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The essence of Library 2.0?
I found John Blyberg's post, Library 2.0 Debased, very interesting and in many ways, a breath of fresh air. I agree with him on a lot of levels. I agree…
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Getting ready for Building the Social Library Online
Our classroom! Originally uploaded by librarianmer On Wednesday, the class I'm teaching for San Jose State University begins. It's the first for-credit graduate-level course I've ever taught, so I'm really…
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Understanding the culture of social networking technologies
Andrea Mercado and Kate Sheehan have both written insightful posts about the importance of librarians being aware of the culture of the social technologies they're getting involved in for outreach…
Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em
Sometimes we start a project or create a new service and it's an instant success. Other times, we try something and it becomes obvious that it's not meeting patron needs.…
We have wiki!
Library Research Guides wiki Originally uploaded by librarianmer A while back, I wrote about the challenges I had in finding the right platform for our subject guides. Well, I'm pleased…
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At the top of my must-read list
I can't wait to get my hands on this! Information Literacy Programs in the Digital Age: Educating College and University Students Online Edited by Alice Daugherty and Michael F. Russo,…
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My (Tentative) ALA Midwinter Schedule
This will actually be my very first trip to ALA Midwinter, and I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. With my job covering the exhibit hall…
Don’t take what you know for granted
As liaison to all of the distance learning programs at our University, I frequently deal with our Interlibrary Loan Librarian. We can't do traditional book interlibrary loan with our distance…
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LIS Jobs Forums
Now it can be told! Rachel Singer Gordon's been working on this terrific project: LISJobs Forums, a series of forums for librarians to share ideas and experiences related to career…
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YALSA Teen Tech Week Mini Grants
I hadn't heard about before Stevie Kuenn sent this the info to me, so I thought some of you may not have either. The folks at YALSA are giving out…
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Saying goodbye to 2007
When I look back to the beginning of 2007, I'm really surprised at how much has happened in just one year. At the end of December last year, we were…
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Pew report on Information Searches That Solve Problems
The Pew Internet and American Life project just released a report about how people access information to solve problems. While I've only had the chance to skim it so far,…
Women, career and getting a fair shake
Yes, it's true... I am a woman. I'm also a librarian. In the world of librarianship, I don't think about the fact that I'm a woman any more than I…
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Happy holidays!
I just wanted to wish a very Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it. To those who don't and are looking for entertainment on a day when it…
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Code4Lib Journal Launches!
I am so pleased that The Code4Lib Journal's first issue is out. The projects described are really interesting and what I like most is that they include an explanation of…
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A personal ad for open source project help
For several years, I have used Feed2JS. It's a great tool that makes it easy to display an RSS feed on any web page and to style the content to…
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Sharing the bad stuff, learning from failures
There are some libraries that most of us think must be the best places to work ever because of the innovation that goes on there. And in some cases, we…
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Want to teach some LIS students about social software?
Starting in January, I'll be teaching an online class on social software at San Jose State University. I am beyond excited about it! I'm really interested in having guest speakers…
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How healthy is your organization?
I'm reading a really interesting management book right now called First, Break All the Rules. I'm reading it rather slowly since I'm busy with putting together the material for the…
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Going to Midwinter after all
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on how I was probably not going to ALA Midwinter due to the high cost of travel to attend two meetings. Well,…