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What would you do if you didn't need the approval of 15 committees??
Put another way: what would you do if your library system wasn't wasting your talents?The lightning-speed rollout of the Old Spice/New Spice videos, the fun of the Librarians Do Gaga video (and, to a lesser extent--but probably only because flash mobs have become fairly common--the Seattle Library Flash Mob), JoCo Library's Read to a Unicorn April 1st post...all have me both excitedandfrustrated about libraries run by committees and the compartmentalizing of library jobs (that is, you have your social media people, and only your social media people work on the library's social media presence; you have your communications d...
Source: poesygalore<IMG SRC=http://www.geocities.com/emilylloyd.geo/glore.jpg> - July 16, 2010 Author: Emily Lloyd

5 Things Everyone Should Know About Employee Insurance Benefits
I recently met a new neighbour who told me he was the corporate counsel for a large company. When I explained my insurance connection to the legal profession, he quickly responded with “I have all the insurance I need through my benefits at work.” Before he could turn and run, I assured him I would not preach the virtues of buying insurance (unless he wanted to listen), but let him know I thought it was extremely important to have his coverage reviewed by an insurance expert to ensure he is adequately protected. In my experience, most people who rely on their employer for the majority of their insurance do so be...
Source: Slaw - June 7, 2010 Author: Mike Mooy Tags: Columns: Practice of Law

5 Things the Library of Congress is Archiving Online
Mashable – “So what does the Library of Congress think is worth saving? Here are the portions of today’s web your grandchildren will be able to access through the Library of Congress:”
Source: Library Stuff - May 31, 2010 Author: Steven Tags: LOC

Links for 2010-04-23 [del.icio.us]
Papers : mekentosj.com : Software for Research MekenTosj Papers -PubMed- Search-Import-File-Proxy-Share-PDF-Perfect , but not free iPhone App for Research Papers http://bit.ly/x6vck Building Strong Digital Libraries Building Strong Digital Libraries | a must-see presentation http://bit.ly/btTJOL Incl. "5 things we can do right now" SArah Houghton-Jan Health Canada approves iPhone medical app for diagnostic imaging use | iMedicalApps Health Canada approves iPhone medical app for diagnostic imaging use | iMedicalApps http://bit.ly/cRfNYY #health2eu CancerDirectory.com » Blog Archive » Review: BioMedSea...
Source: DigiCMB - April 28, 2010 Author: Guus van den Brekel

Michael Tamblyn of Kobo talks about what he has learned
From the Kobo blog, this talk discusses, among other things: Two early mistakes we made and how we fixed them; 5 things that every publisher must have to win in ebooks; Why Kobo jumped into the eInk game with the $149 eReader; A day (and a week!) in the life of a digital reader; The answer to the age-old question: “If Charlotte Bronte fought Stephenie Meyer, who would win?”; The four other meanings for Kobo. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news.
Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home - April 21, 2010 Author: Paul Biba Tags: Kobo Paul Biba e-book e-reader ebook ereader Michael Tamblyn

Monday Signal: The Vacation Edition
I am with my family this week, as it's the kids' winter break. So posts will be light, and Signals may be weak. Here's a roundup of the long weekend's news, which was dominated by Google's continued tweaks to Buzz, and ongoing analysis of samesaid social app: Google Names Facebook, Twitter as Rivals (Dow Jones via IWantMedia) Clearly anticipating social search and the power of social on its business model, as well as the launch of Buzz, Google in its 2009 annual report finally acknowledges what we all have known for some time. Google Buzz Has Completely Changed the Game: Here’s How (Mashable) A positive take on the servi...
Source: John Battelle's Searchblog - February 15, 2010 Author: http://fmpub.net/contact.php?to=jb

Twixtmas: 5 Days to Change The World
Welcome to the five days of Twixtmas where you are being encouraged to make the most of this valuable time. Do 5 things to change your world for the better: Do something different from the shopping, scoffing and slothing. Twixtmas is a brilliant opportunity. A significant part of the population is on holiday and has free quality time to do something. Just do it. Stephen
Source: Stephen - December 26, 2009 Author: stephen

