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The essence of Library 2.0?
I found John Blyberg's post, Library 2.0 Debased, very interesting and in many ways, a breath of fresh air. I agree with him on a lot of levels. I agree…
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Getting ready for Building the Social Library Online
Our classroom! Originally uploaded by librarianmer On Wednesday, the class I'm teaching for San Jose State University begins. It's the first for-credit graduate-level course I've ever taught, so I'm really…
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Understanding the culture of social networking technologies
Andrea Mercado and Kate Sheehan have both written insightful posts about the importance of librarians being aware of the culture of the social technologies they're getting involved in for outreach…
Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em
Sometimes we start a project or create a new service and it's an instant success. Other times, we try something and it becomes obvious that it's not meeting patron needs.…
We have wiki!
Library Research Guides wiki Originally uploaded by librarianmer A while back, I wrote about the challenges I had in finding the right platform for our subject guides. Well, I'm pleased…
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At the top of my must-read list
I can't wait to get my hands on this! Information Literacy Programs in the Digital Age: Educating College and University Students Online Edited by Alice Daugherty and Michael F. Russo,…
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My (Tentative) ALA Midwinter Schedule
This will actually be my very first trip to ALA Midwinter, and I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. With my job covering the exhibit hall…
Don’t take what you know for granted
As liaison to all of the distance learning programs at our University, I frequently deal with our Interlibrary Loan Librarian. We can't do traditional book interlibrary loan with our distance…
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LIS Jobs Forums
Now it can be told! Rachel Singer Gordon's been working on this terrific project: LISJobs Forums, a series of forums for librarians to share ideas and experiences related to career…
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YALSA Teen Tech Week Mini Grants
I hadn't heard about before Stevie Kuenn sent this the info to me, so I thought some of you may not have either. The folks at YALSA are giving out…
