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CFP: HigherEd BlogCon

As you may know, I'm chairing the Library and Information Resources Track of HigherEd BlogCon, a totally online conference exploring the new technologies being used in higher education. Michelle Boule…

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Elf and Privacy Issues

Mary Minnow has written several posts on Library Elf and potential privacy issues. Since my library uses Voyager, I haven't tried Library Elf out yet, but it's supposed to create…

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ALA, relevance, and the almighty dollar

That Jenny Levine. Always looking for a buck. I mean, the nerve of her thinking that if she's speaking at a conference and flying out to it on her own…

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Cool things I found this week2

Here are some of the great things I've found this week: Roy Tennant's brilliant What I Wish I Had Known, a reflection on the things he would have been better…

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I’m talking about wikis!

Well, I guess that comes as no surprise, but this time I'll actually be talking (as opposed to writing)! I'm so excited to be giving a live online talk about…

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A clear vision for the future of your library

I've been trying to figure out what it is about Library 2.0 that I'm not comfortable with. And again, it was thinking back to my former career that gave me…

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Know a social software mover and shaker?

Is your library doing something exciting with social software? Do you know of a library or a librarian who is doing cool stuff with social software? The applications could either…

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Technology Implementation: My Brilliant Failures

I'm never afraid to try something and have it fail. I'd rather learn from a mistake than learn nothing because I was afraid to make a mistake. I don't know…

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We’re hiring

Just a head's up for those on the job hunt, though this is not a position for those who are brand-new librarians. We are hiring a Coordinator of Public Services.…

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Cool things I found this week

The unsinkable Rachel Singer Gordon's column about the role Gen-X'ers can play as a bridge between the boomers and the millennials. She's dead-on and this is an article you should…

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HigherEd BlogCon

HigherEd BlogCon is a totally online conference exploring the new technologies being used in higher education. I am thrilled to announce that I am going to be chairing the Library…

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Coders wanted.

I've talked a lot in the past about the gulf that is growing between libraries that are change agents and libraries that are change averse. Lately, I've been seeing a…

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My year in blog

Today is the anniversary of my blog (Adam laughed at me when I used the word "blogiversary"). Part of me can't believe it's already been a year since I first…

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Remember to share and play nice

My mother tells me that I was terrible about sharing when I was a little girl. My toys were MY toys. I would lick cookies so that no one would…

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Tick marks or high tech?

I have a problem remembering to keep track of my reference transactions on the little clipboard we keep at the reference desk. My office is three floors above where the…

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When is a wiki not a wiki?

Or does using a specific type of software necessarily define the product? I was as excited as everyone else when I heard that the WorldCat wiki was live in Open…

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Librarians in Academia: Faculty or Support Staff?

There's been a lot of talk about the place of librarians in academia. It's something I thought about a great deal in the during the job search as I applied…

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Library Success Wiki in SLJ!

Wow, this is some month for me! Library Journal and School Library Journal! This month, the Library Success Wiki is featuerd as SLJ's Website of the Month. It's a terrific,…

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Leaving the paper calendar world?

I got our Virtual Private Server all set up at work so now I can get to the business of actually putting up webby things. I'd really love to create…

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Do you know any movers or shakers?

I certainly know a few. It's time to nominate the librarians who inspire you, who create change, and/or who do great things at their library. Check out what Marylaine Block…