the Information Today family of conferences; Computers in Libraries is coming up next month in Virginia/DC and I love internet librarian (Who could ha...
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Stephen - March 18, 2010 Author: admin Tags: Uncategorized
FAIL: Panel Idea for Internet librarian 2010
Want to present at internet librarian 2010 in Monterey? I’m trying to form a panel or track on failures, learning from failed projects, and lessons for techies regarding what doesn’t work. If you’re interested (and your place of work will let you talk about failures), comment below with your contact info or contact me directly. I want to title it REVENGE OF FAIL WHALE but am open to other suggestions
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LibrarianInBlack - March 17, 2010 Author: Sarah Tags: Uncategorized
Internet librarian Conference 2010 – Call for Speakers
The internet librarian 2010 Conference has opened up its call for speakers, so get your proposals in now!
The conference takes place October 24-27, and the theme is Insights, Imagination & Info Pros: Adding Value.
The deadline for proposals is March 27.
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LibrarianInBlack - February 5, 2010 Author: Sarah Tags: Uncategorized
Review: Péter’s Digital Reference Shelf Looks at Microsoft Academic Search
Back in October, 2009 (we believe it was during internet librarian), you might remember a ResourceShelf post where we first mentioned the relaunch (of a new, improved, and limited version) of Microsoft Academic Search. It was titled, “Here they Come Again? Microsoft Research Launches Academic Search Database (Beta),” and provide a quick overview of what the service offered along with a bunch of hyperlinks to illustrate a few points.
Now, it’s February 2010, and reference review legend, Péter Jacso, has written a review of Microsoft Academic Search for his Digital Reference Shelf monthly column.
Like a...
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ResourceShelf - February 2, 2010 Author: resourceshelf Tags: Databases, Directories, and Guides Information Industry Reviews
Registration open for Computers in Libraries 2010
Registration is now open for Computers in Libraries 2010, to be held in Arlington, VA, April 12-14. I'll be reprising my Screencasting preconference workshop, and am looking forward to 1) incorporating feedback received from my last workshop at internet librarian, and 2) having a smoking-fast machine upon which to demonstrate this time :-). I haven't been to CIL since 1994 (my first and only visit), and am really looking forward to it. Hope to see you there!
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The Distant Librarian - February 1, 2010 Author: Paul R. Pival
amplifying scholarly communication
As I mentioned the other day, I’m trying to learn more about digital humanities. It’s a topic that I’ve assumed I’d be interested in (after all, I like most technology and one of my majors was philosophy), but I’ve always felt that I had kindof a nebulous grasp of the concept.
Luckily, just as I’m trying to learn more about it, there’s been several interesting things happening in the digital humanities world, at least as far as the Modern Language Association goes. So I’ve been paying attention to some of the aftermath.
As an aside… One thing I’m noticing about that very behavior is that it’s much mo...
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lauren's library blog - January 6, 2010 Author: lauren pressley Tags: digital scholarship internet culture academhack amandafrench briancroxall mla mla10 twitter
Top Tech Trends @ ALA Midwinter 2010
Well, the cat is out of the bag at this point: I’m going to be a Trendster for LITA’s Top Tech Trends at ALA Midwinter 2010! And doubly cool, I’m with an amazing group of librarians, all of whom I admire. I’m honored to be included with them.
From litablog:
It’s that time again, folks; the semi-annual Top Technology Trends conversation is upon us. This year’s midwinter has us enjoying the history and chill of Boston, but like the last midwinter Top Tech discussion in Denver, you can participate from the warmth of your living room or from wherever you may be, a week from this Sunday.
WHERE: Bosto...
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Pattern Recognition - January 5, 2010 Author: griffey Tags: ALA LITA alamw2010 alamwttt
Letzte Ausgabe des IRN-Newsletters …
… und Abschied von Roddy MacLeod von der Herriot-Watt University, der ihn 1994 mit konzipierte und füllte. Er geht jetzt in Ruhestand. In ResourceShelf ist eine Hommage an diesen internet librarian zu lesen, welcher an vielen Projekten mitwirkte.
Der Newsletter, der laut MacLeod 30.000 Leser/innen hat, ist hier in der letzten Nummer, Nr. 178 zu lesen.
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netbib weblog - December 4, 2009 Author: jplie Tags: Recherche WWW internet librarian internet resources newsletter irn roddy macleod
Letzte Ausgabe des IRN-Newsletters …
… und Abschied von Roddy MacLeod von der Herriot-Watt University, der ihn 1994 mit konzipierte und füllte. Er geht jetzt in Ruhestand. In ResourceShelf ist eine Hommage an diesen internet librarian zu lesen, welcher an vielen Projekten mitwirkte.
Der Newsletter, der laut MacLeod 30.000 Leser/innen hat, ist hier in der letzten Nummer, Nr. 178 zu lesen.
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netbib weblog - December 4, 2009 Author: jplie Tags: Recherche WWW internet librarian internet resources newsletter irn roddy macleod
Opening up Library Systems through Web Services and SOA: Hype or Reality?
Over the last few years, Web services and the service-oriented architecture (SOA) have become dominant themes in IT across many industries. Web-based computing, serviceorientation, and cloud computing increasingly displace the client/server approach favored by libraries in the past.
