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Working on the book: lessons learned so far

For those who don't know, I am currently writing a book on libraries and technology. At this point, I can't even imagine what life would be like if I didn't…

libraries reference

Marketing @ my library: your input needed

OK, so I'm not a marketing expert by any stretch of the imagination. But I know that we need some serious marketing PR stuff to go on at my library.…

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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…

blogging librarianship tech trends

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…

blogging

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…

libraries Wikis

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…

Wikis

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…

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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…

libraries

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.…

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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…