Library News & Notes 12/4/09
Rowland Institute at Harvard Library News & Notes December 4, 2009 Quotes of the Week “I have one small drop of knowing in my soul. Let it dissolve in your ocean.” ~Rumi (Source: Lori Moreno) “When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.” -Antoine De Saint-Exupery (Source: justsocial) Rowland News A High-Throughput Screening Approach to Discovering Good Forms of Biologically Inspired Visual Representation David Cox and colleagues demonstrate potential advances in computer “vision” using powerful information processing and video game technology combined with principles fro...
Source: rihlib News - December 4, 2009 Author: rihlib Tags: Libraries and Information News sources Reference Sources Science news Scientific Journals Uncategorized Weblogs

Lord of Misrule
by Caine, RachelIn Lord of Misrule, the Morganville Vampires (5), things are not going well, but they could get worse. Amelie and Bishop are at war and the whole town knows it. Bishop is quickly taking over and there is nothing Amelie, Myrnin, Claire or any of the other “good” vampires can do about it, but they’re still fighting. Hijacking the blood bank, getting the Protected to safety and trying to keep Myrnin in line are just some of the things that they are doing. What with dead girls showing up and Jason staking Amelie, he’s not helping the situation. But when Amelie disappears they all have their work cut out...
Source: Reader's Club's Latest - September 8, 2009

5 Things all designers should know
Jack Schulze has popped up on my radar several times in recent weeks. His Here and There projection project is fascinating and could literally change the way we visualize geo positioning. A designer at the core, Schulze has a refreshing viewpoint on his (and my) profession and many of his tennants echo mine."I’m personally most excited when I’m involved with something I’m literate in, but technically unfamiliar, when I’m in pursuit of something culturally new or playful. When there’s a sense of discovery or itchyness about newness, that’s when I’m happiest." Well, that's me for sure. And when responding to, "...
Source: The Centered Librarian - May 12, 2009 Author: David Booker

Why We Borrow - A talk at NJLA
This morning started with Paco Underhill, Founder, CEO, and President of Envirosell, Inc., a global research and consulting firm. His keynote was amazing!! I just couldn’t stop writing and I hope I got all of the best points he made down. Paco started by explaining why his books exist = “13 years ago i fell in love with the wrong woman - a premier flutist - she worked every night and every weekend” - so he had to come up with something to do to stay out of trouble and that became writing books He started by listing a few issues that he saw affecting libraries. The first issue is that our visual language is evolvin...
Source: Blogging Section of SLA-IT - April 30, 2009 Author: Nicole Engard Tags: Conferences njlaconf09 njla2009 njla09

NJLA - Why we borrow
This morning started with Paco Underhill, Founder, CEO, and President of Envirosell, Inc., a global research and consulting firm. His keynote was amazing!! I just couldn’t stop writing and I hope I got all of the best points he made down. Paco started by explaining why his books exist = “13 years ago i fell in love with the wrong woman - a premier flutist - she worked every night and every weekend” - so he had to come up with something to do to stay out of trouble and that became writing books He started by listing a few issues that he saw affecting libraries. The first issue is that our visual langu...
Source: What I Learned Today... - April 29, 2009 Author: Nicole Tags: Library Usability Users njlaconf09 njla2009 njla09

Monday Muse - 5 Things I didn't realise I would be working on ...
Public libraries. This is more of an ‘in' than an ‘on'. When I was studying library science, I always imagined working in a school library or special
Source: pligg - all - April 27, 2009 Tags: Public Libraries

Monday Muse - 5 Things I didn’t realise I would be working on…….
This post is inspired by “5 things I didn’t realize I’d be working on….. (when I decided to become a librarian)” at the ACRLog. Although when I first read it, I knew I would have to adapt it. Firstly, because I decided to become a librarian at age 11 and secondly because I have already been a librarian for over 23 years. I didn’t want to have to think about what changes I had to deal with between Grade 6 and graduation, let alone since then. So, my take will be what I didn’t realise I’d be working on when I graduated as a librarian. Also, five is just a number picked ...
Source: librariesinteract.info - April 26, 2009 Author: tango Tags: All sectors Jobs New technologies library profession