In library automation, one major trend involves evolving or rebuilding automation systems to adopt this new approach to software. Purveyors of both open source and proprietary library automation products increasingly emphasize the ways in which they embrace openness, support application programming interfaces (APIs), or implement Web service...
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ALA Techsource - December 1, 2009 Author: Daniel A. Freeman Tags: Library Technology Reports
ALA’s (American Library Association) New Social Media Task Force Gets to Work
Sean Fitzpatrick writes:
Associate Executive Director of Communications and Member Relations Cathleen Bourdon kicked off the meeting, noting ALA’s deeply rooted drive as a non-profit to serve members–in social media as much as anywhere else. But she also noted the problem that’s ever-present when new initiatives are laid out, especially in the non-profit world: “Our ideas are pretty large,” she said, “but our budgets are pretty pathetic.”
Budgeted for or not, though, social media is clearly part of ALA’s inevitable future. This task force, comprised of people from throughout ALA and its divisions, was creat...
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ResourceShelf - November 24, 2009 Author: resourceshelf Tags: Libraries and Librarianship Social Media
IL09: Surface Computer
internet librarian 09. There were some incredible programs at IL this year. One presentation that was creating quite a buzz was by Kurt Will, University of Nevada, who presented about the Microsoft Surface units being used at the University of Nevada, Reno's Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. Read Jenny Levine's notes from the presentation on her blog, The Shifted Librarian, here. Here is a great demo of possiblities that MS put together. Sounds fun doesn't it?The M Word Blog teaches your library and non-profit tips, tricks and trends of the marketing trade
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The "M" Word - Marketing Libraries - November 14, 2009 Author: Nancy Dowd
Why I Support Library 101 (And so should you)
About two weeks ago, David Lee King and Michael Porter debuted their Library 101 video at the internet librarian 2009 conference. This video and acco
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pligg - all - November 12, 2009 Tags: Current Events
Is Mobile Marketing right for Libraries and Non-profits?
I presented a talk on mobile marketing at internet librarian and thought you might want to hear about it as well. I've been talking about MM for quite awhile and think there is some potential for libraries to take advantage of it. The most popular tools of MM are Voice, Text - SMS, Mobile Web, Mobile Search: Mobile SEO, Mobile Advertising: Web banners on mobile sites, Mobile Publicity: Target press, Social Networking, Proximity Marketing: Blue Tooth and Apps. I know everyone is really psyched about the iPhone and Blackberry apps. I am too but we've been experimenting with SMS texting because of the cost ...
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The "M" Word - Marketing Libraries - November 12, 2009 Author: Nancy Dowd
Why I Support Library 101 (And so should you)
About two weeks ago, David Lee King and Michael Porter debuted their Library 101 video at the internet librarian 2009 conference. This video and accompanying Library 101 website rippled through the librarian blogosphere, attracting both very positive and very negative comments. With this post, I’d like to share why I support them and encourage those who spoke out against it to consider re-examining their opposition.
First, let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the video. Is the video production great? In comparison to your average YouTube video, I would say that it was certainly better than its budget would indica...
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LISNews.org - November 11, 2009 Author: AndyW Tags: library 101 Libraries
Why I Support Library 101 (And so should you)
About two weeks ago, David Lee King and Michael Porter debuted their Library 101 video at the internet librarian 2009 conference. This video and accompanying Library 101 website rippled through the librarian blogosphere, attracting both very positive and very negative comments. With this post, I’d like to share why I support them and encourage those who spoke out against it to consider re-examining their opposition.
First, let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the video. Is the video production great? In comparison to your average YouTube video, I would say that it was certainly better than its budget would indica...
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LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News - November 11, 2009 Author: AndyW Tags: library 101 Libraries
Library News & Notes 11/6/09
Rowland Institute at Harvard
Library News & Notes
November 6, 2009
Quote of the Week
““The question once was, ‘What can a library be?’ Today the question is, ‘What can a library do?’ Formerly it was a question of resources, of number of books, of wealth, of material. Now, it is rather a question of effectiveness, of vitality, of influence in the community.”
—Springfield (Mass.) Public Library Director John Cotton Dana, 1898, in Chalmers Hadley, John Cotton Dana: A Sketch (Chicago: ALA, 1943), pp. 40–41.
(Source: Judith Seiss)
Also – from Highwire Press publishing symposium in DC (10/28/09 &...
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rihlib News - November 5, 2009 Author: rihlib Tags: Uncategorized Harvard libraries Library News & Notes Rowland Institute Science Science news Social networks
Internet librarian 2009
I'm doing things a bit differently this year - and a bit later, ah well. I'm not going to summarize everything I went to and everything that happened - there are plenty of places to read about the conference. Instead I'm just going to touch on highlights, things that worked well for me or made me groove. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
Seafood, every day. 'Nuff said.
The hotel I stayed at, where I will definitely be staying again.
Meeting with my mentor Stephen for a nice chat about future possibilities.
The Digital Library Practices track on Monday, especially the session on visualization and virtualization. (Not the...
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Random Musings from the Desert - November 5, 2009 Tags: il2009 library101 conferences
Unconferences
Are you looking to host or try an unconference?
I had a great time at the half day unconference at internet librarian and host at Monterey Public Library.
Anyway, this slideshare from Allen County Library is excellent and shares the detail of how to organize one:
Library Camp: How to run an unconference at your library
Stephen
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Stephen - November 4, 2009 Author: stephen
