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An important lesson for tech trainers
I know Michael Stephens and Jessamyn are good at teaching people about technology, but I really think they could learn a thing or two from StrongBad of the hilarious Internet…
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HigherEd BlogCon Call for Presenters Closing Jan 31
January 31st is the deadline for submissions to HigherEd BlogCon. If you have some great ideas about how to implement social tools in libraries or are doing cool things at…
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On being vague in the online medium, with no apology
"There's something that's really bothering me that I want to tell you about... but I can't..." "There's someone I think is an egotistical jerk. I'm sure you all know who…
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Making assumptions in the online medium and a mea culpa
I got my library science degree through distance learning, which was definitely an interesting experience. It's fascinating to never meet most of your classmates and yet form definite opinions about…
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2.0, the book and podcasting: what I’ve been up to
This may be the longest I've gone without writing in my blog since I started it. Sorry 'bout that. All the craziness that went on in the comments section of…
Wiki world presentation
I think the presentation went really well yesterday! A crazy number of people showed up -- 120 at one point. So of course with that many people, the co-browsing didn't…
Posted inWikis
Wiki World talk
Just a quick reminder that today I'll be giving an online talk on Wikis at 3 pm ET. It's totally free to attend, so stop by if you're interested in…
Patience and staff buy-in
I'm not the most patient person in the world (I can just imagine my husband snickering when he reads this). Ok, I'm really impatient. I have a lot of ideas…
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Let’s make libraries better, ok?
Since the fall, I've pretty much been processing my thoughts about Library 2.0 on this blog in real-time. If one is going for ideological consistency, it's probably not the best…
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Go where the patrons are… literally
In New Jersey, the Camden County Library System did just that. In November, they opened Shelf Life, a decidedly non-traditional branch of the library at the Echelon Mall in Voorhees.…
Label 2.0
It's a bird. It's a plane. No! It's Library 2.0! What is Library 2.0? Is it all about technology? It is new? Is it just old? If Library 2.0 were…
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Wiki spam begone!
You have no idea how happy I am to report that my brilliant husband seems to have found the solution to my spam problems. We're tried blacklists and they never…