Top 5 Tasks Patrons Use Library Computers for (work in progress)
Liz & I are investigating possibly using nettops/netbooks in our libraries. One of the things we’re looking into is trying to determine what patrons are actually using patron computers for, as nettops/netbooks aren’t as power-hungry or hardware-intensive as a regular desktop. We theorize, that in reality, 95% of what people are using library computers for are basic tasks, which is what nettops/netbooks are built for! To test our theory, Liz initially threw out a question to our Twitter friends, asking “twitter game: top 5 things your patrons do on library computers. Go”. I re-tweeted the questio...
Source: NEKLS Technology Weblog - April 21, 2009 Author: Heather Tags: Hardware Simply Cool netbooks & nettops twitter

Os meus últimos 5 no twitter
Um post diferente dedicado aos meus últimos CINCO twittes, porque o rato de biblioteca também lá está »» http://twitter.com/pedroprincipe.No «circulation: Just another librarian blog» um post de "US Libraries on Twitter" »» http://lindyjb.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/Interessante »» 5 things I Didn’t Realize I’d Be Working on… when I Decided to Become a Librarian »» http://acrlog.org/2009/03/17No YouTube da Oreilly Media http://www.youtube.comOreillyMedia já estão vídeos da Web2.0 Expo e + por aqui http://web2expo.blip.tv/#1976800Tenho andado atento a estas coisas tb »» Libraries offering mobile interf...
Source: :: rato de biblioteca :: - April 14, 2009 Author: Pedro Príncipe

5 Things I Didn’t Realize I’d Be Working on When I Decided to Become a Librarian
From ACRL's Blog: "For some time now there has been talk of how the roles of librarians are changing, and recently I find myself working on a variety of projects that I imagine are a bit removed from what librarians of yore might have been up to. Perhaps the fact that I find these projects 100 percent relevant to the academic library where I work, and am happy to take them on in my capacity as a reference and instruction librarian, further reflects the changes in the profession. So I thought I’d share some of those projects and see if anybody’s with me"
Source: LISNews.org - April 11, 2009 Author: Blake Tags: Academic Libraries

CIL2009: Friending Libraries - the newest nodes in people’s social networks
Speaker: Lee Rainie Talking about Twitter … he asked “who’s tweeting this session?” Showing his year in twitter, how people interact with him. Funny stuff The internet is the asteroid: then and now 2000 - 46% of adults use internet, 5% with broadband at home, 50% own cellphones, 0% connect to internet wirelessly, 10% use the “cloud” - slow, stationary connections built around my computer 2008 - 75% use internet, 57% with broadband at home, 82% use a cell phone, 62% connect wirelessly, 53% use cloud = fast, mobile connections built around outside servers and storage Ecosystem changes:...
Source: David Lee King - March 30, 2009 Author: davidleeking Tags: Computers in Libraries Conferences Future of Libraries Social Networking digital experience social media cil cil09 cil2009 lee rainie pew

Opening Keynote @ Computers in Libraries 2009: Lee Rainie
(Lee Rainie is a director of the Pew Internet Project)Friending Libraries: the newest nodes in people's social networksTalking about how social media affects his live speeches and how Twitter worksThe internet is the asteroid: Then and now2000: 46% o adults use internet, 5% had broadband had home, 50% owned a cell phone, 0% connected wirelessly, less than 10% used the cloud, slow, stationary connections built around my computer2008: 75% of adults use internet, 57% with broadband at home, 82% own a cell, 62% connect wirelessly, more than 53% use the cloud, fast mobile connections built around outside servers and storageE...
Source: Library Geek Woes - March 30, 2009 Author: lebachai

Métier (29/03/09)
- Library 2.0 Gang 02/09: Google books and libraries(source: ALA TechSource, 13/03/09)- Harvard University Announces Formation of a Library Task Force(source: Library Journal, 13/03/09)- You Can’t Afford Not To Do These things(source: Library Journal, 14/03/09)"We’ve written about ideas for improving customer service, boosting staff morale, fostering change, and building a management and communication style that is win-win for both staff and administration. There are no expensive technologies to purchase, no cutting-edge software to struggle with, and no $500-an-hour consultants. Our suggestions involve listening, dial...
Source: pintiniblog - March 29, 2009 Tags: Consortium Gestion des collections étier

