Five Weeks to a Social Library: Highlights from Week 4
Wow! I can't believe we've just finished Week 4. It's definitely a bittersweet feeling. I can't imagine waking up in a little over a week and not finding new posts…
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Flickr Alternative Book Cover Contest!
Every day, I see something amazing and creative that people have done online with photos, audio or video content. Whether they are creating something totally new or remixing things to…
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Medical Wikis?
Update: I received an e-mail from one of the creators of Ask Dr. Wiki stating that they are now requiring folks to prove that they have medical credentials before they…
Five Weeks to a Social Library: Highlights from Week 3
As you all know, I'm a big fan of wikis, such a big fan that I often cannot gauge how other people will respond when they are introduced to wikis.…
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Rettig for ALA President
Could you ever have imagined a couple of years ago that a candidate for ALA President would have a campaign video on YouTube??? :) This isn't why I personally endorsed…
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Social Software in Libraries: Almost Here!
Social Software in Libraries cover Originally uploaded by librarianmer. I just heard from the folks at Information Today that my book is heading off to the printer tomorrow! I think…
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Five Weeks to a Social Library: Highlights from Week 2
Week two of Five Weeks to a Social Library is now over. RSS and del.icio.us really generated a lot of excitement for our participants and many could see the personal…
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Intelligence 2.0
I never thought I'd say this... but I want to go work for the Pentagon! Lewis Shepherd sent me this Computer World article about some of the cool things they…
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PBWiki’s Point and Click Editor
I mentioned PBWiki's new editing interface a few weeks ago, but this week was the official launch of this tool. I truly think that having a WYSIWYG editor like PBWiki…
Highlights from Week 1 of Five Weeks to a Social Library
The weeks and months before the start of Five Weeks to a Social Library required a significant amount of work, but I don't think I was prepared for how much…
CIL 2007 Wiki (like you weren’t expecting it!)
I just wanted to give people a head's up that the wiki for this year's Computers in Libraries conference is up and people are already starting to add content. I've…
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Odeo, I hardly knew you!
One thing I was really excited about with Five Weeks to a Social Library was playing around with Odeo. I'd seen a lot of people using it and it looked…
A new (and needed) blog
On a happy note, a friend of mine has recently started a blog in an area of librarianship that doesn't get enough discussion in the blogosphere: access services. Mary Chimato…
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Help create your wiki’s guidelines!
In light of what I was writing about wikis and participation, I would like to ask for your help. I have been wanting to have some guidelines on the Library…
Encouraging participation in the wiki world
David King is in the middle of a terrific series on his blog about inviting participation in Web 2.0/social software tools. Here are the ones he's come out with so…
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Charitable reading
My post earlier in the week may just have gotten more comments than anything I've ever written. I believe Steve Lawson called it "a great trainwreck of a comments thread."…
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Keeping it real
I remember a few months ago, my friend Rochelle wrote a terrific post about the Second Life Library 2.0. She basically wrote about her first-time experiences in the Second Life…
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Introducing WOMBLINK (sadly, having nothing to do with wombats)
I think I will second Jill Stover's nomination of Ken Varnum for the title of "great guy". In response to some comments on his blog regarding library marketing, Ken created…
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Random and cold medicine-induced thoughts on screencasting
Last summer, I was talking with someone from the planning committee of the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries' Fall Conference. Their theme was "Cool Tools and New Technologies" and I asked her…
Application Deadline: Five Weeks to a Social Library
I just wanted to remind folks that December 1 is the deadline for applications to participate in the Five Weeks to a Social Library course. You can find the application…
