Archive for August, 2009

Roles and responsibilities for 2.0 technologies

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

I get asked a lot of things via email from librarians, but very few actually make it to this blog. This question was so interesting and probably better answered by the “hive” than just by little old me. I am also curious how others would respond. I was wondering if you had any advice or [...]

It’s not about us (or more ramblings on possessiveness)

Friday, August 28th, 2009

I know Jenica wondered if her blog post, Rambling about possessiveness, really had a point, but it was right in line with things I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. Jenica wrote about the fine line between taking ownership of a project/thing in terms of really being really invested in the success or failure of [...]

Help the Louisville Free Public Library!

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

I know a number of people in the Louisville area, so I’ve heard all about the horrible weather they’ve been having this year. But the flooding of the Louisville Free Public Library was the kicker. Check out some of fellow blogger Greg Schwartz’s pictures of the damage — it’s really bad. They’re estimating at least [...]

Why I participated in Library Day in the Life

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Sarah Cohen wonders what motivated people to participate in Library Day in the Life and who we are writing these for. I can’t speak for everyone else, but I wanted to share my own reasons for doing it (and since this is a bit long, I thought it better to post it here than to [...]