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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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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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…
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ALA Wrapup: Day 3
On Saturday, I went to two sessions that were really a study in contrasts. After the first one, I felt like I'd heard it all before. After the second one,…
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Dumb down the catalog? Yes, let’s!
I recently had an interesting discussion with a librarian regarding the usability of OPACs. I, as usual, was arguing that there are lessons to be learned from Google, RedLightGreen, and…
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Oh Canada!
I've never really been "up" on Canada. For one, I've never been there (not that I wouldn't like to, but the opportunity has not presented itself yet). Two, I, like…
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Chat interoperability
My new friend, and fellow Wesleyan alum, Stephen Francoeur, wrote: Wouldn't it be cool if your patrons could use an IM client to chat with your web contact center software…
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Jybe: Take Two
I still have not been able to install the Jybe extension in Firefox without my computer melting down, but I have been successful in getting it to work in IE…
