Posted inWikis
Wiki Webcast: You’re Invited!
What: Wiki: The Ultimate Tool For Online Collaboration When: Thursday July 13, 11 am Eastern, 8 am Pacific. Where: Online! Via the SirsiDynix Institute. Who: Me! Why: Because you want…
Posted inblogging RSS and Syndication
Hot new blog, or RSS for the busy clinician redux
Good news! David Rothman, whom I recently wrote about here and Michael Stephens wrote about here, has just started his own blog (davidrothman.net) on medical librarianship and technology. He is…
Posted inblogging
Scientific analyses of blogging
Lilia Efimova, who herself has written some really fascinating studies of blogging, has collected papers from Computational Approaches to Analysing Weblogs and the 3rd Annual Workshop on the Weblogging Ecosystem.…
Knowledge management in a growing and change averse organization
On Friday, I had a meeting with the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies to discuss future plans for integrating information literacy instruction into the curriculum. On several occasions…
My (gulp) Speaking Schedule
It's funny for me to think back to one year ago when you couldn't have paid me to speak at a conference. Between now and November, I'm going to be…
Posted inlibraries RSS and Syndication
Selling RSS to the busy clinician or faculty member
I recently revamped the subject guide for our Information Assurance (basically Info Security) masters program. One thing I did was mix together several info security news feeds into one using…
Posted injob search library school
Promoting your grads: what all library schools should be doing
When I graduated from FSU with my MLIS, I didn't come out of it with job searching tips, an alumni network or really any help of any kind in finding…
Posted infree the information! libraries Wikis
Walkin’ in a Wiki Wonderland
You know, I'm really going to end up running out of titles for my wiki posts, but that's a good sign. It is so exciting and gratifying to me to…
Posted inhi
A big fat done stamp (and some advice)
I had a dream about Rachel Singer Gordon the other night... I told her I was done with my book and she shook her head and told me to keep…
Posted inBook online education
Book trumps blogging
My book is due in just over a month. This is a fact that is causing me a fair amount of anxiety. I know I'll get it done in time,…
Posted inALA librarianship online education social software
On ALA 2.0 Bootcamp and free access to online learning
It's been thrilling to see the growth of online educational opportunities for librarians. From OPAL, to SirsiDynix, to HigherEd BlogCon, to WebJunction, to podcasts, screencasts and countless blogs... there's a…
Posted inlibrarianship our digital future Wikis
Internet Librarian — Hoorah!
I know everyone has already written about Internet Librarian, but I took two days off for my birthday, which I ended up spending getting mauled by lambs. Yes, you heard…
Posted inlibraries our digital future
Facebook at Bennington’s Crossett Library
Since posting about social networking software almost 2 weeks ago, I have been corresponding with Oceana Wilson of the Crossett Library at Bennington College. They are the library that has…
Posted inhi
Request from a friend
Doug Geiger, a reader of Information Wants to be Free whom I've been IM-ing with since last year, IM-ed and asked if I would post this request my blog. While…
Posted inblogging librarianship random Vermont
You may not be the person you think you are
We all have a story of our life in our heads that informs who we think we are and what we think we are capable of. This story is based…
Posted inlibrarianship our digital future
My first podcast
I'm not sure why I didn't mention this earlier (probably out of sheer embarassment - I hate my voice), but I recorded my first podcast last week. Jenny Levine and…
Posted inlibrarianship libraries our digital future
Libraries in Social Networking Software
I've been listening and quietly taking in all of the talk about social networking software and the library's place (if any) in that software. I've raised a few questions on…
Posted inlibrarianship
John Iliff (1953-2006) – an inspiration
This morning when I saw Karen's post that John Iliff had passed away, my first thought was "it has to be some other John Iliff." The John Iliff I know…
