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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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…
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…
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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Web/Library 2.0 Backlash
It's interesting to watch the lack of dialogue between librarians who are rah-rah Web/Library 2.0 advocates and those who think it's all a bunch of hot air. It's like two…
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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…
Social software metapost
These days it's completely impossible to keep up with all of the "Web 2.0" apps out there. I read eHub and TechCrunch and it seems like dozens of social software…
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Public speaking and wiki-evangelizing
I am not one of those people -- like Steven Cohen or Jessamyn -- who is very comfortable giving talks. No matter how well I know the material, I still…
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WebCT and Blackboard are merging!
The big buzz on my campus (and probably many others) is that Blackboard is buying WebCT. Here's a snippet from a very long press release at PRNewswire: The merger of…
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Foliage podcasts!
It's rare that I can sneakVermont into a discussion about technology, but today I have the perfect excuse! In today's Barre Montpelier Times Argus (originally in the New York Times)…
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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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What in the world is Web 2.0?
This is not a term I am particularly fond of simply for the fact that no two people seem to define it in the same way. Also, call me a…
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Online community roadmap at WJ
Over the past month, I've worked with the folks at WebJunction to develop September's Online Communities focus. I had the opportunity to work with some fantastic librarians/writers/bloggers and got to…
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Curiosity did not kill the cat
When I was a child, I was always reading (surprise, surprise, right?). Often, I would read books that were perhaps a little advanced for my age range in terms of…
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Wikimania hits WebJunction
Next month, WebJunction's editorial focus will be on Online Community for Public Libraries and I was asked to serve as guest editor for this segment. I know I don't work…
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Hiatus
I don't know how much I'll be able to post during the month of August. Between the move and the probability of Internet access issues, I can't promise anything. I'm…
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Online communities in a “locked down” society
I've never understood librarians who are afraid of change. Maybe it's because I'm young, but I doubt it, because I'm probably a bigger fan of routine than the average person.…
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The “kept-up” distance learning librarian
I have gotten several emails from library students who feel that their programs are not teaching them enough about technology. The student I heard from a few days ago expressed…