Article Note: On Infoseeking behaviors of education majors
Citation for the article:Martin, Jason. "The Information Seeking Behavior of Undergraduate Education Majors: Does Library Instruction Play a Role?" Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 3.4 (2008): 4-17.Read online. This journal is open access. Main page here.The article reports on a small survey of 200 undergraduates from University of Central Florida's College of Education. The author does admit the limitations of the small convenience sample, but the findings are still not encouraging overall for library instruction and information literacy at large. We have our work cut out for us. This is especially so if t...
Source: The Gypsy Librarian - March 23, 2009 Author: Angel, librarian and educator

5 Things I Didn’t Realize I’d Be Working on…
… When I Decided to Become a Librarian (The alternate title for this was: Thank Goodness I Went to Syracuse’s iSchool) For some time now there has been talk of how the roles of librarians are changing, and recently I find myself working on a variety of projects that I imagine are a bit removed from what librarians of yore might have been up to. Perhaps the fact that I find these projects 100 percent relevant to the academic library where I work, and am happy to take them on in my capacity as a reference and instruction librarian, further reflects the changes in the profession. So I thought I’d share some ...
Source: ACRLog - March 17, 2009 Author: onellums Tags: First Year Academic Librarian Experience academic_librarianship

Zemanta : free blogging assistant
Zemanta has suggestions while you write inside your blogging dashboard! It tries to understand your text and recommends images, related links, tags and more. I am using Blogger to write my posts and setting up the Zemanta Firefox plugin was pretty easy. When having the Blogger dashboard open it presents a special window next to the concept post. The content of the post is being scanned and at least 5 things are happening automatically: based on semantic search it offers to add links to parts of the text. I see many Wikipedia suggestions. I wonder if I can direct this anymore, i.e. with telling it to insert my Delicious ...
Source: DigiCMB - February 5, 2009 Author: Guus van den Brekel

Really easy organic SEO
If you’ve been following Pandia for a while, you know we are great believers in organic SEO: If you want plenty of visitors, make your web site really useful for the kind of readers you want to attract, don’t fret about your page rank and definitely don’t waste much time tweaking your tags to please the search engines. Learning organic SEO is not that hard. There are just a handful of things to remember. Here is the short and easy version for all you busy bloggers and web site owners out there: Watch a short video, click through a slide show and memorise the five essentials for good organic SEO. Keep it...
Source: Pandia Search Engine News - January 9, 2009 Author: Per and Susanne Koch Tags: All (summaries) Search engine marketing

5 Things I’d Like to See Change…
♫ Looking forward, All that I can see, Is good things happening to you and to me…♫ Words and Music by Neil Young, recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. In these trying and troubling times, perhaps the hardest thing to imagine in looking forward is things getting better. Yet, the coaches out there continually emphasize that, in order for something to come true, you have to imagine it in your mind - first - before executing the necessary action. This holds true whether you are practicing a golf swing, a ski turn or a business plan. In this regard, I prefer Carl Sandburg’s way of stating this: R...
Source: Slaw - December 24, 2008 Author: David Bilinsky Tags: Hardware Impact of IT Information Technology Legal Technology Software Usability Web Applications

ASIST2008: Opening Session
ASIST2008: Opening session1pm, Sunday, October 26, 2008Genevieve BellIntel Corporation (October 2008)(introduced by Brenda Dervin, responses by Howard Rheingold and Andrew Keen)Technology and social impacts. Relationship of people with information – people society structure and meaning – transformation…Internet – embodies the place where it was invented… ways technology got created encoded values but not everyone’s value. notions of participation, structure of information.“internet goes feral” – moves from PCs to other devices, the technology and what it enables/prevents… things are moving forward and b...
Source: Christina's LIS Rant - October 26, 2008 Author: Christina

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